[The Internet] needs to be subdivided into smaller neighborhoods. There should be high-class neighborhoods. There should be places that parents feel are safe for their kids.
Predictor: Dyson, Esther
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Time Magazine, Philip Elmer-Dewitt quotes Esther Dyson. He writes: ”The Internet has grown too large to be thought of as a single place, says Esther Dyson, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Internet watchdog group. ‘It needs to be subdivided into smaller neighborhoods. There should be high-class neighborhoods. There should be places that parents feel are safe for their kids.'”
Biography:Esther Dyson was founding editor of Release 1.0 and a consultant and expert on computing and high-tech applications. She served as the president of EDventure Holdings. She founded the PC Forum, an annual conference and industry event. She had the highest profile of the women of technology in the 1990s. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Virtual Communities
Name of publication: Time
Title, headline, chapter name: Battle for the Soul of the Internet
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/time.25jul94
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney