CHAPTER 18Epilogue: The Future of the Web

In This Chapter:

• Current Major Trends

• Start-Up Innovators

• Future Trends for the Web

• Final Thoughts

This chapter begins with some of the major trends that we believe are important for the Web. We’ll follow that by giving you some insight into the experiences of various start-up innovators from Silicon Valley, including tips and suggestions for creating your own start-up.

The next (and most extensive) part of this chapter contains opinions on the future of the Web from various industry figures and domain experts.

Note that this book contains a section with biographical information on each of the contributors to this book.

18.1 CURRENT MAJOR TRENDS

There are several trends that will become significant in ...

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