When this media blitz is over, people will start to get tired of using things like Netscape to read Web pages online every day. I mean, all these things about reading glossy magazines online – people are going to realize they can just buy a paper magazine and take it to a coffee shop to read … Once the initial rush to get on the Internet is over, people will start to look for a community to get guidance from.
Predictor: Rheingold, Howard
Prediction, in context:According to a report by Craig Oda, Howard Rheingold made the following remarks at the Hyper Network ’95 Beppu Bay Conference in Japan: ”When this media blitz is over, people will start to get tired of using things like Netscape to read Web pages online every day. I mean, all these things about reading glossy magazines online – people are going to realize they can just buy a paper magazine and take it to a coffee shop to read … Once the initial rush to get on the Internet is over, people will start to look for a community to get guidance from.”
Biography:Howard Rheingold, one of the first writers to illuminate the ideals and foibles of virtual communities, published a webzine called Electric Minds and wrote “Virtual Reality,” “Smart Mobs” and “Virtual Community.” He also was the editor of Whole Earth Review and the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Computing Japan: Hyper Network '95 Beppu Bay Conference
Title, headline, chapter name: Visions of Japan’s Internet Development: A Report on the Hyper Network ’95, Beppu Bay Conference
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.computingjapan.com/magazine/issues/1996/feb96/beppuba.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Goodrich, Barbara J.