Print publishers can start producing video, which is a new thing. So can everyone else. That’s going to be fun to watch. That’s going to be the big hit because everyone in the world is so focused on video right now.
Predictor: Andreessen, Marc
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for InfoWorld magazine, writer Nick Wingfield asks Marc Andreessen the question, “How does the medium change how people should devise their content?” His answer:”All of a sudden print publishers can start producing video, which is a new thing. So can everyone else. That’s going to be fun to watch. That’s going to be the big hit because everyone in the world is so focused on video right now.”
Biography:Marc Andreessen worked with Eric Bina at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois in 1992, to develop a browser that would be usable on any computer, easy to use and graphically rich. In 1993, their browser, Mosaic, completely changed the face of the Internet Ð it allowed HTML “image” tags which make it so text and art can appear on the same page; it allowed easy text scrolling; and it introduced hyperlinks, allowing users to simply click on an area of the screen to go to another document on the Internet. In1994, Mosaic was developed and marketed; the product eventually was named Netscape. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Publishing
Name of publication: InfoWorld
Title, headline, chapter name: Interview: Marc Andreessen Tackles Internet Issues
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-1996/idgns.java.1995/idgns.java.1995.065.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Allen, Patrick J.