Weaving the Web : the original design and ultimate destiny of the World Wide Web by its inventor
"Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds of this century. His creation has already changed the way people do business, entertain themselves, exchange ideas, and socialize with one another." "Berners-Lee offers insights to help readers understand the true nature of the Web, enabling them to use it to their fullest advantage. He shares his views on such critical issues as censorship, privacy, the increasing power of software companies in the online world, and the need to find the ideal balance between the commercial and social forces on the Web. His criticism of the Web's current state makes clear that there is still much work to be done. Finally, Berners-Lee presents his own plan for the Web's future, one that calls for the active support and participation of programmers, computer manufacturers, and social organizations to make it happen."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©1999
HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, ©1999
History
xi, 226 pages ; 25 cm
9780062515865, 9780062515872, 0062515861, 006251587X
41238513
Enquire within upon everything
Tangles, links, and webs
info.cern.ch
Protocols: simple rules for global systems
Going global
Browsing
Changes
Consortium
Competition and consensus
Web of people
Privacy
Mind to mind
Machines and the Web
Weaving the Web
Includes index