The prediction, in brief:

As a higher share of the population gets wired, business will reshape itself to take advantage of the instant communication with customers the Net will provide.

Predictor: Levy, Steven

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article for Newsweek, authors Steven Levy, Katie Hafner and Roger Adams write:”The components of the Net ethic are easy to identify: voraciously free expression, a drive for individual empowerment, a loathing for authority and a strong libertarian strain that actually welcomes commerce – as long as it follows the live-and-let-live spirit of the Net. Indeed, as a higher share of the population gets wired, business will reshape itself to take advantage of the instant communication with customers the Net will provide.”

Biography:

Steven Levy was a 1990s technology journalist. He wrote on the topic for decades for such publications as Newsweek and Wired. He is the author of the books “Hackers,” “Artificial Life” and “Crypto.” (Author/Editor/Journalist.)

Date of prediction: December 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Economic structures

Subtopic: E-commerce

Name of publication: Newsweek

Title, headline, chapter name: The Year of the Internet

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 26

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney