Internet Predictions Database

NYT 1/10/05 The Internet's Future? It Depends on Whom You Ask
The Internet's Future? It Depends on Whom You Ask - The New York Times

Ken Olson, founder of the Digital Equipment Corporation, remarked in 1977, for instance, that there was no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. And Harry M. Warner, a co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios, is well known for wondering, near the end of the silent-picture era, who would want to hear actors talk.

Last September, the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a research organization in Washington, sent out a survey asking 24 questions about the future of the Internet to a wide range of technology specialists, scholars and industry leaders. Some 1,200 responded and, as you might expect, widespread agreement is hard to find.

The predictions are being added to a growing online database called Imagining the Internet, developed jointly by the Pew Project and Elon University in North Carolina.
The database, at www.elon.edu/predictions, includes more than 4,000 predictive statements made by hundreds of technology specialists during the dawn of the Internet era - roughly 1990-95.

Imaging the Internet Predictions Database
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/

This site examines the potential future of the Internet while simultaneously providing a peek back into its history. We invite you to navigate through three useful resource areas that: illuminate the views of stakeholders - The Experts Survey; give an historic overview - The 1990 to 1995 Predictions; and allow your participation - Share Your Vision Today.

http://www.elon.edu/predictions/survey_04.aspx
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/25briefbitingprediction.aspx
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/20edgyincisivepredictions.aspx
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/20infohighwaypredictions.aspx
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/200briefbios.aspx
http://www.elon.edu/predictions/acronyms.aspx