Thursday, January 6, 2011

What has the Internet killed?

With the rise of the internet over the last 15 years, our lives are clearly different.  Would anyone disagree?  Some may disagree on whether the difference is good or bad, but none will argue that our world looks different, as a result.

Some things have fallen victim to the internet phenomenon.  What has the internet killed?

According to Newsweek:
1) The 9 to 5 work day.
2) The Video Store
3) Concentration
4) Civility
5) The CD
6) The Telephone Book
7) Letter Writing
8) Vacations
9) Privacy
10) Facts
11) Polaroids and other film
12) Reference books
13) The Yearbook
14) The Peep Show

See the full article here.

I've found I am so deeply affected by the death of concentration the internet has catapaulted in my life.  With the overwhelming amount of options -- to read this quick Tweet, this quick blog entry, this quick news headline, this quick facebook note, etc.  The quicker, the better.

Don't expect to hold our generation's attention for more than 2 minutes.  It. just. won't. happen.

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