
Weaving the Web
The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web
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Narrated by:
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Tim Berners-Lee
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By:
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Tim Berners-Lee
In Weaving the Web, this low-profile genius tells his own story of the Web's origins - from its radical introduction and the creation of the now ubiquitous "www" and "http" acronyms to how he sees the future development of this revolutionary medium. Berners-Lee offers insights to help listeners understand the true nature of the Web, enabling them to use it to their fullest advantage. He shares his views on such critical issues as censorship, privacy, and the increasing power of software companies in the online world.
©1999 by Tim Berners-Lee (P)16 9; 1999 HarperCollins Publishers Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Anyone who needs to understand the most fundamental change in society since the Industrial Revolution must [hear this]." (Lew Wilks, Quest Communications)
What did you love best about Weaving the Web?
A concise telling of a complex story by the guy who knows. It's balanced, well edited, informative and enjoyable.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yesGood Story Well Told
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A genius in his own words
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Sir Tim understands the journey isn’t over by a long shot. We should recognize this as well. In this book we glimpse the potential in the ground we stand upon today.
Half the struggle to proceed is the technology. The other half is people. How people and tech mesh is another book. I can’t wait. Tim, get on with it.
People, this is our society today
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The inventor of the internet was astounded
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A must-read for all Web enthusiasts
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The book has two distinctive, though formally indistinguishable parts. The first one describes the web history, since its inception in 1989 and 1990, through the establishment of W3C consortium, till 1997 - the birth of XML.
This is very deep, fascinating and personal account written by the real creator of the Web.
However, the second part is even more interesting - and this is the best part of the book.
It explores the most important, philosophical tenents of the web - ideas that are fundamental, yet not really well known.
Let me mention only few:
* The principle of least power - the basic motivation behind the design of HTML and XML
* Neutralization of the net - the principle of non-biased services on the net
* Free choice and free speech right - realised by the unlimited right to link to everything
* A Universal space - the web can, in principle, hold ANY data and ANY object
Tim Berners-Lee shows the deep social significance of the web when he writes:
"Link by link we build paths of understanding across the web of humanity".
One of the best part of the book is that about Semantic Web - where in simple words, and through simple examples, Tim, explains this amazing idea of "web of data" or "web of meaning".
Even though, we still do not have Semantic Web in action, and we still do not understand why - Tim Berners-Lee enthusiasm, expressed in these chapters, gives us the hope, for the (r)evolution to come soon, and change the landscape of the net ...
We are the threads holding the world together ...
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Important for understanding the web
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so booooring!!
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