Well here goes.
I remember sitting at the PC that had our first and only (dial up) internet connection at work some time in the midish 90s. A couple of us had decided that we just wanted to see if it was really as flash as all the articles said it was and thought we'd put it through it's paces. The only place I could think of that had a web site that might be even vaguely useful (this was work time) and interesting was the NY Public Library. Don't forget that this was way pre-Google so having found their web address in a paper article we brought it up and started playing. A few clicks of the mouse and basic searches later we were looking at a digital copy of a photograph from the Library of Congress of Abraham Lincoln standing on the back of a wagon giving the Gettysburgh address.
Right then I knew this was going to be big.
Now I own a laptop with a wireless connection so I can be online anywhere, anytime, a phone that has more stuff on it than I know what to do with and an ipod that has made me realise I have quite weird taste in music. I know a 1yr old who has a blog - his dad does the typing at this stage but I'm sure that won't last long.
I went to hear Stephen Abram yesterday and one of his messages was "If you thought this was big, you ain't seen nothing yet". I don't know about living my entire life online, I'm busy enough as it is but wow, when you can share photos instantly with your family & friends no matter where they are, find a recipe for turkey stuffing and locate John & Kevin's views on climate change all within a few clicks the mind boggles as to what might be next.
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