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Internet Turns 40 Today… Or Does It?

Ki Mae Heussner, ABC News

Sep 2, 2009

First Network Connection Between Two Computers Took Place Sept. 2, 1969

Though it might try to hide its graying hairs, it was 40 years ago today that computer scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, established a network connectio...

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Machines in control: How real is the threat of autonomous technology?

Tech.view, Economist

Aug 28, 2009

In 2006, a survey by Elon University and the Pew Internet Project in America asked some 742 technology experts and social critics whether autonomous machines would leave humans out of the loop. Slightly over half thought people would not lose control...

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The Net Effect

Brooke Gladstone, NPR's On the Media

Aug 14, 2009

LEE RAINIE: In the data that we gather in our research, we don't see a lot of increased levels of loneliness, increased levels of isolation. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Rainie’s project offers periodic updates on the future of the Internet. LEE RAINIE: ...

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The New News Media-scape

Feb 17, 2009Lee Rainie

This speech pulls together Pew Internet findings and analysis about how people get news and relate to news items in the digital age.

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In 2020, trying to get to work in the snow won't be a big deal

Michelle Goodman, Seattle Times

Dec 23, 2008

"That's because, by 2020, mobile phones will be the predominant way to access the Internet, many corporate meeting spaces will be virtual, and for information workers, work and leisure time will have become so intertwined that we won't give a second ...

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The Internet in 2020

Kenneth Corbin, InternetNews.com

Dec 17, 2008

"The end of the year is a wonderful time for predictions.

But instead of looking ahead to 2009, the Pew Internet and American Life Project recently canvassed leading Internet experts for their thoughts on what the digital landscape will look like in 2...

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Most Will Access Web Via Cell Phones by 2020

Chloe Albanesius, PCMag.com

Dec 16, 2008

"By the year 2020, a majority of tech savvy citizens will be attached to their touch-screen and voice recognition-based smart phones, blurring the lines between personal and work time, as well as physical and virtual reality, according to a Tuesday s...

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Peering through PC screens for a look at the Web's future

Andrew Ratner, The Baltimore sun

Dec 16, 2008

"The Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair. The Tomorrowland pavilion at Disneyland. The Jetsons' push-button home.

When people once imagined the future of technology, the promise was all bright and sparkly, mostly comfort and convenience. Smarter...

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Report: The future will be live wired

Jane Stancill, Charlotte Observer

Dec 15, 2008

"In 2020, the line between work and home life will be faint, if not obliterated, by connectivity.

That's what 578 technology gurus see in their crystal balls, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

The survey, “Future of...

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Mobile phone to be main Web tool in 2020: survey

Agence France Presse

Dec 15, 2008

"Mobile devices will be the primary tool to connect to the Internet in the year 2020 and voice-recognition and touch-screen interfaces will be much more prevalent, according to a new survey on the future of technology.

Artificial and virtual reality w...

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