There is a difference between having access to information and having the savvy it takes to interpret it.

We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.

Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.

Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom.

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power, any abilities, nor any status in the real world.

The information highway is being sold to us as delivering information, but what it's really delivering is data... Unlike data, information has utility, timeliness, accuracy, a pedigree... Editors serve as barometers of quality, and most of an editor's time is spent saying no.

A box of crayons and a big sheet of paper provides a more expressive medium for kids than computerized paint programs.