Mastodawn

World Wide Web Consortium Aug 6, 2023

On 6 August 1991, Tim Berners-Lee wrote to a newsgroup: "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system."
He noted "Try it" and the world was changed.
Thanks Tim!
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt

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Been there since the beginning and yes it changed our world... democratized and majorly simplified access to information, made logistics easier and online commerce possible and the world a trading place. With social media, it made the world a village. But also made possible new ways of manipulating masses and spread lies and fake news... not all is well... the combination with AI and online surveillance yet another challenge. Yes, the world has changed...