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Post by John Titor on Jul 26, 2020 2:41:47 GMT 10
Oh, and in 2006 MySpace was still popular. It was dead in 2011. yupp Myspace had more traffic then google in 2006 !
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Post by Cassie on Jul 26, 2020 3:40:08 GMT 10
Oh, and in 2006 MySpace was still popular. It was dead in 2011. yupp Myspace had more traffic then google in 2006 ! Woah, really? By the way congrats on 2,000 posts!
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Post by John Titor on Jul 26, 2020 5:52:49 GMT 10
yupp Myspace had more traffic then google in 2006 ! Woah, really? By the way congrats on 2,000 posts! thanks =) and yes Myspace was the most visited site in 2006 above yahoo and google
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Post by sman12 on Jul 28, 2020 6:25:09 GMT 10
Probably 2007, because it was the last year before the Great Recession really took full effect with the stock market crash in the fall of 2008. Plus, MySpace was still massively popular, YouTube was in its golden age with viral video classics like "Chocolate Rain", "Dramatic Chipmunk", and "Why PS3 is better than the Wii and 360", flip phones and sliders were everywhere, and crunk, snap, and emo rock were some of the main popular music genres.
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Post by astropoug on Jun 30, 2021 9:54:56 GMT 10
2006
-Standard definition was still the norm, especially for internet content (YouTube wouldn't have HD videos until 2009)
-Netflix did not have streaming. Everybody had cable instead.
-You still saw some people with CRT TVs
-The iPhone did not come out. Most people had feature phones or sliders.
-Despite Facebook launching to the public in 2006, it wasn't popular yet, in fact, MySpace was the most popular website in 2006
-Last year physical media was popular and respected by most people. Blu-Ray vs HD DVD was actually a big deal back in the day for this reason
-Alongside 2007, one of the last years where a non-white male president seemed impossible
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Post by 10slover on Jun 30, 2021 11:38:01 GMT 10
2005, before the iphone, before obama, before Facebook killed myspace, before electropop and edm, before Britney's breakdown, before HD really becomes the definitive standard worldwide.
Before everything becomes touchscreen, before the playstation 3 and xbox 360, before the wii, before nerds became cool.
You could make the case for 2006 aswell, or even 2008. 2009+ feels outdated instead of "old-school"
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Post by astropoug on Jun 30, 2021 11:51:00 GMT 10
2005, before the iphone, before obama, before Facebook killed myspace, before electropop and edm, before Britney's breakdown, before HD really becomes the definitive standard worldwide. Before everything becomes touchscreen, before the playstation 3 and xbox 360, before the wii, before nerds became cool. You could make the case for 2006 aswell, or even 2008. 2009+ feels outdated instead of "old-school" The whole part of nerds being cool is also why I put 2006 as the last old-school year. In 2007, Superbad and The Big Bang Theory came out, and things haven't been the same since.
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Post by astropoug on Jun 30, 2021 11:55:51 GMT 10
2002 is the last full old-school year. 2002 has no connections with today. 2002 is a Web 1.0 Internet and pre social media year. Myspace did not exist in 2002. In 2002, DVD's and 6th generation gaming consoles are the kings or queens, but it is not uncommon to see VHS and 5th generation gaming consoles in someone's home. Physical media is relevant in 2002 as streaming is nonexistent. Going to book and music stores is common in 2002. iTunes store did not come out until 2003. iPods are luxuries in 2002. I actually say that 2002 is the last retro year, but I do not get the difference between old school or retro. If a difference between retro and old school exists, then the last old school year I go with is 2006. DVDs hit their peak around 2003-2004 with movies like Finding Nemo and Shrek 2 being released on DVD. Not to mention the Family Guy and Chappelle's Show DVDs.
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Post by John Titor on Jun 30, 2021 12:01:46 GMT 10
When all the box set seasons came out of shows, I will say 2005-2006 school year DVD peaked
Blockbuster video peaked in the 2004-2005 school year in general according to the Doc
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Post by John Titor on Jun 30, 2021 12:57:05 GMT 10
When all the box set seasons came out of shows, I will say 2005-2006 school year DVD peaked Blockbuster video peaked in the 2004-2005 school year in general according to the Doc I can vibe with that. 2004-2005 is peak Blockbuster video. I would be there every weekend in that school year. I think 2003-2004 is too early for DVD to peak because they were in their early stages or just getting started phase since about 2001-2002. I remember Blockbuster being SUPER packed in 2004
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Post by John Titor on Jun 30, 2021 13:15:06 GMT 10
I remember Blockbuster being SUPER packed in 2004 I wonder if that partly has to do with the movie releases that year. I think so, no lie it really was packed because I had a blockbuster near my house I would go to weekly, so I would notice these changes
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Post by astropoug on Jul 1, 2021 6:22:00 GMT 10
I wonder if that partly has to do with the movie releases that year. I think so, no lie it really was packed because I had a blockbuster near my house I would go to weekly, so I would notice these changes Probably helps 2004 was a great year for movies -Spider-Man 2 -Shrek 2 -The Incredibles -Mean Girls -Anchorman -Prisoner of Azkaban -The Day After Tomorrow
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Post by astropoug on Jul 1, 2021 6:25:02 GMT 10
The more I think about it, 2004 truly was a different world from today. Blockbuster and Toys R Us were very popular whilst today they are gone. Social media was still in its infancy. Cell phones actually had variety rather than the bland slabs they all are today. Windows XP was BY FAR the most popular operating system. Rock genres like pop punk were huge. Most online videos were either Flash videos or RealPlayer videos. There was no YouTube.
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Post by John Titor on Jul 1, 2021 7:58:28 GMT 10
The more I think about it, 2004 truly was a different world from today. Blockbuster and Toys R Us were very popular whilst today they are gone. Social media was still in its infancy. Cell phones actually had variety rather than the bland slabs they all are today. Windows XP was BY FAR the most popular operating system. Rock genres like pop punk were huge. Most online videos were either Flash videos or RealPlayer videos. There was no YouTube. I laughed @ this one dude on youtube ( he does not remember the early or mid 2000s) he said that MAC OS X and IMAC was the defacto standard, and everyone had a mac /apple device back then as they did now. I sent him an e-mail it was pretty long rant, basically he needs to get his head checked because that was NEVER the case in the early to mid 2000s lmao WINDOWS XP was the OS everyone had, no questions, if you didn't have XP you had 2000 or ME and were waiting to upgrade to XP
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Post by astropoug on Jul 1, 2021 9:03:13 GMT 10
The more I think about it, 2004 truly was a different world from today. Blockbuster and Toys R Us were very popular whilst today they are gone. Social media was still in its infancy. Cell phones actually had variety rather than the bland slabs they all are today. Windows XP was BY FAR the most popular operating system. Rock genres like pop punk were huge. Most online videos were either Flash videos or RealPlayer videos. There was no YouTube. I laughed @ this one dude on youtube ( he does not remember the early or mid 2000s) he said that MAC OS X and IMAC was the defacto standard, and everyone had a mac /apple device back then as they did now. I sent him an e-mail it was pretty long rant, basically he needs to get his head checked because that was NEVER the case in the early to mid 2000s lmao WINDOWS XP was the OS everyone had, no questions, if you didn't have XP you had 2000 or ME and were waiting to upgrade to XP If you ask somebody to name a 2000s operating system, it's GOING to be Windows XP. Honestly, even someone who wasn't there for the 2000s should know that Windows XP was the dominant OS of the era.
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