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Pew's 'Internet Evolution'... and Blews' Forecast

Communications & Attitudes: The Internet versus Print Media



This presentation discusses how user behavior is likely to shape future demand for printed materials. Much of the presentation centers on the Pew Internet Projec's typology of users of information and communication technology, which suggests that the "paperless society" is far out into the future. The materials for this presentation are both text of the remarks delivered and the PowerPoint presentation.

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Blews.Network Commentary:

Be careful re your conclusions above. In this particular presentation, its author(s) only seem to take a 'snapshot' of today's world... re internet, broadband, skills, ages, and current usages re tv, radio, newspapers & online news. What they seem to have stopped short of doing, is to put the various snapshots into MOTION... like a meteorologist would put the radar-loop into motion... and develop a projected model of the weather for our future days & weeks.



We might revisit the assumptions regarding the internet's future path by specially noting the convergence of several driving factors -- aging (both young & old), educational gains, leadership transitioning, skills improvement, unpredicted technological improvements, continued lowering of information costs, global competition, cultural acceptance of new media, broadband availability, increased collaboration due to decreased impediments, continued declining economics of mainstream media, etc.

Then accelerate it all by a factor pertaining to rapidly reaching critical mass. [Eg, when most of your friends, neighbors & business associates seem to suddenly have a telephone, you will get one despite every conceivable objection.]

Obviously here at Blews.Network we're forecasting the many factors converging for a 'perfect storm'... a God-storm if you will. Putting new tools & capabilities into the hands of now-locally-connected (and renewed!) hearts... we can more effectively pray, plan and act together as a team... city-by-city, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, toward our common goal -- glorifying God as we enjoy Him now & forever... together.

The cityreaching movement needs to develop & sharpen our capabilities for looking into the FUTURE ... and recognizing new opportunities God is giving us to reach our cities on our watch.

posted by IndyChristian @ 7:31 AM