Thursday, November 24, 2011

American Cultural History


1990 - 1999

The 1990s was truly the electronic age.  We would not have been able to publish this decades web site if it weren't for the Internet.   The World Wide Web was born in 1992, changing the way we communicate (email), spend our money (online gambling, stores),  and do business (e-commerce).  In 1989, 15% of American households had a computer.



 And by 2000, this figure increased to 51%, with 41.5% online.  Internet lingo like plug-ins,  BTW (by the way), GOK (God only knows), IMHO (in my humble opinion), FAQS, SPAM, FTP, ISP, and  phrases like "See you online" or  "The server's down" or "Bill Gates" became part of our everyday vocabulary.  We signed our mail with a  :-)  smile, a   ;-)  wink, or a :-* kiss.  And - everyone has a cell phone (even Jason at right!)

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