This is one of nearly a thousand foresight statements shared by people from around the world. To return to the Voices of the People home page or to refine your search, click here.
Name: cliff stoddard
From: Maryland
Bio: USAF Computer Crime Expert, attorney, knew the "internet" when it was a DoD research tool
Area of Expertise: Legislator/Politician/Lawyer
Topic: General, Overarching Remarks
Headline: It’s Still Going
Nutshell: Networks will allow anyone with access to do more to control his or her daily life.
Vision:The internet has changed the way consumers purchase anything from food to travel. It has increased the ability research topic from the old use of encyclopedia, which has directly contributed to better education of our children. There will be more resources available in the future as more people add to the internet research "database."
Search engines will improve to more quickly find what a person wants. Imaging will be enhanced to take up less space. Computer games will be more enhanced for more social interaction between people in every country. Language skills will improve by allowing people to communicate in different languages, orally, with the development of real-time translation programs.
Date Submitted: November 12, 2004
Back to search