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Have We Learned from the New Economy?

Posted by michael on from the short-answer:-no dept.

prostoalex writes "The new issue of Fast Company magazine looks at the so-called New Economy in retrospect. There were some myths about the Internet that were not true, or could be considered true only partially in the brief history of the Internet boom, there were people who got burned and those who nicely cashed out and then there were those who had to start a new life because of the Internet."

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  1. Duh... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just picked up a package from the Post Office this morning. I placed the order on the internet and when it arrived the From address was about 10 miles from where I live, I drive past it twice every day and ride my bicycle past it on Saturdays and Sundays. I paid shipping and waited, when I could have just nipped in and got the item I wanted right away. Truly, I've taken the internet for granted. Anywhere to order from might as well be another country, for the way I simply point and click.

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    1. Re:Duh... by wibs · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have a similar story... when I used to live in Long Beach, CA, I ordered a package that I soon found out was originating in Long Beach, CA through the online tracking. A week later it was in Nashville, TN, not long after that Illinois, and almost 2 weeks later it finally arrived having seen more of the US than I have. I know it's still cheaper than having an actual storefront, but the cost effectiveness of giving a box a vacation eludes me.

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      If you get nervous, just remember that there are a few billion other people who don't really give a damn.
  2. GI Joe by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've learned that Slashdot provides a lot of resources for procrastinating at work, reading articles about how much money is lost because employees surf the web at work...while surfing the web at work.

    And knowing's half the battle!

  3. I'll answer the thread... by Tommy2099 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...as soon as I finish my proposal for a new social networking app crossed with an ITunes like music store...

  4. what i learned from the internet boom by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    strangely enough, the titles of the magazines devoted to the internet boom: "fast company", "red herring", "wired": these were cautionary roadsigns, titles picked perhaps unconsciously as signposts of what we were all really dealing with

    we were all... "slashdotted" ;-P

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  5. Al Gore invinted the Internet? by FePe · · Score: 1, Funny
    From Relics of the New Economy: Where Are They Now?:

    8. Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

    Then: "Created the Internet."

    I thought it was Tim Berners-Lee.

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    "Until you do what you believe in, how do you know whether you believe in it or not?" -- Leo Tolstoy
    1. Re:Al Gore invinted the Internet? by jeffy124 · · Score: 3, Funny

      of course Al Gore invented the Internet. it does, after all, run on al-gore-ithms.

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    2. Re:Al Gore invinted the Internet? by FePe · · Score: 2, Funny
      of course Al Gore invented the Internet. it does, after all, run on al-gore-ithms.

      He invented programming too?

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      "Until you do what you believe in, how do you know whether you believe in it or not?" -- Leo Tolstoy
  6. Re:dont be fooled by dave420-2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks, but we could really have used that nugget of wisdom in '97 :-P

  7. Corrollary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...that a Fast Company subscription is a waste of money?

  8. HELLO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Me and some expert internet technologists are starting a revolutionary new company called e-BS. This new company will revolutionize how the world uses and produces BS. Our website BS distribution system will allow BS generators from accross America to deliver their BS to the masses at cut rate prices. If you would like to invest in this great new company please contact me immediately. The intial blocks of shares are going to be sold for 1 million USD each. Thank you.

  9. Kim Polese by asr_man · · Score: 4, Funny

    7. Kim Polese, cofounder and former chairman of Marimba

    Then: To put it crudely, Polese was one hot chick in a room full of nerds. ...

    Really? Judge for yourself...

    1. Re:Kim Polese by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Funny

      She's no Morgo the alligator boy, but that certainly was a strange new usage of the term "hot chick"!

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    2. Re:Kim Polese by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
      > Hey, don't dis Carly!
      >
      >She may not have the looks but powerful professional women like her (and Hillary C) turn me on.
      >
      > Either of them is free to whip my ass raw with a riding crop and ream me with a strap-on dildo - anytime, anywhere.

      You worked at HP too, huh?

  10. Re:like me and NETFLIX by mekkab · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let me put it to you this way. Banana Republic.com sent my wife a Christmas Present for being "such a valued customer."

    A PRESENT!
    I guess someone's gotta keep internet stores a float.

    P.S.- there are codes on line. DO you REALLY have to pay for postage?!

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