- The internet. Information was never this easily available. People around the world have never been this connected to one another.
- Cellphones. Not having to find a (working) payphone to call someone you hope is available at the other end of the line. No call waiting, no answering machines, no text messages/instant messages.
- A combination of the two: How quickly news travels. Something happens now, you hear it from various sources: Twitter, Facebook, news feeds, news aggregators, instant messages. Back in the day you would have to happen to be listening on the radio, wait to watch it on the evening news or read about it in the papers.
edit: bullet points seem to be broken ... not sure why.
- The internet. Information was never this easily available. People around the world have never been this connected to one another.
- Cellphones. Not having to find a (working) payphone to call someone you hope is available at the other end of the line. No call waiting, no answering machines, no text messages/instant messages.
- A combination of the two: How quickly news travels. Something happens now, you hear it from various sources: Twitter, Facebook, news feeds, news aggregators, instant messages. Back in the day you would have to happen to be listening on the radio, wait to watch it on the evening news or read about it in the papers.
edit: bullet points seem to be broken ... not sure why.