Engineering the Web's Third Decade.

The article discusses how Internet technology is advancing beyond a simple two-way interactive experience into a more dynamic experience as the World Wide Web enters its third decade of existence. How many in the field of computers are cautiously referring to changes in web technology as 3.0, repres...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 16 - 19
Autor principal: Kroeker, Kirk L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2010
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Sumario:The article discusses how Internet technology is advancing beyond a simple two-way interactive experience into a more dynamic experience as the World Wide Web enters its third decade of existence. How many in the field of computers are cautiously referring to changes in web technology as 3.0, representing the third major upgrade that will revolve and evolve around information sharing and social interaction is examined. The use of semantic technologies that interlink personal data and the development of customizable, portable applications that are device neutral are discussed. The importance of maintaining information source provenance and the capabilities of supercomputers are weighted.