It is interesting to think that we’ve been using the Internet for increasing more things over the past 14 years. In relation to all things technology oriented, it is beyond ancient. Old news, right? If so, what is the next great technology to consume our lives? I truly believe that the internet has finally hit maturity and a few forward thinkers have begun to look beyond the internet for the next great frontier.
While I still think that the internet has at least another decade of dominance, it is better to be ahead of the curve rather than behind it. However if you look at the way that the internet is still evolving and people are throwing around terms like “Net 2.0″ and “Organic Processing” does it really mean anything to the average person? Not at all – the items that people need to know are its ease of use as well as its accessibility. And no, they’re not the same thing. Technology’s immediate and severe price-point reduction cycle has increased even more the past 12-18 months than in the past 5 years. sub-$100 1-Terabyte hard drives. 3.0 Gigahertz processors that are $299 or under. Machines that could, by themselves, run a small city can be assembled for less than a thousand dollars.
But I digress – my point is that we’re barreling down the tunnel of time and the future will be upon us sooner than we think. The internet is still the king and just about everyone is on it. Checking e-mail, viewing websites, making purchases, doing work. How have you used the internet lately? It isn’t too odd of a question. Have you taken advantage of the commerce that the internet presents? Have you used the internet to advertise something about yourself or a product or service you have? The internet is the premiere information sharing medium, and all the information on how to maximize that benefit is out there. If you don’t get on the net soon, you will have an entirely new medium to learn and deal with.
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