What sets this era apart is velocity. It took telephones seventy-one years to penetrate 50 percent of American homes, electricity fifty-two years, and TV three decades. The Internet reached more than 50 percent of Americans in a mere decade; DVD penetration was faster, taking just five years.

Ken Auletta, Googled: The End Of The World As We Know It (via soupsoup)

This phenomenon coupled with Moore’s Law will make the rest of our lives very interesting.

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