Why the Web Never Took Off
Leslie Alan Carr · ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) · 2007
Many people think that the Web has revolutionised the lives of researchers and academics, but to a large extent it has failed. This seminar will demonstrate where it has fizzled out, explain some of the work that we are engaged in to fan the flames again and seek to re-ignite the explosive potential that the web architecture provides.