20 years ago, Rimm’s study of online porn made the cover of Time Magazine and put the Net on a collision course with Congress. Then he disappeared.
“Hell hath no fury like the Internet scorned. Just ask Marty Rimm.”—The New York Times, July 17, 1995.
In my 35 years banging at a keyboard for Time Inc. I’ve churned out a lot of stories—hundreds for Time Magazine, thousands for Fortune.com.
But the worst—by far—was the Cyberporn story that made the cover of Time 20 years ago, issued datedJuly 3, 1995.
Read the full article @ Fortune.
(Yes, that’s my personal bagged & boarded copy of that issue of Time Magazine bought back when I was in Library School.)
Published by Michael Sauers
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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