Introduction

Abstract

The Internet has provided us with a new dimension in terms of seeking and retrieving information for our various needs. Who would have thought about the vast amount of data that is currently available electronically ten years ago? When we look back and think about what made the Internet a success we think about physical networks, fast servers, and comfortable browsers, just to name a few. What one might not think about, a simple but important issue is the first version of HTML. This language allowed people to share their information in a simple but effective way. All of a sudden, people were able to define a HTML document and put their information piece on the Web. The given language was sloppy and almost anybody with a small amount of knowledge about syntax or simple programming use could define a web page. Even when language items such as end-tags or closing brackets were forgotten, the browser did the work and delivered the content without returning syntax errors. We believe this to be a crucial point when considering the success story of the Internet: give the people a simple but effective tool with the freedom to provide their information.