Steve Case (1958 - now) is an American businessman best known for being the CEO of AOL from 1991 to 2000. Wikipedia says,
"AOL pioneered the concept of social media, as its focus from day one was on communication features such as chatrooms, instant messaging and forums." (Wikipedia: Steve Case, 1.6.24 UTC 17:56)
The rest of this post is some quotes from Case.
Predictions
"What I have figured out is that I can predict the future. I just can't predict when." (AZQuotes.com)