Question # 5: What is the Vision for the Future?
How will users interact with the Web in the future?
- Key-word based search of Web pages
- RDBMS-server based query of hidden Webs
- Meta-Web based query and multidimensional analysis
Will structured, declarative querying become widespread?
- Yes, but co-exists with keyword-oriented search
- Web will be more structured with XML and leaders
- IR and DBMS will be a joint force in Web technology
- Keyword search + query + OLAP + mining tools