Generation Google
Six letters can describe my generation, and we have Larry Page and Sergey Bin to thank. In 1998, they took the meaning of a math term “1 followed by 100 zeros”, and created Google.
Six letters can describe my generation, and we have Larry Page and Sergey Bin to thank. In 1998, they took the meaning of a math term “1 followed by 100 zeros”, and created Google.
When I was growing up, I remember my parents having a set of Encyclopedias. A-Z. It was a wedding gift. Kind of lame, if you ask me…but it served it purpose. I use to Xerox the pictures for projects and it was a pain when the books were out of order. But the suddenly, the world change, we (my generation) were introduced to the World Wide Web, then eventually introduced to Google.
Although I can’t remember the 1st time I used Google, I know I immediately fell in love. I do know it was before Bing and after Ask Jeeves. I told my friends all about it. I used it in my bibliographies in middle and high school. I used it to solve problems and answer questions. I didn’t necessary have to ask my parents, teachers or friends about simple things, because I had Google. When someone ask me about a place, object or service I simply to tell them “Google it”. It’s the best answer! Its a popular response, it’s even a hip hop song by Teyana Taylor—“Google Me Baby”.
My generation is so dependant on Google and the internet alone, it’s almost impossible to go without. We communicate, pay bills, shop, watch TV, research and stay up on the news with the World Wide Web. And with Google, life is just simply better.
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