From the first time I saw the Web in March ’93. I believed that it was going to be the information superhighway and that proprietary services were going to die.
Predictor: Parent, Kip
Prediction, in context:The Edge.org Web site section titled “Digerati” has a profile of Kip Parent that carries a quotation of this statement: ”From the first time I saw the Web in March ’93,” he says, “I believed that it was going to be the information superhighway and that proprietary services were going to die … The typical response in early 1993 was that the Internet was the CB radio craze of the ’90s.”
Biography:Kip Parent, the former electronic sales manager of Silicon Graphics, was the founder of Pantheon Interactive. He originated and launched Silicon Surf, SGI’s award-winning site. It was featured in dozens of books and magazine articles, and set Web-building standards for many people. It was named “best site” by Interactive Age in 1995. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: March 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Edge.org
Title, headline, chapter name: The Webmaster: Kip Parent
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.edge.org/digerati/parent/parent_chapter.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Ritz, Nathan M.