The world wide web turns the ripe old age of 25 this year – would you believe it?! In March 1989 Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal that spoke of a communication system and by August 1991 the very first version of the world wide web had launched. Tim Berners-Lee takes a look at the history of the web and predicts what the future may bring in the March issue of Wired.
Of course, the web very different back then to how it is now – in fact, if you look at the editors’ letter, you’ll be reminded of just how dodgy websites used to look.
Berners-Lee makes the very good point that the internet is what it is today because of us as a collective. After all, we design, create and build sites ourselves. We use it on a day-to-day basis and without us, it wouldn’t be much.
But as such, we need to take care of it and ensure that it stays a trusted source of information and sharing.
Berners-Lee shares his thought and hopes as to what will happen to the web over the next 25 years… if you want to know what they are then you’d best grab a copy of Wired’s March issue.
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Posted by Nasir Raza.
