Yes, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
So what's his take on the future of the Net? Well, there's a piece in the Times Online in which he sets out the next stages of the Net.
Interestingly enough, it may not include Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). According to Berners-Lee, we should be focused on something called the Semantic Web.
Huh? Simply put, it means that data is linked to all other relevant data. This would include any data, whether photos, maps, videos and so on.
It's certainly an ambitious vision. And, intuitively, it makes a lot of sense. After all, how many web services do you use – such as Facebook or Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)? Wouldn't it be nice if somehow all these things could talk to each other?
Although, I suspect it will take a long time for this vision to be realized. But, as seen with upstart companies like Twine, there are already a variety of companies trying to do just that.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook
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3-12-2008 @ 7:22PM
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Given the fact that it has the world’s most famous search engine as well as a set of powerful personal connections to AOL’s parent, Google could potentially be one of the potential buyers being courted. There are a number of personal connections between the leadership of Time Warner and Google. First, Time Warner Director Frank J Caufield has a strong personal connection to former Vice President Al Gore, who is a Senior Advisor to Google. Caufield is a founding partner of the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and Mr Gore recently joined the firm as a Partner. Second, Time Warner Director James L Barksdale also has strong personal connections to Google Director and KPCB Partner John Doerr. His specific connection to Barksdale, however, is through their service as members of the Board of Directors for Liberty Media LLC, Home Corp, and Tellme Networks, which was purchased by Microsoft in May 2007.