It is this architecture that seems to imbue those that work with the web with a culture of free expression, a belief in universal access and a tendency toward decentralising information.
Moderated by Don Tapscott, author of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World, among other books, panelists were unanimous in their belief that the ubiquity of the Internet, along with the emergence of Web-based platforms that enable mass collaboration and crowd-sourcing, hold the key to rapid creation and development of new startups.
"Our core belief is that the entire web is being rebuilt around people, " said Facebook's Vice President of Global Marketing Solutions Carolyn Everson.