52. The Digital Decade

March 4, 2010

Writers and pundits can't figure out what to call the first decade of the 21st Century. The New Yorker did a bit by Rebecca Mead on the failure to find a hook for this time - the Oughts never took off. The Millenials are people. It's a decade without a name...until now

I propose we refer to this period as the first totally Digital Decade.

It is the first decade of widespread internet use. It is the first complete decade in which I utilized digital photography from start to end. It is the decade that saw the end of analog TV broadcasts. It is the first complete decade of cell phones, email and social networks.

In a nutshell, it is The Digital Decade: 2000-2010. That's my vote. I challenge you to come up with something better.