Will Rocket Shoes Be The Next Facebook?

Technology is an interesting topic. New and innovative technologies are even more interesting to talk about. When I think of new technologies that will be coming in the future I think of things like hovercrafts, rocket-shoes, and fancy gadgets. 

These things may seem immature and childish, but let a girl dream okay? The point is the future is an unpredictable and exciting thing.

For example, according to Thomas Friedman, less than 10 years ago “Facebook didn't exist, Twitter was still a sound, the cloud was still in the sky, 4G was a parking place, LinkedIn was a prison, applications were what you sent to college, and Skype was a typo.” This statement is absolutely crazy to think about because of the general acceptance of what these terms mean now.

The norms of today didn't even exist ten years ago. Facebook was created in 2004 (source), Twitter was created in 2006 (source), and Instagram was created in 2010 (source). These social networking sites don’t feel like they are new and exciting technologies, however, they didn't even exist when I was in elementary. Although Facebook feels kind of old school and little ghetto sometimes, it really is a new technology in the overall picture. Due to the rapid acceptance of these social networking sites they don’t feel new or exciting – they have become the social norm. It’s rare to find someone without any social networking platforms than someone who does.

So the real question is what will the norm be in the next ten years? Maybe this girl’s dream of rocket shoes will be a norm by the time I turn thirty. Who knows? But one thing is for sure; technology will continue to change and improve. There will always be new technology coming out and the acceptance rate will become faster and faster. We need to be ready for these changes and be able to adapt.