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December 21, 2010

Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality

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by Tim Berners-Lee, Scientific American

The world wide web went live, on my physical desktop in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 1990. It consisted of one Web site and one browser, which happened to be on the same computer. The simple setup demonstrated a profound concept: that any person could share information with anyone else, anywhere. In this spirit, the Web spread quickly from the grassroots up. Today, at its 20th anniversary, the Web is thoroughly integrated into our daily lives. We take it for granted, expecting it to “be there” at any instant, like electricity.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=long-live-the-web

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