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this article  Happy 25th birthday www: but what if you'd never
been invented?  In an ordinary town in an ordinary part of the
UK in 2014, it is rush hour on a Monday morning.  On the packed
commuter train, faces are hidden behind acres of broadsheet
newspapers. Some people even talk to each other as the packed
service chunters slowly onward.  Others listen to music on
iPods, CD walkmen and minidisc players. A few are on their
mobile phones, making early business calls or sending text
messages and emails.  On the High Street, shops are opening up
for the day. The financial crisis brought hardship but retailers
are recovering and there are few empty premises.  Slowly the
shutters rise at Woolworths, Our Price, Blockbuster, Barratts,
Game, HMV, Jessops and Alders.  Away from retail, other
businesses are booming, with employment rising and impressive
statistics showing how focused and undistracted workers are in
the office.  Children make their way to