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2000
Global Positioning System (GPS) was made available to the public by Congress authorization in 2000. This meant people could get around with more ease. I remember having the large and clunky device in the car when we would take road trips to visit family on the East Coast. -
2001
BitTorrent is launched as a peer to peer sharing site. It was developed by Bram Cohen. It was used by some individuals to download and share copyright content. Eventually, it became close source in 2005. -
2004
Created Myspace account. Would later spend hours of my youth changing up the background and re-arranging the coveted 'Top 8'. Myspace was created by Tom Anderson and was a wildly popular site for social connection.It changed the way people interacted with one another online because then you could see people's thoughts/feelings/etc. It seemed monumental to me at the time and had a huge effect on my life. -
2007
The first iPhone was introduced thanks to Steve Job and his team. It was considered revolutionary at the time. There were many reasons people were excited by this phone - the design, the concept, etc. -
2009/2010
The mobile web is even more popular than ever. Not sure who the inventor is. Google Android & the iPhone are the top devices out in the market. Phones have better cameras than ever and we use them to "surf the web" and get our information. A transformative time in our history as we have the internet and access "on the go".
