World Wide Web

I think that the future of the world wide web lies within the cloud. In the article "Cloud Computing", we learn that there is a trend towards the revitalization of shared server computing. The cloud, as it is called is the shared server in question. In the cloud, software, programs and personal files exist and are stored in off site servers, essentially acting in two capacities. First, this method frees up personal computing hard drives, second, it allows for more interconnectivity between servers. I also believe that in the near future we will see more search engines popping up. With the profits being made by some of the biggest corporations in the search engine game, other companies are beginning to show interest in creating their own. This topic is discussed in the article "Yahoo wants back in the search game". Although Yahoo used to have their own search engine years ago, they decided to merge with Microsoft's Bing. It is reported that yahoo would in fact loose approximately 30% of their annual income if they decided to re-enter the market solo. The fact that they are willing to take this lose proves that there might be more to gain in the future independently than what they will loose in the present in the split.