Everybody who runs a Web site knows we're not assured of compatibility, and we could end up with a split.

Quote by Tim Berners Lee

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In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was...

In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was...

Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space.

Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space.

Celebrity damages private life.

Celebrity damages private life.

I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and...

I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and...

The Domain Name Server (DNS) is the Achilles heel of the Web. The important thing...

The Domain Name Server (DNS) is the Achilles heel of the Web. The important thing...

Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.

Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.

That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That...

That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That...

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to...

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to...

Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain...

Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain...

Physicists analyze systems. Web scientists, however, can create the systems.

Physicists analyze systems. Web scientists, however, can create the systems.

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around,...

What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around,...

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of...

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of...

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT....

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT....

I think IT projects are about supporting social systems-about communications between people and machines. They...

I think IT projects are about supporting social systems-about communications between people and machines. They...

Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same...

Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same...

You affect the world by what you browse.

You affect the world by what you browse.

Web pages are designed for people. For the Semantic Web, we need to look at...

Web pages are designed for people. For the Semantic Web, we need to look at...

Any good software engineer will tell you that a compiler and an interpreter are interchangeable.

Any good software engineer will tell you that a compiler and an interpreter are interchangeable.

The Mobile Web Initiative is important - information must be made seamlessly available on any...

The Mobile Web Initiative is important - information must be made seamlessly available on any...