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This paper explores what has happened to hypermedia since the advent of the World Wide Web. We currently live in a world where access to the internet is dominated by Web browsers and search engines. The concept of hypermedia linking is at best added value and at worst almost irrelevant to most Web sites. But everyone who uses the Web is aware of the concept implicitly and accepts with ease the idea of clicking on a button to follow a link to another page. Search engines are the dominant means of finding information, but everyone is aware of their limitations. This is all set to change as we move into a world of pervasive computing and start to access the internet through small, hand-held devices. Agent technology will become the dominant means of building distributed information management systems. The paper argues that hypermedia technology will become more important in this world, although most users will be unaware of what software technology they are using as they navigate through global information spaces via highly personalised and adaptive environments.

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