#15Years January 7

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It has been written by many that change is coming at our world in rapid succession. One look back 15 YEARS might help illustrate that point.

On January 9, 2007, Apple introduced the IPhone. It measured 4.5 inches by 2.4 inches. By all accounts including Steve Jobs opinion the IPhone became a revolutionary product. One way is to measure significance is to quantify how many have been sold. Apple stopped reporting iPhone sales figures in 2018. When they stopped that practice, they were up to 2.2 Billion iPhones shipped.

Take time to watch the YouTube Video of the IPhone being released. At the 5:10 second mark the image below pops up of what the world was using in 2007 to send messages and make calls.

Shannon Ransom recognize the BlackBerry?

15 Years of Changing

Think about how we did things related to communication just 15 YEARS ago. The iPhone was the debut of the touchscreen, which would soon become standard in the category. That has made the practice of staying in touch a 24/7 reality or maybe it’s a curse. One example is time off from work for many never really takes place. Our work life balance has changed in fifteen years. That may be a post for another day.

Technology is not the only rapid change. Society in America has eliminated the acceptable practice of smoking in public indoor and outdoor places. Shopping habits have rapidly changed.

The cell phone has changed the way most of us take and view photographs. In 2007 many American homes had an Easy Share Digital Camera from Kodak. In 2012 Kodak filed for bankruptcy.

Finally, there exist a host of changes to college athletics. In 2014 we began the College Football Playoffs, NCAA rules on NIL and the Transfer Portal have changed the culture of college sports, and the use of replay is rampant on many levels of sports.

Albert Einstein is attributed with a quote “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change“. Let’s acknowledge that our world is full of smart people including each one of us since we possess the ability to change.