Computer-based communications is a new medium that will be as important as print was in the 14th century. There is a larger transformation going on.
Predictor: Kapor, Mitchell
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for The Boston Globe, Josh Hyatt writes about Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He quotes Kapor: ”The rights of users was just a skirmish. Computer-based communications is a new medium that will be as important as print was in the 14th century. There is a larger transformation going on.”
Biography:Mitchell Kapor founded the Lotus Development Corporation and also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation with WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link) members John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore in 1990 in direct response to a threat to free speech. He was an outspoken supporter of open access to the Internet, and was asked to speak in many venues about the issue, including Congressional hearings. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Boston Globe
Title, headline, chapter name: Computer Crusader: With a Renewed Sense of Purpose, Mitch Kapor Anoints Himself the Voice of Democracy in Cyberspace
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=bb954037c17778194a570468468c57cc&_docnum=2&wchp=dGLbVlz-lSlzV&_md5=26e9447627c156be7829f9e77df48e35
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