The world's urban poor and the illiterate are going to be increasingly disadvantaged and are in danger of being left behind. The web has added a new dimension to the gap between the first world and the developing world. We have to start talking about a human right to connect.

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.

AI is not just heading for our industry, it will radically change the machinery we use in marketing.

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be royalty-free.

The more you enter, the more you become locked in. Your social-networking site becomes a central platform - a closed silo of content, and one that does not give you full control over your information in it. The more this kind of architecture gains widespread use, the more the Web becomes fragmented, and the less we enjoy a single, universal information space.

When you go onto the internet, if you really rummage around randomly then how do you hope to find something of any of value?

I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and server talked to each other.