Everyone reads about a great thing known as Web 2.0. It goes hand-in-hand with Bubble 2.0. Collectively, Tech 2.0. When thinking of Tech 1.0, reminiscing if you will, I remembered a point in time where I was unusually attached to AIM (AOL’s Instant Messenger). In particular, from about 1998/99ish when I first started using the internet frequently until about 2004, when I just got burned out of being interupted while doing work on the computer. So, one day I just logged off of AIM. I wasn’t really trying to quit the service, but I just never went back to it, only on rare occasion where I want to ask a friend something quickly, maybe someone I don’t talk to frequently and just dropping a casual message not warranting the possible inconvience of a phone call.
So, now it’s over 3 years since I’ve used the AIM application. Since then, I’ve got a Myspace and FaceBook but I’m not really active on either. It’s nice being connected, but shit I’ve got better things to do than poke people and send sparkly image comments saying “Thanks for the Add”.
I’ve adopted text messaging as a preferred method of instant contact. Recently, however, I logged into my old AIM account and was reminded that there is one area where this Tech 1.0 favorite still prevails: separating regular “ChIcKz” from hot chicks.
