Who would’ve thought?
2009 January 27
Who would’ve imagined 10 years ago:
- That the world’s largest retail store would have tens of thousands of products, unlimited shelf space and not one single outlet?
- 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?
- That people would trust reviews from complete strangers when planning a vacation or buying a book?
- That people could vote which news stories they thought deserved most coverage and have it happen in real-time?
- That anyone could spark a global revolution with 140 characters or less?
- 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?
- That anyone with a camcorder in hand could potentially become the next big video celebrity?
- That making new friends using the computer wouldn’t be considered geeky?
- That having an inappropriate picture of yourself “tagged” on a “facebook” could quickly get you in trouble?
- That the world’s largest encyclopedia would be written by a small group of unpaid volunteers?




