Happy 20th birthday World Wide Web!
Found on CNet News on Friday, 05 August 2011
On August 6, 1991--20 years ago--Tim Berners-Lee posted a summary of a project for organizing information on a computer network using a "web" of hyperlinks: the "WorldWideWeb," or W3.
The Web has changed the way people think and revolutionized the world as we know it in a remarkably short period of time. From clunky modems to smartphones, Web-based technology has come a long way. The only question is how far will it continue to evolve in the next 20 years?
If the Web exists for another 20 years, that is. More and more countries and companies want to bring it under control through various attempts. I don't want to see a web where I can only read government-approved news and listen to music that I had to pay numerous times for.