The Internet in 2020

A news story on the BBC World website describes a report from the Pew Foundation, which asked more than 700 experts on the internet to predict what the network might be like in 15 years (BBC World: Internet's Future in 2020 Debated). It's an interesting snapshot of what the experts are thinking. For instance, while more than half say the internet will thrive as a low-cost network, even more say people opposed to technological advances will commit acts of terror against the network. Still, it's good to be skeptical about predictions like this...

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has the full report in PDF.