It’s hard to believe now, but in the early days of the public internet, the greatest worry of some of its most high-powered advocates was that it would be empty. As the Clinton administration prepared to transition the internet from its academic and military origins to the heart of the promised “national information infrastructure” (NII), the government’s advisors fretted that the United States entertainment and information industries would have no commercial reason to switch from TV, radio, and recorded music. And without Hollywood and the record labels on board, the new digital environment would end up as a ghost mall, devoid of businesses or users.
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If Bruce Springsteen spent his Sunday in Nebraska, those who would know aren’t talking
And then the rumor took off.
Fueled by photos on Facebook, south-central Nebraskans were quick to identify the mystery visitor.
“Bruce Springsteen came into Hastings yesterday.”
“Seriously Bruce Springsteen, how cool is that. But now the question, why?”
“Sounds like Bruce Springsteen was part of the Jeep commercial in Blue Hill.”
They said Bruce Springsteen was traveling in an RV. That Bruce Springsteen had a Runza. That Bruce Springsteen was shooting a Super Bowl commercial, and was ultimately bound for the geographical center of the U.S. near Lebanon, Kansas, but he’d stopped in Webster County.