Elon University
The prediction, in brief:

[We expect] the rapid growth of knowledge-sharing electronic communities.

Predictor: Burrus, Daniel

Prediction, in context:

Forecaster/futurist Daniel Burris includes a predictions list generated by his company and run on his company Web site that is denoted as “The Burris Taxonomy of Technology.” The introduction says: “In 1983, Daniel Burris pioneered a new and powerful methodology for accurately predicting the future of technological change.” One of the 1994 predictions in the Burris Taxonomy reads: ”The rapid growth of knowledge-sharing electronic communities.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1994

Topic of prediction: Community/Culture

Subtopic: Virtual Communities

Name of publication: Burrus Research

Title, headline, chapter name: Accurate technology Predictions

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.burrus.com/samplepredictions.html

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Stotler, Larry