The Digital Revolution - It's over folks!

I have been meaning to write this for a little while now. Something that really grinds my gears...

Folks. The Digital Revolution is over!
There, I said it.

Wikipedia says the digital revolution is the change from analog to digital from 1980 to 2010+. What I say, is that the change has been made; the internet has been created, and I'm not just talking about the world wide web. The internet is the beginning of a connectedness that the world has yet to fully understand.

Imagine for a moment, that computers actually make our lives easier. *Laugh all you want, as that spyware gives you a popup for partypoker again*... but really think for a moment in which your life is enhanced by semi-smart machines. About a year ago I was reading about the LG Auto-house. A computer/house. Your cellphone knew when you were on your way home from work, and turned on your air-conditioning 22minutes before you got home so it would be perfect temperature when you arrived. The garage door opened on it's own! The trash put it's self out. Your TV turns on and flips to the news, and when you walk into the kitchen, the TV in there turns to the same channel.

THIS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE! This is what we expect! We've expected it since the Jetsons on tv!

The internet is like discovering the wheel. Basic applications are thought of quickly; the buggy now rolls behind the horse. More complex idea's are thought of; what if we use a series of wheels to move larger objects. Eventually we hit gears, and the windmill or watermill can now ground grain. It's still just a wheel, but it's all about how you use it.

The internet is nothing more then a bi-directional transmission of information. Why are we limiting it to the world wide web? In Korea, there's 24/7 Video on Demand on every single cellphone. Anything you want to watch, where ever you are, whenever you want. Now take it a step further. Each cellphone has information on it's user. Each company has information (job title, general age, etc etc). If the video is on demand, are the ads?

Now jump to Ottawa/Ontario. If the internet is Bi-directional, and cable/internet/phone etc is all pretty much one thing by now, why in the hell am I, a 24 year old male seeing tampon ads on TV. What if the ads could be targeted directly to the individuals watching? What if you could press a button on the remote, and you were instantly e-mailed information on the product advertised?

We are overwhelmed with the amount of raw data flying at us, and it will take time to learn to control this information properly, and in ways that help anyone with any background to understand what they are seeing. But seriously, stop sitting on your asses big corps... don't make me start a company that brings the innovation we should be seeing to the general public.

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