Since he invented it more than 15 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee has watched the Web change the way the world communicates, works and learns. Today, Berners-Lee directs the World Wide Web Consortium (财团) at MIT, an organization dedicated to standardizing Web guidelines and components. In a recent e-mail interview with CNN.com’s Lila King, the Briton, now Sir Berners-Lee, reflected on the impact of the online revolution and where he thinks it’s headed. CNN: What do you think the Internet’s biggest impact has been? BERNERS-LEE: Connecting everyone (on the Net) to everyone (on the Net) has made the world a smaller place by breaking down geographical barriers. It has not, however, enabled everyone to work with everyone else! CNN: What do you use the Internet for mainly? BERNERS-LEE: At the World Wide Web Consortium, we are an international set of people working together, so we live and work on the Net. We post meeting agendas and minutes (会议记录) on the Web, archive (归档) our e-mail and chat channel discussions on the Web, and continue to explore how the Web can help us achieve our goals and do our work more efficiently. CNN: How much will the Internet change over the next 10 years? |