The prediction, in brief:

In the 1993 version of this article, I predicted that the next wave of commercial services for Internet users would include access to a wider range of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference materials, which would then become available to these sites’ users as part of their standard hourly or monthly fees. This has yet to materialize, but I stand by my prediction.

Predictor: Dern, Daniel

Prediction, in context:

The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “Meeting the Challenges of Business and End-User Communities on the Internet: What They Want, What they Need, What They’re Doing” by Daniel Dern, an Internet analyst and the author of “The Internet Guide for New Users” and “The Internet Business Handbook.” He writes:”In the 1993 version of this article, I predicted that the next wave of commercial services for Internet users would include access to a wider range of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference materials, which would then become available to these sites’ users as part of their standard hourly or monthly fees. This has yet to materialize, but I stand by my prediction.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)

Title, headline, chapter name: Meeting the Challenges of Business and End-User Communities on the Internet: What They Want, What they Need, What They’re Doing

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 216

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne