So, i'm gonna be honest here. Before today, i didn't even know what a blog is, and actually i'm still not sure i do. I think my generation kind of missed that boat (haha, as if i'm that old!)- i mean we had xanga's, and that was pretty much the extent of it. Then i remember, in my sophmore year of college, everyone started jumping on this new thing called Facebook, and then all of a sudden everyone had a Myspace to go along with it. I even felt embarassed that i had to get the help of the freshman to help me set this up! I mean, i remeber being the most technologically advanced children, knowing more about computers than our parents. And now it's the kids 3 years younger than me telling me and my friends whats hot.
I often think that when future generations are studying history some centuries later, that this period in time will be referred to as the "Technological Revolution". I mean think about it- look at what's come out just over the past few years. I remember getting the internet and a screen name in junior high, and i felt like one of the cool kids. And now look at what the internet has become- it's everyhere we go- at home, at work, in class, on our cell phones, and a one mile radius of wireless access on Drexel's campus. I remember getting my first discman, and how it was cool to listen to music while traveling. Now people go absolutely everywhere with their iPods, and the thought of carrying aound a big bulky discman is ridiculous. And i'll never forget getting my first cell phone- in my junior year of high school. (Zack Morris style, of course.) Now everyone has a cell phone- even children! And i can't even imagine sitting through one class without a cell phone interruption. I remember DVD's coming out and thinking that they could never replace VHS (haha!!). And that's not even the tip of the iceberg- think of all we have seen in such a short time period- cars that can park themselves, TV's that can be hung on a wall, phones that can take pictures, videos, go online, and maybe even fly. In today's world of information, is technology keeping up with us, or are we trying to keep up with technology?
