▶ BCM240 Media, Audience, Place
The internet changed very drastically throughout the years, the way that we obtain an internet connection went from having to connect the modem with an Ethernet cable to your home’s desktop computer but now? All we have to do is have a sim card on our phones that provide a cellular data which gives us access to WiFi everywhere and anywhere, and if you want to connect your laptop or any device to the internet then all you need is a Bluetooth connection.
Speed was definitely a key aspect that played with connecting to the internet, in the earlier years; you would probably have to wait at least 5 minutes for a YouTube video to load — fast forward to today, it takes less than 5 seconds for a video on YouTube to load up from the moment you click on it.
I remember my personal experience with the internet back when I was younger was such a different scenario compared to my experience now. I played a lot of video games as a kid and back then the platforms that I would play on were websites like y8.com and miniclip.com to name a few — multiplayer games also existed when I was younger and I’ve had my fair share of meeting new people and friends through the internet.
I still remember when Skype was popular amongst my generation and that was the main way of communication to our friends that were abroad, but for 90% of the call all you heard was “Yes? Hello? Can you hear me now?” and it was a pain because we just wanted an easier way to communicate whilst playing online instead of typing out our conversations but the internet was just not that developed yet.
Jessica Pauline Camille Ablog Mercado 