Hop into the digital time machine and let’s rewind to November 7th, 2013, when the internet was a vastly different landscape. Here’s a glimpse into what you would have found surfing the web a decade ago:
🌐 Simpler Social Media: If you logged onto Facebook or Twitter, you’d notice less clutter. The algorithms were less complex, and your feed wasn’t so finely tuned to your every like and scroll.
🎮 Gaming Galore: Popular games from 2013 like ‘Candy Crush Saga’ were all the rage, often played on browsers or early smartphones, dominating the screens and time of casual gamers everywhere.
📱 Smartphone Evolution: Speaking of smartphones, this was a time when the iPhone 5s was brand new with its touch ID, and Androids were charming with their KitKat 4.4 update.
🎵 Viral Tunes: You might stumble upon a catchy tune called ‘The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)’ by Ylvis, which was everywhere on the internet, leaving us all wondering indeed what sounds foxes make.
📰 News and Views: The headlines of the day would be there too, covering everything from politics to the latest tech releases, perhaps even the launch of the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One.
🔍 Search and Discover: Google’s homepage would be simpler, the search engine just beginning to expand into the behemoth of services and apps it is today.
📺 Video Entertainment: Over on YouTube, ‘Harlem Shake’ videos were finally starting to wane, but epic fail compilations, cat videos, and Let’s Plays were just hitting their stride.
This nostalgic trip shows how much the internet can change in just ten years. The evolution is continuous, often so smooth that we don’t notice the ground shifting beneath our virtual feet. So take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come – who knows what the internet will look like ten years from now?
