The Domain Name Server (DNS) is the Achilles heel of the Web. The important thing is that it's managed responsibly.

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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...

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.

You affect the world by what you browse.

You affect the world by what you browse.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Celebrity damages private life.

Celebrity damages private life.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...