The year 2008 was the definitive turning point for mobile application ecosystems, decentralized technologies, and cloud-based productivity. The web fully transitioned from an era of… Read More »20 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2008 Edition
The year 2008 was a period of global economic turmoil, but in the world of technology, it was the year the „Mobile and Cloud” era… Read More »17 AI Evolution Facts: The 2008 Edition
Introduction & Context: 2010 was the year that bridged the gap between the cellular era and the fully connected social media age. It was the… Read More »59 Fun Facts: The 2010 iPad Launch & Instagram Debut Edition
Introduction & Context: 2008 was a year of seismic shifts that redefined the American landscape. It was the year of „Hope and Change,” as a… Read More »59 Fun Facts: The 2008 Obama Election & Financial Crisis Edition
President Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to rescue the failing US banking system. Part of the 59 Fun Facts: The 2008 Obama Election… Read More »2008 File: The $700 Billion Bailout
Sarah Palin becomes a national figure and a target for Tina Fey’s legendary Saturday Night Live impressions. Part of the 59 Fun Facts: The 2008 Obama Election… Read More »2008 Legacy: Culture
The first commercial Android phone is released. Its open-source nature ensures that Google’s data-driven ecosystem and its underlying algorithms will soon scale across a diverse… Read More »2008 Archive: The Debut of the T-Mobile G1 (Android)
Apple opens the App Store in July, forever changing how we use mobile devices and creating a billion-dollar industry overnight. Part of the 59 Fun… Read More »2008 File: The Launch of the App Store
The Large Hadron Collider is powered up for the first time in Switzerland, seeking the „God Particle”. Part of the 59 Fun Facts: The 2008… Read More »2008 Record: Science
The term „Big Data” enters the mainstream (highlighted by a special issue of Nature). Researchers officially recognize that the sheer volume of information being generated… Read More »2008 Vault: The Rise of „Big Data” as a Term