Author: Tim Berners-Lee

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The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information.

The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information.

- Tim Berners-Lee

We can't blame the technology when we make mistakes.

We can't blame the technology when we make mistakes.

- Tim Berners-Lee

I'm very aware there are lots of other people who are just bright and working just as hard, with just the same dedication to make the world a good place.

I'm very aware there are lots of other people who are just bright and working just as hard, with just the same dedication to make the world a good place.

- Tim Berners-Lee

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex issues to face here: private ownership vs. open source, and so on.

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex issues to face here: private ownership vs. open source, and so on.

- Tim Berners-Lee

The amount of control you have over somebody if you can monitor internet activity is amazing.

The amount of control you have over somebody if you can monitor internet activity is amazing.

- Tim Berners-Lee

There was a time when people felt the internet was another world, but now people realise it's a tool that we use in this world.

There was a time when people felt the internet was another world, but now people realise it's a tool that we use in this world.

- Tim Berners-Lee

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past.

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past.

- Tim Berners-Lee

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

- Tim Berners-Lee

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device.

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device.

- Tim Berners-Lee

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