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One of the most successful [[Internet]] [[application|applications]] has been the '''World Wide Web'''. The Web is an [[Internet]] [[client]]-[[server]], [[hypertext]], [[distributed]], [[information retrieval]] system. The most common [[Communication|communications]] [[protocol]] is [[HTTP]]. The web was [[pioneer]]ed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]].

Many people incorrectly refer to the World Wide Web as "The Internet". However, there are many more components to the internet than just the web, such as [[E-Mail]], [[Instant Messengers]] or [[Usenet]].

Not only is there a great deal of "stuff" out there on the web, as seen with [[weblog|weblogs]] full of casual [[opinion]]s. There is also a great deal of very useful [[Information And Activism Websites]], [[webring]]s, [[wikis]], [[archives]], as well as academic [[text]]s and even complete [[book]]s.

Web [[technology]] is moving away from putting content into static pages and towards placing information in relational [[database]]s. These databases are flexible structures that assemble content [[on-the-fly]] and deliver it to end-[[user]]s.

See also: [[Internet]] | [[anonymous Web surfing]]

==== A Tangled Web ====

The web contains a staggering amount of [[information]] and [[data]]. The scope of the web is constantly growing. Because there is such a vast wealth of un-organised information, many people need help on [[How To Search]]. If even people find the correct web site, many users give up before they find the information they were after.

A difficulty for web [[user|users]] has been in navigating the [[network]] of [[hypermedia|hyperlinks]]. This is because the connections between [[node]]s is [[complexity|complex]] and layouts of differing pages are [[diversity|diverse]] and rich. This is because the internet is mostly [[self-constitutional|self-constitutional]].

==== Related Links ====

* [http://webselforganization.com/ Self-Organization and Identification of Web Communities] by Gary Flake, Steve Lawrence, C. Lee Giles and Frans Coetzee

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 One of the most successful [[Internet]] [[application|applications]] has been the '''World Wide Web'''. The Web is an [[Internet]] [[client]]-[[server]], [[hypertext]], [[distributed]], [[information retrieval]] system. The most common [[Communication|communications]] [[protocol]] is [[HTTP]].  The web was [[pioneer]]ed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]].
-Many people incorrectly refer to the World Wide Web as &quot;The Internet&quot;.  However, there are many more components to the internet than just the web, such as [[E-Mail]], [[Instant Messengers]] or [[Usenet]].
+Many people incorrectly refer to the World Wide Web as &quot;The Internet&quot;.  However, there are many more components to the internet than just the web, such as [[E-Mail]], [[Instant Messengers]] or [[Usenet]], even though such are also increasingly available through the World Wide Web via web-based user interfaces.
 Not only is there a great deal of &quot;stuff&quot; out there on the web, as seen with [[weblog|weblogs]] full of casual [[opinion]]s.  There is also a great deal of very useful [[Information And Activism Websites]], [[webring]]s, [[wikis]], [[archives]], as well as academic [[text]]s and even complete [[book]]s.

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RayneVanDunem at 18:54, 29 May 2009

Rev 22: from infoanarchy