The World-Wide Web is officially described as a "wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents". What the World-Wide Web (WWW, W3) project has done is provide users on computer networks with a consistent means to access a variety of media in a simplified fashion. Using popular software interfaces to the Web like Mosaic, the Web project has changed the way people view and create information - it has created the first true global hypermedia network.
The earliest visions of such systems had as their goal the advancement of science and education. Although the World-Wide Web project has the potential to make a significant impact in these areas, it is poised to revolutionize many elements of society, including commerce, politics, and literature.
Electronic Commerce on the Internet - WWW (World Wide Web) - the "Glossy Brochure"
Rodney
Campbell [Rodney.Campbell@Telstra.com.au]
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