The prediction, in brief:

In the future everyone will be able to contribute their useful bit.

Predictor: Hawley, Michael

Prediction, in context:

In a 1994 article for The New York Times, John Markoff writes about computers and literacy, quoting Michael Hawley, a professor at the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Markoff writes:”Mr. Hawley sees the rise of computer networks as a powerful democratizing force. ‘In the past, producing information for broadcast media has required so many resources to become a George Lucas that there can only be a few each century,’ he said. The Internet is turning that upside down. ‘In the future everyone will be able to contribute their useful bit,’ he said.”

Date of prediction: March 1, 1994

Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: New York Times

Title, headline, chapter name: The Rise and Swift Fall of Cyber Literacy

Quote Type: Partial quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.eff.org/Net_culture/Criticisms/fall_of_cyberliteracy.paper

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