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wasn't it "information SUPER-highway"? :)
by phirschybar 10y ago
wasn't it "information SUPER-highway"? :)
- dtjohnnymonkey 10y agoWhen 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".
- nocman 10y agoIt 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
- omegaham 10y agoIt makes me think of watching Zoom on PBS as a little kid. Ask your parents before going online!
- soperj 10y agoyou mean the World Wide Web right? The internet is just the backbone.
- maroonblazer 10y agoDoes 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.
- sverige 10y agoWhen I throw darts at marketing, I mean marketing, not advertising. I know the difference. Nice try though, marketing guy.
- maroonblazer 10y agoAs long as you know the difference you can throw all the darts you want.
- mirimir 10y agoWell, they were both designed with nukes in mind :)