Computer networks
From Memex to hypertext: Vannevar Bush and the mind's machine
From Memex to hypertext: Vannevar Bush and the mind's machine
Tragic loss or good riddance? The impending demise of traditional scholarly journals
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine
WWW7 Proceedings of the seventh international conference on World Wide Web 7
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Modern Computer
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Modern Computer
Glory and Failure: The Difference Engines of Johann Muller, Charles Babbage, and Georg and Edvard Scheutz
Libraries of the Future
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
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In retrospect, the Web appears a very natural development, a byproduct of the growth of the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. Still, the success of the Web was actually attained through a series of fundamental misunderstandings about the direction that various technologies would take, and how society would use them. It was a tool that happened to be ''good enough'' to meet some urgent needs, but not ideal. A brief survey of the history and pre-history of the Web is presented, with an emphasis on its economics and the many misleading notions that played key roles in its development. This survey leads to some speculative thoughts about the future of the Web.