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Janna Anderson

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Janna Anderson is a former professor of communications and Director of the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University.

Publications

reportJun 29, 2012

The Future of Smart Systems

Experts think tech-enhanced homes, appliances, and utilities will spread. But those systems are complex and so far there is low public demand, so they advise: Don’t expect to see the “Home of the Future” by 2020.
reportApr 17, 2012

The Future of Money in a Mobile Age

In a Pew Internet/Elon University survey, internet experts predict that payment with mobile devices will be commonplace by 2020, although a number of potential hurdles and holdouts stand in the way
reportMar 23, 2012

The Future of Apps and Web

A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals that experts expect apps and the Web to converge in the cloud; but many worry that simplicity for users will come at a price.
reportFeb 29, 2012

Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives

A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals experts’ hopes and fears about the hyperconnected generation, from their ability to juggle many tasks to their thirst for instant gratification and lack of patience.
presentationJul 9, 2010

Internet evolution: Where hyperconnectivity and ambient intimacy take us

Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie presented some of the many “future of the internet” scenarios predicted by experts, as documented by Pew Internet & American Life Project surveys and other current research.
reportJul 9, 2010

Millennials will make online sharing in networks a lifelong habit

Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.
reportJul 2, 2010

The future of social relations

Most experts surveyed in the latest Pew Internet/Elon University study say social benefits of Internet use far outweigh negatives; some say it robs time, exposes private information, engenders intolerance.
reportJun 11, 2010

The future of cloud computing

Technology experts and stakeholders say they expect they will â€˜live mostly in the cloudâ€™ in 2020 and not on the desktop, working mostly through cyberspace-based applications accessed through networked devices.
reportMay 4, 2010

The Fate of the Semantic Web

Technology experts and stakeholders who participated in a recent survey believe online information will continue to be organized and made accessible in smarter and more useful ways in coming years.
reportMar 31, 2010

The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future

Technology experts and stakeholders believe that innovative forms of online cooperation could result in more efficient and responsive for-profit firms, non-profit organizations, and government agencies by the year 2020.