The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any piece of information anywhere should have an identifier, which will allow you to get hold of it. Tim Berners-Lee holdideaidentifier Change image and share on social
Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves. Tim Berners-Lee datumlongprecious Change image and share on social
If you are not on the web, you will have problems accessing services. Tim Berners-Lee accessproblemservice Change image and share on social
Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch. Tim Berners-Lee computerdreamlose Change image and share on social
In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was very difficult to know what you could put in a Web page and reliably have most of your readership see it. Tim Berners-Lee browserdifficultflavor Change image and share on social
We shouldn't build a technology to colour, or grey out, what people say. The media in general is balanced, although there are a lot of issues to be addressed that the media rightly pick up on. Tim Berners-Lee addressbalancebuild Change image and share on social
Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going to be seen by your parents and your grandparents and your grandchildren as well. Tim Berners-Lee applygrandchildgrandparent share on social
What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around, discover new things, and download them fast, when we all have agents - then Web years could slip by before human beings can notice. Tim Berners-Lee agentbeingbrowse share on social
I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and server talked to each other. Tim Berners-Lee basicallyclientcode Change image and share on social
My own personal preference is that the consumer, the individual person should be protected because individual people and the difference between individual people and the diversity we have between people on the planet is so important. Tim Berners-Lee consumerdifferencediversity share on social