Is the World Wide Web dead?

Submitted by Mark on Wed, 18/08/2010 - 08:17

Wired's editor Chris Anderson seems to think the Web is dead (includes ripostes by John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly).

Others disagree (sort of).

Alan Patrick points out that this is simply how it has always been — we have always used the Internet without using the Web — think of email, VoIP (e.g. Skype), Internet-connected computer games etc. and the Internet existed long before the Web.

Indeed, the Internet will exist long after the Web has morphed into something almost unrecognisable to what we use today (Web 12.0 anyone?).

 

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Mark

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 17:35

As a business operating on the Web (or Internet) it is important to stay ahead of your competition by keeping up with the latest Web-related technological developments and innovations (subscribing to technology-related blog feeds is one good way).

Technical innovations can provide useful new business opportunities that, if you establish your presence and reputation in that market early, can lead to your business being considered a leader in that new field and, with that, much financial reward.

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