The last ten years... and the next ten | Internet Marketing Girl

The last ten years… and the next ten

Posted on March 22, 2009
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Today is my son’s 18th birthday. Exactly ten years ago today, when he turned eight, I returned to school full-time to take a six month intensive Network Computing course.

Although we bought a Mac computer in 1987, it wasn’t until 1998 when we purchased our first PC that we got Internet at home. The Internet, though not new, was at the cusp of its phenomenal growth.

I remember the first time I heard about Google. It was in 1999, my first IT job, and one the the consultants I worked with told me I should try Google, it was the best search engine around. I tried it and never looked back. Little did I know then how much it would come to dominate our lives and the whole world.

It is impossible to imagine life without Internet. Want to know something? Research something? Buy something? Where do you look first? The Internet of course. Life is at our fingertips. I am still thrilled and fascinated at the amount of information that is available online – and most of it for free. The biggest draw back with Internet marketing, is definitely the infinite distractions. I remember the first time I discovered “Stumble Upon”. It was like a new toy! All these very cool sites that I would never have known about, or even thought to search for! Life is good!

Excuse my ramblings.

Today being the tenth anniversary of the start of my IT career leaves me to reflect on the last ten years and how drastically the world has changed.

What will the next ten years bring? I cannot wait to see. These are truly exciting times we live in!