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. :)
Probably just a slip in editing. I've sent them a friendly e-mail
notifying them of the error.
-- brion vibber (brion @