As for the newspapers, they’ll probably end up coordinating hot freelancers, providing exposure and point of view, comprised mostly of people doing contract work. They link you, you link them, sharing cashHits. At that point, the difference between a newspaper, an institution, and some kid with a Web page of cool links, is of little import. One is cheaper to run, and faster on its feet.
Predictor: Hall, Justin Allyn
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 online essay, Justin Hall makes the following statement:”As for the newspapers, they’ll probably end up coordinating hot freelancers, providing exposure and point of view, comprised mostly of people doing contract work. They link you, you link them, sharing cashHits. At that point, the difference between a newspaper, an institution, and some kid with a Web page of cool links, is of little import. One is cheaper to run, and faster on its feet.”
Biography:Justin Hall worked briefly at Wired in 1994, during a sabbatical from his college days at Swarthmore. He started his own irreverent e-zine, covering diverse topics and providing links all over the Web. He later worked for ZDTV and Games.com and as a freelance journalist. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: June 14, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Publishing
Name of publication: Kickin' It Freestyle
Title, headline, chapter name: A Vision for Content Providers in the 21st Century
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.links.net/webpub/kickin.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney