They say instant chat is dead. I still use it fleetingly, I have moved on from MSN and onto Google chat. I feel this is purely for the fact it is integrated seamlessly into Googlemail and it can cut down on the number of emails exchanged in a day with some contacts.
As with any media type, my habits have changed. I no longer watch kids TV (well, on occasion) I no longer hang out on music website forums. I no longer need them.
Thinking back to my web habits of ten, seven, five or even three years ago, my sequence of events run very differently once my computer has booted.
Casting my mind back I can just about remember the order
5 years ago
From desktop > Internet Explorer x 5 separate windows > iTunes > MSN Messenger > Microsoft Word
Once within IE > Facebook > DrownedinSound.com > BBC News > Hotmail.com > Uni email > Hype Machine > AddictingGames
Today
From Desktop > Google Chrome > Tweetdeck > Spotify > Open Office
Once within Google Chrome > Googlemail > Twitter > WordPress > ReQall > Google Reader > Facebook > BBC News
- The notable changes are the change in browser choice.
- The move from music based websites as a place to ‘hang out’.
- The use of tabbed browsing meaning five separate IE windows are no longer needed to drain machine performance.
- Music is now cloud based.
- Word processing is free.
- Content and organisation are valued commodities.
- Social networking takes place across networks.
What is your sequence from ten, seven, five or three years ago? Have your habits changed through natural web wastage (So long Geocities) or more through life changes?
