That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.

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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,...

The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any...

The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Celebrity damages private life.

Celebrity damages private life.

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...

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.

Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.

Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as...

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as...

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.

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...

If you use the original World Wide Web program, you never see a URL or...

If you use the original World Wide Web program, you never see a URL or...

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...

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 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...

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...

You affect the world by what you browse.

You affect the world by what you browse.