The prediction, in brief:

I feel kind of sad about it. [The early Internet, before commercialization] was such a dynamic, pulsing thing. I wonder whether we shouldn’t have left it alone.

Predictor: Caruso, Denise

Prediction, in context:

A 1993 article for Time magazine paints a general picture of the Internet, quoting Denise Caruso. It says:”Change has already begun. [The National Science Foundation’s] contribution now represents about 10 percent of the total cost of the network, and the agency is scheduled to start phasing out its support next April, removing at the same time what few restrictions still remain against commercial activity … As the traffic builds and the billboards go up, some Internet veterans are mourning the old electronic freeway. ‘I feel kind of sad about it,’ says Denise Caruso, editorial director of Friday Holdings, a publisher specializing in new media. ‘It was such a dynamic, pulsing thing. I wonder whether we shouldn’t have left it alone.’

Biography:

Denise Caruso’s column,”Digital Commerce,” appeared in the New York Times in the 1990s. She also ran Spotlight and was the executive producer of Agenda, a conference held annually for interactive media industry executives. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)

Date of prediction: January 1, 1993

Topic of prediction: Community/Culture

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: Time

Title, headline, chapter name: First Nation in Cyberspace

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 142, Issue 24, Page 62ISSN: 0040781X

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