The Difference it makes

I’ve been struck, yet again, by what a difference the Internet makes. Used to be, if you were on a conference call and you threw out a name or a film title that somebody didn’t recognize, you had to stop and fill them in. Now, though, often the only clue that someone’s unfamiliar with a reference is the faint flurry of keystrokes as they access IMDB.

Matt Ruff is talking to movie people.