Voices of the People | Imagining the Internet

Public Predictions Database

This section of Imagining the Internet is a collection of public-submitted predictions from around the world, submitted via an online form directly to the Imagining the Internet project in the decade-long span from 2004 to 2013 by fans of our first collection of expert comments, the Early 1990s Predictions Database, logged from 1990 to 1995.

Here you can read the fascinating foresight statements of nearly a thousand people from around the world who have shared in their contributions to the Imagining the Internet site. You can also do a refined search of the Voices of the People submissions (search for specific topics, the predictors’ area of expertise, the location of predictors or by keyword or date of prediction).

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smaller economic world
The net will draw us closer and closer to each other "economically." It's rather simple.
Everything Everywhere
Download ANYTHING from anywhere, at anytime, in moments with your phone, pda or laptop.
The Internet is mankind’s first attempt at creating a non-carbon based lifeform
The Internet, still in its infancy, will grow up to become a monster that is constantly feeding and processing information. Eventually, it will wake up and start making decisions for itself.
An Empowered People
The world's communities will be more and more empowered with easily accessible knowledge, which will affect purchasing decisions.
pop up page
A specific page will be dedicated and made for strictly pop-ups.
The Merging of Television and Computing
Flat screens throughout your household let you surf the net, display pictures (that change) and browse thousands of television stations through the net.
The Internet is on Computers Now
Future appliances throughout the home will be internet-enabled
Integrated communications of all devices
All electronic devices will one day have the capability to interact with one-another via user interface so that everyday tasks can be combined into one shop fits all device.
Everything at your fingertips
Most of human knowledge will be easily and effectively searchable
TV II
Just like television and radio is now but with lots more channels (all with the same stuff).
One World Under Wavelengths
Subscription puts an end to piracy.
Plugged In: Wetware
The world of information connected directly to the process of thinking.
A World Community
Boundaries of countries, states, nations will continue to dissolve to enable a true world community to emerge.
A special property with constitutional implications.
Unlike other physical technologies (the bomb)and natural occurences (a storm), you can switch it off...
or can you?
Research & Education
The Networked future will provide users with better ways to research, educate, and contact people in search of information and products which may not be readily available in their locale.
The Internet’s future
A 3D interface network that is always on, always with you, and can be acccessed from any location at any time.
Meshing of man and machine
The predictions of "the singularity" state that computers/internet will progress beyond human ability. However, more likely is that we will incorporate the advances in technology and apply them to our biological existence - creating ourselves as superhuman.
Too much too fast
2015 - Networks are exposed to an insidious virus that knocks out all essential functions. Civilization is reduced to small bands of individuals who are strong and viscious enough to survive.
Analog
Analog communication will be dead with in 20 years.
Physical & Mental Augmentation
We will have better search capabilities as well as holographic visual capabilities.

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