The prediction, in brief:

Internet telecommuting will become commonplace within larger businesses as groupware enables management and professional employees to achieve “virtual proximity” while working at home part-time.

Predictor: Crisci, Paul

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article he wrote for Red Herring, Paul Crisci writes:”Telecommuting is another potential business-to-consumer killer app, as anyone can (try to) sell their services to other parties over the Internet. Already a way of life for millions of independent professionals, Internet telecommuting will become commonplace within larger businesses as groupware enables management and professional employees to achieve ‘virtual proximity’ while working at home part-time.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Economic structures

Subtopic: Telecommuting

Name of publication: Red Herring

Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet Is Much More Than An Information Highway

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.redherring.com/mag/issue25/more.html

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