If you take a picture of the online world today and compare it to a picture of the online world five years ago, the differences are enormous. Five years ago, Facebook was a small site. YouTube and Twitter had just been founded. The smartphone had not yet been invented and no one had heard of tablets. In five years, the digital world and the technology surrounding it have accelerated.
With this technological advancement, it seems logical that people view the future of the internet primarily from a technological perspective. The future possibilities, such as location based services and augmented reality , are endless.
Yet I am convinced that the future of the internet is not about technology, but about people. Ultimately cayman islands phone number list it is people who use technology. In the past year, we have seen more and more examples of people using new technologies in an impactful way. Think of the Arab Spring and the riots in London. But also during the drama at the Belgian music festival Pukkelpop, ordinary citizens took the initiative: they kept each other informed via social media . Aid campaigns were also set up via Twitter and Facebook. People understand that they can achieve things via social media that were unthinkable five years ago.