Our digital future.

The Internet or the World Wide Web (www) became a globally popularised system during the 1990s. Companies gradually began launching such software that facilitated communication, desktop publishing, and other online activities. Software including word processors, image and video editing, website development, employee resource planning among a plethora of others were developed.

Until the advent of Wi-Fi, consumers used the dial-up internet (using the landline telephone) to surf the Internet. The telephone, however, became the foundation for the dawn of the Internet. Interestingly, when the telephone was first launched in 1876, it took 75 years for it to reach 50 million users. However, in contrast, the Internet reached 50 million users in four years since its launch in 1989. Instagram took nearly nineteen months to touch this milestone. YouTube and Twitter were even swifter. While YouTube took 10 months to reach 50 million users, it took Twitter to follow suit in nine months.

We are indeed living in the digital age. The era where the Internet-of-Things has certainly overtaken our lives. This has created a connection between the real, physical world with the online, virtual world. We communicate through emails, share voice notes, and talk via video calls. We use desktop publishing software to write reports, documents, and articles. Artists and designers use special software to develop creatives and visuals. The freelance community of the world is working completely online with no physical footprint except for those who decided to create a physical office.

Although we are attuned to digital technology and smartphone applications, it is the millennials (Born: 1981-1996) and Generation Z (Born: 1997-2012) that are continuously connected with social media. They keep themselves updated with modern technology. Since they are well-informed about the recent happenings in the domain of tech and science, they know how to adapt to lifestyle changes. A major change we all faced was to work-from-home during the lockdown that was implemented earlier this year because of COVID-19. The millennial generation had no problem working and studying from home for they had been using gadgets before the lockdown. The challenge was for the adults (Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964) and (Generation X...

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