In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was very difficult to know what you could put in a Web page and reliably have most of your readership see it.

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

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

The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship...

The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship...

The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had thank-you emails from people whose lives...

The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had thank-you emails from people whose lives...

The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one,...

The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one,...

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is...

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is...

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

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....

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be...

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be...

We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.

We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

You affect the world by what you browse.

You affect the world by what you browse.

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,...

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex...

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex...

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...

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...

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...

We shouldn't build a technology to colour, or grey out, what people say. The media...

We shouldn't build a technology to colour, or grey out, what people say. The media...