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We’ve come a long way, folks. That much should be clear from this archaic clip of NBC's Today Show from 1994. No one in the clip is quite sure how to pronounce "@", and there is some confusion about just what the Internet is. Couric at one point asks her producer to "explain what Internet is." Ah, those were the days.
We can't fault these highly paid TV personalities too much. After all, in 1994, most regular people were still unaware the Internet existed. Whenever you see the mainstream media completely botch a report on technology, just remember they've gotten a lot better in the last 17 years. In the grand scheme of things, that isn't so long. Just take a peek and marvel at how far we've come.
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mrbdawg
February 02, 2011 at 1:26pm
Found another one here on youtube of the same video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUs7iG1mNjI
RUSENSITIVESWEETNESS
February 02, 2011 at 8:11am
I remember subscribing to one of the online services back in the early to mid nineties, then unsubscribing, because I couldn't figure out what to do with it or what I would use it for. Now I can't imagine being without it; of course, it's a very different animal these days.
Older Americans must simply marvel at the pace of technology over the past two decades. Every time I look at my wife's smart phone, I think of Star Trek (the original series). I am amazed we have such technology in our hands, in our lives.
Ecommerce Developer
February 02, 2011 at 12:29am
But I think this is a much more interesting example. It's also especially uncanny in some of its thoughts on the future.Thanks for sharing your thoughts and also i watched the video which is here in this post,..
perryra1968
February 01, 2011 at 6:48pm
How about when she said you don't need a phone line. I died...
Ghok
February 01, 2011 at 6:43pm
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/21452/first_report_on_the_internet_cbc_prime_time_news/
Maybe not as funny, but I think this is a much more interesting example. It's also especially uncanny in some of its thoughts on the future.
tayroc122
February 01, 2011 at 5:48pm
'We can't fault there highly pain TV personalities too much.' How is this sentence meant to read?
ddimick
February 01, 2011 at 5:07pm
A lot has happened in the last SEVENTEEN YEARS. I can't remember the first time I used the Internet but it wasn't more than a year or two before that, I'm sure. Even then it was a telnet prompt on a DEC VAX. This clip predates Windows 95, to put things in context.
essjay22
February 01, 2011 at 4:22pm
Says more about NBC than it does about the internet. Bet they wish they had payed a whole lot more attn to 'internet' now !
;-)
