[increment_i]

I was a kid in the 90's so I remember keenly the unmistakeable technological shift. People started saying "information highway" an awful lot. And I remember the first time me and my friend used dial up networking to play Doom 2, and I could see his character's movements on my screen in realtime, and I thought, "I am living in the future."

[phirschybar]

wasn't it "information SUPER-highway"? :)

[dtjohnnymonkey]

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".

[nocman]

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

[maroonblazer]

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.

[sverige]

When I throw darts at marketing, I mean marketing, not advertising. I know the difference. Nice try though, marketing guy.

[maroonblazer]

As long as you know the difference you can throw all the darts you want.

[omegaham]

It makes me think of watching Zoom on PBS as a little kid. Ask your parents before going online!

[mirimir]

Well, they were both designed with nukes in mind :)

[soperj]

you mean the World Wide Web right? The internet is just the backbone.