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

Quote by Tim Berners Lee

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

The important thing is the diversity available on the Web.

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...

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 real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm...

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm...

The number of elements that have to go into a hit would break a computer...

The number of elements that have to go into a hit would break a computer...