Foreword

There is no question that the Web has become an integral part of modern life for people around the world, connecting us to each other and to seemingly infinite portals of information in real time.

In the era of Web 2.0, barriers to participation have been lowered further and further, and we’ve seen the birth of myriad new people to connect, learn, share, and collaborate. From blogs to social networks, people are enjoying an increasingly rich online life.

And while the Web has dramatically enriched our lives, we have only just scratched the surface of its potential. Through the rapid expansion and enhancement of the information to which we have access, we’ve also lost a great deal of freedom and flexibility over it; although most people ...

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