A Walk Down Memory Lane

Today in class I met Victoria Church and we compared scars....

The scars that were left after getting kicked off of AOL because someone picked up the phone.

But mostly we reminisced about our early experiences with the Internet- AOL Instant Messenger, watching music videos online and the guy who says,

"You've Got Mail!" 

Victoria said, "At the time, I never really realized how big of an impact the 'Internet' would have on my life in the future, but now the Internet and my computer are everything- I use it for school, to keep in contact for business and to keep in touch with friends and family across the world."

It's true. Victoria and I are the same age, so we started using the Internet around the same time, and who would've thought that we could book a flight or video chat with our friends across the pond with the touch of a finger on a device as advanced as our iPhones??

 One thing that surprised me about Victoria was that she doesn't use Twitter!!                                               

Being Tweet-a-holic, I was taken back at first so I had to ask, WHY NOT?

She told me she doesn't care/need to know what people are doing at every minute of everyday. Understandable. BUT- I explained how, in my opinion, that's a very common misconception of Twitter.

I told her she only has to follow who/what she WANTS to follow- and it's a great source for receiving news updates on things/people/places etc. that you are interest you. I think it takes people a while to really get into the swing of Twitter, so I hope Victoria gives it a shot!

The topic of our parents and the Interent came up and we talked about the difference between generations. Both Victoria and I started using the computer and Internet at such a young age, when it was still new, so now in our 20's, using the Internet is second nature to us. 

But our parents (even grandparents) on the other hand.....

"The internets hurt my head!"

"WTF????"

"Lol." Maybe some day.