so last millennium

Back in the '90s, when I first went online, the world was a very different place and people now communicate and connect very differently. I used Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and IRC, chatted with people who shared similar interests and even met up a few times. back in the day, only knew one person with a cellphone. Now, I only know one person who doesn't have one- my partially deaf, housebound Scottish grandmother. And there are a myriad ways to engage with people now- Skype helps you talk to your family far away, blogging reaches an audience of none or thousands, you can send the photo you took on your mobile in seconds or share it online. Technology also helps people engage with their environment in new ways- so you can hide things for people to find (like near the local Tesco), cool down in the south by getting sprayed or if you live in the capital, join an impromptu pillowfight.

I've only just acquired a mobile with a colour screen and camera/mp3 player/games etc. Bit of catching up to do...