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Toops Scoops: Ten Years After

When the countdown ends on 2009, it also brings an end to the first decade of the new millennium. It's hard to believe how much ...

By Laura Mazzuca Toops | Updated on December 29, 2009

When the countdown ends on 2009, it also brings an end to the first decade of the new millennium. It’s hard to believe how much our world has changed in those 10 short years, from global terrorism (still happening) to the financial meltdown to the ascendancy of the Internet. Let’s look at just a few:

Everything tech. Yes, the Internet was around at the turn of the century, but it wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is now. Since then, a whole generation has grown up with this technology, and that generation is our future employees and customers. While all this has made our lives a lot easier, it’s also phased out a lot of what we were confortable with and raised the bar on customer expectations. A mixed blessing, to say the least.

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