Living in a right-click world

After spending a fair amount of time exploring the latest in online activities, I find myself curiously frustrated with the physical world. 

In MMOGs like Second Life, more information about any object or person is available with just a right-click of the mouse. Right-click:properties.  Or, even better, the player's name hovers overhead.  Anyone who has ever attended a conference or trade show can tell you how much easier it is to talk to someone when you don't have to struggle to remember their name.

In online social communities like Myspace, I can learn all about a person before deciding if I want to meet them, or even talk to them.  I can have a deeper relationship with a stranger in the first conversation than I have with longtime acquaintances.

Back to the physical world.  I find myself wanting to right-click a highway intersection to find out who designed it, and then send them an email explaining why it doesn't work.  Or right-click a building material to find out who manufactured it. I want names that hover overhead.  If you're an interesting looking person, I want to read more about you to find out if we have something in common to talk about.

It is only a matter of time until the information amenities we have come to expect online will find a way into the real world. 

Some already have--take, for example, the Asian cell phones which can identify songs playing in any commercial or on TV.  Right-click:title.