Coralie Mercier (W3C)Apr 4, 2023

Has the #web changed your life? In what way(s)?
Are there features that are particularly life-saving, or very convenient to you? (e.g., WebRTC for live videoconferencing, or Web Payments API for ecommerce, etc.)

I want to write a @w3c article at the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the release of the World Wide Web into the public domain, for general use and at no cost, by CERN on 30 April 1993.

Any insight from the fediverse to complement our own research is welcome! Thanks in advance! <3

Yes, the Web has changed my life
94.6%
No, sorry. The World Wide What?
1.7%
Just show me the results
3.7%
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Show threadDerk-Jan 💙💛🇺🇦Apr 4, 2023

@koalie @w3c An important change I think was the 2010-2014 era. Before the smartphone era, my usage of the web was 'special'. It's culture (chartrooms, forums, blogs) was still mostly for 'nerds' even though there had already been quite an influx of people, those who truly used the web almost every waking hour were rare.

Bur after that time, it truly became Everyone's Internet, ubiquitous, omni-present and invasive.

Show threadDerk-Jan 💙💛🇺🇦

@koalie @w3c For me personally, I'm in FOSS because of the web and the Internet.

It taught me to code better than I was learning in school and uni. It introduced me to peers with similar minds in other countries, which in turn led me to visiting those countries. It improved my English to a virtually first language level.

Apr 4, 2023 at 2:28pmWeb