By exposing myself on the Web, I hope others will join me gettin’ down and groovy, shakin’ a little online booty. The potential is real, the alternative is scary. Encourage funky stuff, be willing to share of yourself with the online human collective. Be prepared to be pleasantly surprised by folks empowered by computers. With faith and vision, we will use this technology to bring people together.
Predictor: Hall, Justin Allyn
Prediction, in context:In this 1995 online essay, Justin Hall makes the statement: ”I have faith in this medium; unlike TV, the Internet encourages participation. It is too easy, and there are already too many amateurs out there to resist trying your hand. By exposing myself on the Web, I hope others will join me gettin’ down and groovy, shakin’ a little online booty. The potential is real, the alternative is scary. Encourage funky stuff, be willing to share of yourself with the online human collective. Be prepared to be pleasantly surprised by folks empowered by computers. With faith and vision, we will use this technology to bring people together.”
Biography:Justin Hall worked briefly at Wired in 1994, during a sabbatical from his college days at Swarthmore. He started his own irreverent e-zine, covering diverse topics and providing links all over the Web. He later worked for ZDTV and Games.com and as a freelance journalist. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: July 21, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Relationships
Name of publication: Links.net
Title, headline, chapter name: Computopia: Sharing Stories Humanizes Computer Connections
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.links.net/dox/tech/computopia.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Goodrich, Barbara J.