How do you use the internet

Being in the generation that has gone from dial-up to cable has greatly changed consumption of the Internet. From the old days of basic news sources, chatrooms, and newsgroups to social networking and Web 2.0 and connectedness, the Internet has changed with its consumption.
In the good ole' days of the 90s

The Internet was painstakingly slow compared to today's standards. The amount of time it took to do anything was beyond reasonable but it still offered a great outlet to find information and increased the speed of communication immensely. E-mail and instant messaging started becoming popular as more and more people got connected to the World Wide Web.
Fast forward to today when the Internet is faster than TV for news.

Today, we can pull up our favorite Social Bookmarking site and find out what is popular and not only find it on YouTube but also the second generation of that online video. The connectedness has greatly increased and the ability to hold conversations with people from around the world is amazing. With Facebook and MySpace, it is even easier to stay in touch with friends and 'enemies'. We are able to find the latest gossip just with the click of a button and if it isn't "Facebook" or "MySpace Official" it just isn't true.

The consumption of the Internet has gone from email, instant messaging, news, newsgroups to online TV, videos, social networking, and up-to-the-second news. Internet consumption is undoubtedly going to change in the future and it will be amazing to see what happens in the coming decade.