Despite the ongoing joke about Al Gore inventing the Internet, few actually know who did. And there’s really no excuse for it. After all, it’s been around for more than 20 years, becoming a ubiquitous part of life for more than 2 billion users.   So although Tim Berners-Lee, the brains behind the information highway, would probably appreciate a little more acclaim, he seems to be more interested in improving and enhancing the system that he built. That’s why he’s the...

The Internet is truly the greatest connectivity tool on the planet. It weaves ideas from people all around the world together. One site will link to another and then another, meshing thoughts and pictures and content of all kinds into one massive construct. It is, after all, the World Wide Web.   Google Authorship, the method to attach an author’s profile picture to his or her online articles and blogs, is a prime example of how two or more sites working...