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The Internet is only 20 years young. In Internet years that is ancient but technology and the way people use it always goes through progressions. Early on, the

The Internet is only 20 years young. In Internet years that is ancient but technology and the way people use it always goes through progressions. Early on, the Internet was largely about research and news. Then, people realized they could shop online: E-Commerce, dotcom bubble. Step 3, everyone could have their own little domain, Blogs and personal websites. Then, the Internet became the place to be entertained, video, music, games. Now, we can be social and share everything with our network of "friends". Obviously this is just one guy's synopsis and it's probably out of order in some ways. There has also been lots of overlap during the progression. It's not that strange that we are where we are. When I was a bit younger many people I knew had personal websites. Then they migrated to blogs. Now they're on facebook and twitter. They'll move on to something else. The social aspects of the Internet will morph into something else. The fundamentals will stay but the methods and purposes will change.

rasur 14y ago
> The Internet is only 20 years young Are you confusing "the web" with The Internet?
- frogpelt 14y ago
  I probably am. Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure it tripped up several people. BTW, were you using either the Internet or the web before the early 90's? When have you used the Internet without using the web? Are you this hard to communicate with in real life?
  - rasur 14y ago
    > BTW, were you using either the Internet or the web before the early 90's? You mean "the 80's" then. No I was working on mainframes. Much more fun. > When have you used the Internet without using the web? Many many times. Usenet, FTP, telnet, bulletin boards etc. > Are you this hard to communicate with in real life? Given that my day job is being a System Engineer for a search company, one has to be pedantic to a certain degree - but you appear to be leveling a claim of my being difficult to communicate with due to a minor error on your part that was corrected by someone that can differentiate between the two. But to answer your question: No, I can be far far worse, if necessary :p

rasur 14y ago

> The Internet is only 20 years young Are you confusing "the web" with The Internet?

frogpelt 14y ago
I probably am. Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure it tripped up several people. BTW, were you using either the Internet or the web before the early 90's? When have you used the Internet without using the web? Are you this hard to communicate with in real life?
- rasur 14y ago
  > BTW, were you using either the Internet or the web before the early 90's? You mean "the 80's" then. No I was working on mainframes. Much more fun. > When have you used the Internet without using the web? Many many times. Usenet, FTP, telnet, bulletin boards etc. > Are you this hard to communicate with in real life? Given that my day job is being a System Engineer for a search company, one has to be pedantic to a certain degree - but you appear to be leveling a claim of my being difficult to communicate with due to a minor error on your part that was corrected by someone that can differentiate between the two. But to answer your question: No, I can be far far worse, if necessary :p