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Yeah the net didn't really boom until we could use the web to shop, effectively turning it into a more accessible mail order catalog. These days it seems to ha
by digi_owl 9y ago
Yeah the net didn't really boom until we could use the web to shop, effectively turning it into a more accessible mail order catalog.
These days it seems to have turned into something akin to TV shop, with the addition of an interactive link on top of the video stream.
- Banthum 9y agoEh, I think the net boomed without needing online shopping. Lots of people were and are using the Net 99%-100% of the time for non-shopping purposes. The net boom drivers were: -Email -Funny cat pics/videos, etc. eBaumsWorld etc -News/blogs/forums -Online gaming -Porn -YouTube (see above)
- digi_owl 9y agoOutside of email what you list largely came after the dot-coms bubble crashed.
- eru 9y agoPorn was alive and well before. Forums as well. Blogs came later, if I remember right. Online gaming existed, but was much smaller (of course).
- dragonwriter 9y agoBlogs were around long before, and the term "blog" to refer to them was even coined around the beginning of the .com bubble (1997) , not after the crash (2000-2002).
- eru 9y agoThanks!