(AARHUS, DENMARK: jboye08) Robert Cailliau is a Belgian computer scientist who, together with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, developed the World Wide Web.
I was chatting with him before his keynote address this morning at jboye08 in Aarhus, Denmark. He told me he had to “tweak his presentation” on the “history of the World Wide Web.” I found it interesting that the co-founder of the WWW was “tweaking” his history… I joked that he shouldn’t forget to also “tweet” it (Twitter). Robert replied, “Oh, I don’t use those things!”
I like him!
Robert went on to address the subject of Web 3.0...
...and openly mused and subtly mocked the attempts to define it. He offered three different examples of definitions that have been offered:
• The biological, digital analog web where information is made of a plethora…of digital values coalesced…. Blah, blah, blah (editor’s note).
• Transformation of the Web from a network of separately soiled applications and content repositories to a more seamless… blah, blah, blah (editor’s note).
• Etc.
Like me, Robert believes that a definition of Web 3.0 is premature and presumptuous. I think those that are attempting to define it are just plain asses trying to make a name for themselves and who openly refer to themselves as ‘gurus’. Robert believes that Web 3.0 may well come to be known (possibly) for micropayments (“What ever happened to those?”) and automatic computer updates and back-ups).
Those that attempt to define unknown quantities are obliged to remain unknown themselves. I just wrote that… you can quote me. It’s the jet lag that’s turned me into a cheeky monkey…
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