My commentary on social media and the real-time Web

Who would’ve thought?

2009 January 27
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by tjtee

Who would’ve imagined 10 years ago:

  1. That the world’s largest retail store would have tens of thousands of products, unlimited shelf space and not one single outlet?
  2. That people wouldn’t have to pay for music and could bring hours worth of audio with them on the subway or to the gym?
  3. That people would trust reviews from complete strangers when planning a vacation or buying a book?
  4. That people could vote which news stories they thought deserved most coverage and have it happen in real-time?
  5. That anyone could spark a global revolution with 140 characters or less?
  6. That we wouldn’t have to rely on a hotline for technical support but could instead depend on a group of regular folks to help solve our problems?
  7. That anyone with a camcorder in hand could potentially become the next big video celebrity?
  8. That making new friends using the computer wouldn’t be considered geeky?
  9. That having an inappropriate picture of  yourself “tagged” on a “facebook” could quickly get you in trouble?
  10. That the world’s largest encyclopedia would be written by a small group of unpaid volunteers?
  • TJ
    Methinks they deserve a good superpokin'
  • same people who would've thought the earth was flat a hundred years ago
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