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A coworker was doing a presentation on the effects of social media on society, and showed me a couple of interesting videos about the current state of social media and just how powerful it is in today's world. A couple of the videos have overlapping facts and information, but it's so amazing to think just how much the world has changed

[flash width=425 height=344]http://www.youtube.com/v/jpEnFwiqdx8&hl=en_US&fs=1&[/flash]

[flash width=560 height=340]http://www.youtube.com/v/6ILQrUrEWe8&hl=en_US&fs=1&[/flash]

[flash width=560 height=340]http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&hl=en_US&fs=1&[/flash]

It certainly is an amazing time to be alive, and yet, 100 years from now, people will be shaking their heads and laughing at how we got by with so little

Badass videos!

Recently, I've found myself spending less time with technology of the last 10 years. Cutting yourself off, or reducing how much you use of something, will make you appreciate it THAT MUCH MORE.

Personally, I think everyone should do such


You could call these videos eye opening, but to me, it almost seems obvious. It all makes sense really. a super computer more powerful than a human brain by 2013? Sure! I'm surprised its not built now tbh. a $1000 consumer computer in 2049 more powerful than all of human existence.? with inflation and the likes, its like buying the cheapest computer you can find. And I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago. And guess what, it is still growing, exponentially. And it will be for easily the next 5-10 years.

[quote="MrBlah";p="210370"]I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago.[/quote]

Only 5 years ago?

[quote="gator";p="210371"][quote="MrBlah";p="210370"]I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago.[/quote]

Only 5 years ago?[/quote]

Before that he was just a tater tot.

[quote="gator";p="210371"][quote="MrBlah";p="210370"]I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago.[/quote]

Only 5 years ago?[/quote]
Haha yeeeah... I've been on since 1996. Anyone remember the free Juno email service? Ah yes, good ole 9.6k modems...

[quote="booner";p="210373"][quote="gator";p="210371"][quote="MrBlah";p="210370"]I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago.[/quote]

Only 5 years ago?[/quote]
Haha yeeeah... I've been on since 1996. Anyone remember the free Juno email service? Ah yes, good ole 9.6k modems...[/quote]

My first email address was from a now-defunct service called Xoom. When I lived at home, my dad was part of early internet with Prodigy. Anyone else remember that?

[quote="TheCarpe";p="210382"]My first email address was from a now-defunct service called Xoom. When I lived at home, my dad was part of early internet with Prodigy. Anyone else remember that?[/quote]
Hell yeah, Xoom also had web hosting, right? I stayed away from Prodigy and AOL back then and went with a local startup ISP.

Prodigy? Yeah, that was hot stuff I played my first online RPG in around 1990 or 1991 using Prodigy, sitting at my dad's side. The pre-WWW days when it was amazing just to connect to another computer were pretty awesome. I still had an old computer with a 2.4 modem in it until 2005, and I can easily remember connection options down to 0.3 speed showing up.

Nice post. Very interesting.

[quote="booner";p="210373"][quote="gator";p="210371"][quote="MrBlah";p="210370"]I certainly knew about the power of the internet 5 years ago.[/quote]

Only 5 years ago?[/quote]
Haha yeeeah... I've been on since 1996. Anyone remember the free Juno email service? Ah yes, good ole 9.6k modems...[/quote]


HAHAHHA I had juno when i was a kid.

Anyone remember the free Juno email service? Ah yes, good ole 9.6k modems...

I still use mine for a junk e-mail..... I dont miss listening to the dial-up tones to get on

Juno has revolutionized and is still around. Those were cool videos.

Raise your hand if you knew your connection speed by listening to the noises made by your modem!

::raises hand::

I know there are others