On-demand digital video and multimedia applications promise exciting services. Customers click a remote-control pad to order and instantly receive a film or show from a library of thousands of programs. School students wander through a multimedia book that offers text, sound, and video clips, or play interactive games with other people from all over the world.
Predictor: Eager, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1994 book “The Information Superhighway Illustrated,” Bill Eager writes about his view of the future:”On-demand digital video and multimedia applications promise exciting services. Customers click a remote-control pad to order and instantly receive a film or show from a library of thousands of programs. School students wander through a multimedia book that offers text, sound, and video clips, or play interactive games with other people from all over the world.”
Biography:Bill Eager, an Internet marketing pioneer, wrote many books about the field, including the best-sellers “The Information Payoff” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Marketing.” He was also known for his presentations and workshops about technology at national conferences. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Information Superhighway Illustrated
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 13: Enabling Technologies
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 165
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