This may have passed you by, but the business world has been turned upside-down so completely, that we're seeing entirely new business models emerge. Not only that, but the very way we do business has been revolutionized.
Curiously, this enormous change has been brought about by a 15 year-old!
On August 6th, 1991 - a fellow at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) posted a message to USENET, the Internet's message board, introducing his ideas for a new information system. The person: Tim Berners-Lee, his project: the World-Wide-Web!
That's right, 15 years ago this week, the World-Wide-Web (more commonly known today as just the web) was born.
Initially nothing more than a useful system for scientists and academia, the web has now become a critical piece of our businesses. It has brought about sweeping change both in how companies embrace technology, but also in making information the most invaluable asset that a company posses.
Entire new types of businesses have been created that would not exist if it were not for the ubiquitous nature of the web; a medium that -- unlike any other -- brings together the entire world.
So take a moment to pause and think about how the business landscape would look now if there was no web, no Internet as we know today. Then try to look forward and project what new business models and supporting technologies may exist tomorrow. If a 15 year-old can revolutionize business... imagine what we can do in the next 15 years!
Curiously, this enormous change has been brought about by a 15 year-old!
On August 6th, 1991 - a fellow at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) posted a message to USENET, the Internet's message board, introducing his ideas for a new information system. The person: Tim Berners-Lee, his project: the World-Wide-Web!
That's right, 15 years ago this week, the World-Wide-Web (more commonly known today as just the web) was born.
Initially nothing more than a useful system for scientists and academia, the web has now become a critical piece of our businesses. It has brought about sweeping change both in how companies embrace technology, but also in making information the most invaluable asset that a company posses.
Entire new types of businesses have been created that would not exist if it were not for the ubiquitous nature of the web; a medium that -- unlike any other -- brings together the entire world.
So take a moment to pause and think about how the business landscape would look now if there was no web, no Internet as we know today. Then try to look forward and project what new business models and supporting technologies may exist tomorrow. If a 15 year-old can revolutionize business... imagine what we can do in the next 15 years!
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