the web is...? (Video)
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| 11:13 UK time, Friday, 10 July 2009
The web is...?
Out there.
Out there right now, people are answering the question 'The web is...?' And they're doing it in some very imaginative ways.
On you will find a growing host of video responses to 'The web is...?'
Some from 91Èȱ¬ personalities:
Others from web users who have given the web some thought and shared their ideas. From the historically accurate:
To the romantic and personal:
To the downright surreal:
You can enjoy many, many more by visiting our or searching for
There's also a featuring photos and images of 'The web is...' Again, the range of interpretations illustrates the diversity of the World Wide Web. Here's an interesting take from
And then there's the Twittersphere's take on it. (You didn't think we'd get through a blog post without mentioning tweets did you?) Some tweets out there include:
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@lee_bradley [the web is]
Comment number 1.
At 11th Jul 2009, BeatFrequency wrote:The Web is a tool.
How you use it is up to you.
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Comment number 2.
At 12th Jul 2009, neonthereader wrote:The web is the worlds library in my home, it is my universal reference book.
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Comment number 3.
At 15th Jul 2009, berwein wrote:Since mankind entered the age of technology, engineers all around the world have been trying to create machines which have some kind of artificial intelligence which is at least partial similar to human intelligence. It seems like we haven't realized the web has become accidentally the first and most powerful intelligence creature. The information, personal opinions and feelings we all feed into the web each day, gives the it some kind of consciousness. For me the web has no intelligenze in a classical way, but has a collective intelligence in which each user acts like a neuron.
For me the web unites all human beings to a common voice represented by the webs thoughts.
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Comment number 4.
At 15th Jul 2009, webartisan wrote:The Web is Democracy at work,
Through the Web the peoples of the World can voice their hopes and aspirations.
I know that sometime it does not appear to be so as governments try to block the web from their people, but by doing this they are acknowledging their fear of the Web and it's power.
People will find ways around this censorship and speak out where injustices to mind and body are committed.
The Web has become the voice of Humanity.
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Comment number 5.
At 22nd Jul 2009, gailbradbrook wrote:The web is increasing social divides
which is a big shame because its brilliant..and it could be used to decrease social divides.
www.citizensonline.org.uk
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Comment number 6.
At 22nd Jul 2009, Auqakuh1123 wrote:The web is communication.
I win. :p
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Comment number 7.
At 22nd Jul 2009, Auqakuh1123 wrote:More seriously...
The web is a clamour of voices with ears wide shut.
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