What the Internet can do is act as a bridge along the way, but this type of communication will probably never take the place of face-to-face meetings. It’s much easier to speak to people when you can see how they’re reacting.
Predictor: Duncan, Ian
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 Wisconsin State Journal article, reporter Mike Dorsher quotes researcher Ian Duncan. Dorsher writes: ”Dr. Ian Duncan, [a] University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher … said the Internet is great for some exchanges of information and data but cannot replace … research gatherings … “What the Internet can do is act as a bridge along the way, but this type of communication will probably never take the place of face-to-face meetings. It’s much easier to speak to people when you can see how they’re reacting.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Relationships
Name of publication: Wisconsin State Journal
Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet: Computer Network is Superhighway On-Ramp
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=d569c86eabe6454223f5187e8f9f8703&_docnum=6&wchp=dGLbVtb-lSlAl&_md5=168c818c07d6459aeff4ef2bb1d8db77
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Pagano, Shawna