| The term web farming is cute, almost
unprofessional in its tone. Not to be confused with our personal experiences of surfing
the Web (i.e., mostly frustration with a touch of elation), web farming has a serious side
that draws on its metaphor to agriculture.  Many people falsely think that web farming is like
planting a small garden in the backyard. In contrast, Web farming is like managing a large
agricultural concern that involves many people and several thousand acres of farmland.
Further, this business is to be managed to financial and productivity objectives, so that
the results generated are of proven value.
There are similarities in the basic concepts with
the garden, but the scaling qualitatively changes the methodology, architecture, and
tools. Likewise, web farming requires a different perspective to the methodology,
architecture, and tools as compared to personally surfing the Web. |
