Re:E-mail from Bill (1994)
by dtjohnnymonkey on Sunday July 03, 2016 @10:43PM
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When I was in 6th grade (~1993), someone's dad came to talk about our class about the "superhighway of information" or the "information highway". It always bugged me that he didn't say "information superhighway".
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It always bugged me EVERY time ANYONE every used the term "Information Superhighway" -- and still does.
Marketing people make me want to puke -- that's where terminology like that comes from. Just call it the internet and be done with it already!
Oh, and get off my lawn! xD
Re:E-mail from Bill (1994)
by maroonblazer on Sunday July 03, 2016 @11:40PM
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Does anyone still use "Information Superhighway" anymore? I think most people just say "internet".
However in the 90's that analogy helped many non-technical people understand how to think about the internet. Back then did you have a better analogy?
BTW, as a marketing guy, it always bugs me every time anyone uses the term "marketing" when they mean "advertising". I'm not referring to you/your post but rather a general trend on HN and elsewhere.
When I throw darts at marketing, I mean marketing, not advertising. I know the difference. Nice try though, marketing guy.
Re:E-mail from Bill (1994)
by maroonblazer on Monday July 04, 2016 @02:25AM
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As long as you know the difference you can throw all the darts you want.
It makes me think of watching Zoom on PBS as a little kid. Ask your parents before going online!
Well, they were both designed with nukes in mind :)