[benharrison]

In my personal experience the Internet and technology changed way more from 92-02 than it did from 02-12. In '02 I had already had broadband for the past 3 years, and so did many of my non-technical friends. I even remember some of them having multiple computers in their home; a family computer, computers in the bedrooms, etc. Everybody used Internet Explorer 5 or 6, and those who were more technically savvy also used ad-aware (or something similar).

The biggest differences in my opinion (aside from smart phones) is the impact of social media and the abundance of streaming video/music that's available today. In '02 it seemed everyone used AIM or Hotmail with an obscure screen name. Now people are open with their real identities, and it's easy to find acquaintances through friend's "friends lists". Also we have Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, WatchESPN, etc, that just wasn't available 10 years ago.