Successful online communications inevitably lead to more face-to-face interaction. I’m a lot more interested in the personal information and personal communications of the Net than all the hoo-hah about commerce and entertainment.
Predictor: Michalski, Jerry
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for The Seattle Times, Paul Andrews interviews consultant Jerry Michalski, editor of Release 1.0. Andrews writes: ”‘Successful online communications inevitably lead to more face-to-face interaction,’ said Jerry Michalski, editor of the Release 1.0 information-technology newsletter. ‘I’m a lot more interested in the personal information and personal communications of the Net than all the hoo-hah about commerce and entertainment.”
Biography:Jerry Michalski took over the job of managing editor of Release 1.0 from Esther Dyson. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: May 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Relationships
Name of publication: Seattle Times
Title, headline, chapter name: Cyberseattle – We’re an Electronic Boomtown; Internet Becomes Local, Relevant – Businesses, News Media, Even Car Showrooms populate Internet’s World-Wide Web
Quote Type: Partial quote
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