The Web is the prototype for how people will relate by computer in the next century, and beyond. There may not be Web pages in 2010, but there will be an Internet, in one form or another.
Predictor: Hall, Justin Allyn
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 online essay “Why the Web?” Justin Hall makes the following statement: ”The Web is the prototype for how people will relate by computer in the next century, and beyond. There may not be Web pages in 2010, but there will be an Internet, in one form or another.”
Biography:Justin Hall worked briefly at Wired in 1994, during a sabbatical from his college days at Swarthmore. He started his own irreverent e-zine, covering diverse topics and providing links all over the Web. He later worked for ZDTV and Games.com and as a freelance journalist. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Links.net
Title, headline, chapter name: Why the Web?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.links.net/dox/tech/whyweb.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Goodrich, Barbara J.