September 25th, 2008
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News: Web Standards 2008: Three Circles of Hell
Q. Why did the semantic web cross the road?
A. @#$% you.
Standards promised to keep the web from fragmenting. But as the web standards movement advances in several directions at once, and as communication between those seeking to advance the web grows fractious, are our standards losing their relevance, and their ability to foster an accessible, interoperable web for all?