Figure 1.1 Conceptual view of hyperlink functionality as it is currently implemented to form the World Wide Web. The interlinking hyperlinks in Web content provide a navigational framework for users browsing it
The further information about the content that the previous shortcomings and wish list highlight include the metadata and relational aspects, some of which might be implemented as distributed services on the Web. One idealized extension of the originally unidirectional information flow could look as in Figure 1.3.
Figure 1.3 Conceptual view of hyperlink metadata functionality as it might be implemented to form an enhanced Web. Metadata and relational data are gathered and presented to the user for each embedded link.