G.I. Joe, TiVO, and Google are 3 popular mainstream icons in today’s society. G.I. Joe has been in the spot light since approximately 1982 and has never moved from it through multiple formations. G.I Joe is a representation of the American Hero. TiVo has been the buzz word amongst TV viewers since the late 90’s due to its ability to record and playback live video. TiVo idolizes getting everything you want the way you want it, to include your TV. Google is a commonly utilized internet search engine dating back to the mid 90’s that has established a standard for accessing endless amounts of data available on the internet with over 1 billion pages already indexed in its database. Google has become an Icon in its own time because now internet users commonly refer to searching for information on the internet as “Googling it.”
G.I Joe is truly a real American hero fighting to protect America against the evil forces that threaten our daily lives. G.I. Joe represents everything that every American boy wants to be, a hero who becomes triumphant over his enemies. It is engrained into the American way of life that once men become of legal age they step up and serve their country in times of need, G.I. Joe is a prime example. G.I Joe was definitely one of my icons growing up and was a good role model because he represented strength, cunning, bravery, and was not just a cool looking toy to play with.
It is human nature to be convenient. It is American to have convenience our way! TiVo represents the start of a new era for TV watchers throughout the States. We live our daily lives on a constant schedule but TiVo, or commonly referred to now as DVR, has allowed us to relinquish this hold on us by allowing us to watch TV when we want to. TiVo allows us to fast forward through commercials, which have become icons themselves over the years, and focus our short attention spans on what we really want to see and how many times we want to see it. All of this can be accomplished with the push of a button. I’m ashamed to say that TiVo has become an essential part of my family’s life but I have to honestly say that I kind of like it.
Google has redefined the way we surf the internet. It is a proven fact that a majority of internet users will use a search engine to find the data they need or to find an obscure website. A majority of those users that utilize a search engine either regularly use Google or have used Google. Google is the standard for search engines and has forever set the standard how web pages are indexed and quickly can be retrieved via a few key words. Google has become so popular that they have started their own brand of phones and will soon release their own operating system in competition with Microsoft Windows. I use Google on a daily basis for my technical research for work and yes even for my homework, why not?
1 comment:
I particularly enjoyed your take on Google. It is entirely true that the vast majority of Internet users are search engine junkies. Once a site is found, it is bookmarked and forgotten or simply searched for again if the need arises. Heck, I do it everyday as well.
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