saint Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The decade did not begin auspiciously for the Internet; it opened not with a bang, but a bust. However, the 2000 dot.com bust, far from signaling the end of the Web, served as a much-needed “reset” for an industry run amok. Gone were websites with great ideas, fistfuls of cash, and no long-term business plan. (Webvan, Pets.com, Kozmo.com, anyone?) The new crop of sites to emerge from the ashes were sleeker, more nimble versions of their predecessors. Over the past 10 years, the phenomenal growth of the Web has fundamentally changed the way we live, work and communicate. In November, a Pew Research Center study showed some startling changes in how we use the Internet: - 2000: 46% of adults used the Internet - 2009: 77-79% of adults use the Internet - 2000: 5% of households had broadband - 2009: 63% of households have broadband - 2000: 0% connected to Internet wirelessly - 2009: 54-56% connect to the Internet wirelessly http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews_deca/ynews_deca_ts997 Relaxing Entertainment For The World - - www.ScenicRadio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickolasM. Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It's all in our job's these days! I mean look at us, where would we be without it? Shoutcast/Hosting services voice overs... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 I can remember the days of the MicroVAX systems in the computer labs on campus. Things have indeed changed radically. Relaxing Entertainment For The World - - www.ScenicRadio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickolasM. Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I think the system out-dates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiborn Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I think the system out-dates me. haha, I think it does too hon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBVoice Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I remember my first computer, when I was 4 years old. It was an MS DOS word processor. I used it to play those original HUGE floppy disk games for kinder garden! LOL - The internet didn't exist then though :/ haha -JB Jon Bova "Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs. - Jim Rohn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Aye it does. It was a beast too. All the terminals were "dumb", meaning you had to be networked into the main frame to get any thing done. Some work stations were just printers, and you typed in the commands via the teletype terminal. Doing assignments for the computer lab was a pain when all the screen terminals were taken and you had to fight with the teletype terminal. You had to go to the computer lab early in the morning or late at night to actually get a normal terminal with a video display. I think the system out-dates me. Relaxing Entertainment For The World - - www.ScenicRadio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danw2007 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I don't think the world could manage without the internet now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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