Our objective is to bring the Internet within reach of the general public, and to make it fertile ground in which new products, services, and businesses can thrive.
Predictor: Cerf, Vinton G.
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 Information Week article regarding the future of the Internet, Vinton Cerf addressed the issue of security on the Net in regard to economic structures and the future business goals of the Internet. Cerf says: ”The ‘marketplace-MCI’ effort is a bold move toward adding value to Internet access by making commerce on the Internet possible. We’ll work with our partners and merchant customers to help them use the technology of the Web to provide market presence and financial transaction support in a secure and global environment. Our objective is to bring the Internet within reach of the general public, and to make it fertile ground in which new products, services, and businesses can thrive.”
Date of prediction: July 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: E-commerce
Name of publication: Information Week
Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet – Where’s It All Going?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=b83c10508e19ffbee2b32765ce099c64&_docnum=13&wchp=dGLbVlz-lSlAl&_md5=c019c9e4607b692c5d94a18a96d58bde
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Bruno, Marian Theresa