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World Wide Web Consortium  

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  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), founded by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee in October 1994, has as its goal the development of protocols and standards to promote the evolution and interoperability of the Web. The W3C now comprises more than 500 members, including a wide range of transnational corporations in the telecommunications and media sectors, international academic institutions, and smaller multimedia companies. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; World Wide Web Consortium]

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