I just came across this article, "We Are the Web," by Kevin Kelly of Wired Magazine. It's about 2.5 years old now, but it's a great history of where the Web has come from and where it's headed. In case you have not seen it before here's the link: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.08/tech.html
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Online Collaboration and Web 2.0
By Hall Harris - Posted on February 25th, 2008

For thirty years W. Hall Harris III has taught on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary in the New Testament Studies Department. Since 1995 he has served as Project Director and Managing Editor for the NET Bible at bible.org passionately steering this revolutionary Bible from inception to global impact. Dr. Harris has traveled extensively in Western Europe, especially in Germany and Italy. And as an ordained minister he has served over the years as pastor of single adults, elder, and adult Sunday school teacher.