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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Learn the Net News: HTML5: Future of the Web

http://learnthenet.org/2010/11/01/html5-future-of-the-web/

Michael Lerner Monday - Nov 1, 2010

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the computer language that made the World Wide Web possible. HTML uses a set of tags that instructs your web browser how to display content on a web page. If you’re really curious, here’s where to learn more about it. HTML4, the current standard in use since 1997, is showing its age. Now under development is the next evolution, HTML5.

You may be wondering why you should care about this. Here’s why:

Let’s say you want to play an online animation. You need a plug-in for your browser, typically Flash. You also need plug-ins if you want to watch a movie or listen to music. HTML5 eliminates this. For instance, by using an

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