Internet turns 35
Filed in archive Information Technology Education by mstandaert on November 04, 2004
From Information Week ...
Congratulations to the Internet, which, believe it or not, turned 35 years old this September. There's no denying that this invention, which started in a lab with the transfer of bits and bytes between two computers connected by a 15-foot cable and which only reached the average person in 1994, has caused the most revolutionary economic change since the steam engine. For our enjoyment, I have assembled, behind the curtain, the industries that the Internet is leaving in its wake. Mr. Internet--this is your life!
Our first visitor was shell-shocked by the advent of E-mail, which put our lives and our need for immediate gratification into overdrive. With laptop computers, BlackBerrys, and even cell phones now bringing E-mail to us instantaneously, the U.S. Postal Service is becoming obsolete. Snail mail is becoming the communications choice of last resort. Mr. Postman, come on out and introduce yourself to a crowd that rarely sees a postage stamp.
The family used to gather around our next guest to listen to Benny Goodman, Abbot
and Costello, Amos and Andy, and Orson Welles. A younger generation can now download hundreds of songs from iTunes and stream audio collections posted from their favorite Web sites. That's why, in the last five years, more than one out of every 10 radio listeners between the ages of 25 and 34 have stopped listening. Ms. Radio, come on out and don't forget to bring with you the radio titans, Clear Channel, Citadel Broadcasting, and Cumulus Media, who've watched their share prices plummet 23%, 40%, and 26%, respectively, in the last year.
Congratulations to the Internet, which, believe it or not, turned 35 years old this September. There's no denying that this invention, which started in a lab with the transfer of bits and bytes between two computers connected by a 15-foot cable and which only reached the average person in 1994, has caused the most revolutionary economic change since the steam engine. For our enjoyment, I have assembled, behind the curtain, the industries that the Internet is leaving in its wake. Mr. Internet--this is your life!
Our first visitor was shell-shocked by the advent of E-mail, which put our lives and our need for immediate gratification into overdrive. With laptop computers, BlackBerrys, and even cell phones now bringing E-mail to us instantaneously, the U.S. Postal Service is becoming obsolete. Snail mail is becoming the communications choice of last resort. Mr. Postman, come on out and introduce yourself to a crowd that rarely sees a postage stamp.
The family used to gather around our next guest to listen to Benny Goodman, Abbot
and Costello, Amos and Andy, and Orson Welles. A younger generation can now download hundreds of songs from iTunes and stream audio collections posted from their favorite Web sites. That's why, in the last five years, more than one out of every 10 radio listeners between the ages of 25 and 34 have stopped listening. Ms. Radio, come on out and don't forget to bring with you the radio titans, Clear Channel, Citadel Broadcasting, and Cumulus Media, who've watched their share prices plummet 23%, 40%, and 26%, respectively, in the last year. Permalink: Internet turns 35
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