Large, highly-visible commercial ventures will continue to draw new commercial organizations to the Internet. Integration with the critical mass of users on the Internet will foster the rapid growth of this commercial activity
Predictor: December, John
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in the journal Computer-Mediated Communication, John December writes: ”Large, highly-visible commercial ventures (such as MCI’s Network and IBM’s Global Network) will continue to draw new commercial organizations to the Internet. Integration with the critical mass of users on the Internet will foster the rapid growth of this commercial activity.”
Biography:John December’s publications include articles and books about the World Wide Web, Internet and Java. From 1985 to 1989, he developed software and graphical user interfaces to analyze aircraft requirements for military missions at Boeing. He later became president of December Communications, an online Web-publishing, presentations, and consulting company based in Milwaukee, Wis. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: E-commerce
Name of publication: Computer-Mediated Communication
Title, headline, chapter name: Transitions in Studying Computer-Mediated Communication
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.ibiblio.org/cmc/mag/1995/jan/december.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Stotler, Larry