The Inventor Of The Web Weighs In

Tim Berners-Lee, seen as the inventor of the Web, is optimistic about its future. Although he sees several causes for concern, Berners-Lee believes that the Web is ready to make a big leap forward-a leap that might transform it into the environment for open collaboration that he first envisioned. "My personal view is that a lot of it is coming together now," Berners-Lee said. "The whole industrial environment is more exciting . . . . I get a feeling of upsurge in activity." Yet he believes there are several trends and behaviors that must be eliminated. The tiered service that Internet providers are beginning to offer, which charges customers more to have their data receive a higher priority, is one example of this. In Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for murdok for the latest eBusiness news.