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Tim Berners-Lee Opens Up About The Web Turning 25

By TechTaffy Desk

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The World Wide Web just turned 25. From a network of computers to a programmable platform, the Web has surely come a long way.

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, talks about privacy, keeping the Web open, and how the Web has evolved from a network of computers to a programmable platform. Check out this interview by Stephen Shankland of CNET.

Here is a video message from Mr. Berners-Lee on a website celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world wide web. You can read birthday greetings from all over the world, and post your own greeting in the site as well.

Mr. Berners-Lee also did a AMA with Reddit. Check it out here.

[Image courtesy: Tim Berners-Lee/Reddit]

 

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