so here's an interesting website i found yesterday. it's a list put together by the people at collegehappenings.com of the 20 inventions or innovations that have changed our college experience. i don't know about you guys, but i'm always hearing it from my parents about how easy we have it and how different school was when they were there, blah blah blah. you know what i mean. anyway, i found this list very interesting. for the most part, i found it pretty true. there were a few things i either really agreed with or completely disagreed with, but that can be expected from any such list. check out the site, and compare what you think should make the list.
here are a few of my opinions:
#1 - cell phones. duh! did you read my last post, about parents texting?
#2 - online role playing games. i've never played any of these, and i turned out alright.
#5 - google. i can find ANYTHING online, and i love it!
#8 - ipod. i hated the ipod i used to have. i gave it to my mom. i do have a zune now, though, and i don't know what i would do without it.
#17 & #18 - coffee machines and energy drinks. i naturally have a lot of energy, so i see no point in addicting myself to caffeine. if you're really having that much trouble staying awake, go to bed earlier instead of playing online role playing games.
#19 - myspace/facebook. i'm not so crazy about myspace, but i'm totally addicted to facebook. it makes it a lot easier to get in touch with people and sort of get to know them.
#20 - time shifting tv. not up here at school, but at home, we have tivo. and it is the greatest invention (innovation??) ever!! i have a "season pass" recording each episode of my favorite shows, and i can put in a general topic (like penn state) and it will record anything about that topic.
when you're finished reading the list, go through some of the reader comments. it's interesting to see what else people would consider important. what do you think should be added to the list??
http://www.collegehappenings.com/college/20-innovations-that-changed-the-college-experience/
Comments (2)
Yes, that list does bring new meaning to the phrase back in my day. With all of these technological innovations, it is easy to see why our elders speak of walking uphill to school and uphill back to home.
Posted by Steven Dodge | October 15, 2007 7:03 PM
Posted on October 15, 2007 19:03
This is a very interesting website. I think we forget about a lot of these innovations and take their existence for granted. All of these are relatively new innovation, yet their use is so widespread that we feel like they've been around forever. I can barely remember a time before Google and the Internet, as I've grown up using them.
Posted by Tim Nary | November 17, 2007 2:10 PM
Posted on November 17, 2007 14:10