Argh! IHT gets it wrong, so wrong... http://www.iht.com/articles/538271.html
"Telephones, mobile phones, e-mail and instant messaging were novelties for the knowledgeable at first," said Howard Rheingold, founder of Wikipedia and author of several books on the subject, "and then they became widely accepted media for social interaction. [...]
When the folks are done writing to Washington Post re: Britannica, get cracking on this one. :) ----