Many experts say the rise of embedded and wearable computing will bring the next revolution in digital technology.

The Internet of Things

Pew Research Center http://www.pewinternet.org

On March 12, 1989 (25 years ago), Tim Berners-Lee wrote a paper proposing an “information management” system that became the conceptual and architectural structure for the Web. He eventually released the code for his system—for free—to the world on Christmas Day in 1990. It became a milestone in easing the way for ordinary people to access documents and interact over a network of computer networks called the internet—a system that had been around for years.

Throughout 2014, The Pew Research Center will mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web with a series of reports and other activities related to the current state of online life and the potential future of the internet. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has issued a statement about this research.

This report is the latest research report in a sustained effort throughout 2014 by the Pew Research Center Internet Project to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee (The Web at 25).

A February 2014 report from Pew Internet Project tied to the Web’s anniversary looked at the strikingly fast adoption of the Internet. It also looked at the generally positive attitudes users have about its role in their social environment.

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