The age of telecommunication has taken some amazing strides in my generation. I remember growing up with the 50-foot telephone cord in the kitchen that could stretch to every corner of the house. Then came the answering machine and “cordless” phone. It was always fun to see how far in your front yard that you can go before you loos the signal. Then came the pagers. I still can’t figure out that one. Perhaps we can chalk that one up as a step backwards, but don’t tell that to the tweenager in the 90’s who was convinced that having at least two of them qualified you for being a really important person. 🙂
With the advent of the cellular phone, things picked up rather quickly. We moved from being able to talk over the cell phone to being able to communicate through instant messaging, text messaging, and phone calls through the Internet. Speaking of the Internet, not only could you call, but you could video chat, including conference calls, and livestream from anywhere in the world. Of course, the world of social media opened up ways of communicating through Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter, turning our lives into a communications hub for the world around us. If I factored all the ways I communicate on a weekly basis, it is truly remarkable (cell phone, text, email, instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter, livestream, and video chat).
But this morning it hit me. I’m talking about the most amazing medium of communication. What am I referring to?
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