The prediction, in brief:

There’s a fundamental shift going on in society right now … the digital revolution is whipping through our lives like a Bengali typhoon [as Louis Rossetto said in Wired’s opening editorial]. It’s not going to go away. We’re profoundly optimistic about how we can use technology to change things. I just don’t think it’s a fad.

Predictor: Metcalfe, Jane

Prediction, in context:

In a 1994 article for the New York Times, Laurie Flynn speaks with Wired magazine co-founder Jane Metcalfe. Flynn writes:”Jane Metcalfe, the 32-year-old president and co-founder of Wired … introduced Wired in January 1993 with their personal money and help from a few investors …”Question: Some people in the computer industry and magazine publishing call Wired’s popularity a fad that will fade. How do you respond?”Answer: ‘Over 50 percent of households with teenagers have PC’s. The Internet will continue to grow. The fact remains there’s a fundamental shift going on in society right now … the digital revolution is whipping through our lives like a Bengali typhoon [as Louis Rossetto said in Wired’s opening editorial]. It’s not going to go away. We’re profoundly optimistic about how we can use technology to change things. I just don’t think it’s a fad.'”

Biography:

Jane Metcalfe was a 1990s member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She was a cofounder and first president of Wired Ventures, the parent company of Wired magazine, the landmark technology publication she helped Louis Rossetto start up in the first years of the 1990s. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)

Date of prediction: July 10, 1994

Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: New York Times

Title, headline, chapter name: Sound Bytes; Tracking High-Tech Culture

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=a010e6e977cb04ee5e2de52a30a05812&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSlAl&_md5=3d50c46e33d7a452cd80c1afe1cf99fe

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