This 1993 video segment from CBC news is a fascinating artifact that no doubt gave millions of Canadians their first glimpse of the future of communications. I’m sure that this was quite eye-opening at the time.
Now, it’s kinda funny — although I shudder to think about how we will look to future generations…
Behold the "growing phenomenon of Internet."
Good flashback here, Greg. We’re almost in a secondary explosion with Web 2.0.
This segment brought back a few memories for me. I sometimes chatted with Bill Cameron when our kids attended the same swim school. And CBC’s Peter Mansbridge was always the exemplary anchor – one who’s rumored to have turned down a larger American offer to stay in Canada.
Two things I love about this video:
1. I love the way they keep calling the Internet by a single name, “Internet,” like that’s an actual name or brand — like Bob, Joe, or Kleenex.
2. I really love the description of how emoticons work: “…tilt your head sideways…see?” LOL!
OK, one more thing I love:
3. I love the fact that it resonated with the super-hip, cutting-edge, Second Lifer, Mr. Emerging Media himself! Nice find, Greg!
I wonder if “Internet” (no “the”) was a canadian thing. Elaine? Do you remember? Glad to bring you this walk down memory lane. What I DO remember is buying my first copy of “internet in a box” which was basically boxed software (the original mozilla!) – wish I still had a copy of that!
And Ann – you know I’m a big geek. I don’t think I’ve ever been called super hip – although I HAVE been told that I have “super hips” although I prefer not to dwell on that. G