WWW's historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau Robert Cailliau (born 26 January 1947) is a Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist. Cailliau helped Tim Berners-Lee develop the World Wide Web. Read full biography of Robert Cailliau →
There was a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're in the middle of chaos. It may calm... →
The forced influence of advertising has given us completely useless TV. You don't want that on the Net. But most on-line information providers... →
I'm not on Twitter, nor Facebook, or LinkedIn, or any of these systems, because they suck in your soul and they will not let you go. Try to get... →
When we have all data online it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems that humankind faces.
At one point, CERN was toying with patenting the World Wide Web.
If I sign up for Facebook and want my account destroyed, it is impossible. They keep tabs on you; there will always be a trace.
To me, the biggest surprise is that Google still functions despite the explosion in the number of sites.
What is hypertext? It is a method of giving a text more depth, structuring it, and letting the computer help you explore it. Links, like we know... →
The Web is actually a coming together of three technologies, if you like: the hypertext, the personal computer, and the network. So, the network we... →
Because I'm a synesthete I see characters in colors and I perceive a W as green.
I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of web to be controlled between authors... →
If you operate a TV or radio station, you have to have a license. It has nothing to do with fundamental freedom. It has to do with protection of the... →
Since the web is totally worldwide, we need a set of behavioural rules, laws they are commonly called, that are accepted worldwide. There is a big... →