Thanks to NBC News, photos from the street leading up to St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican give us a picture book lesson about how the mobile age has changed people, events, culture, and the world in just a few short years.
Here’s a photo going back to 2005, as people crowded the area watching Pope John Paul III’s body being carried into the Basilica.
Now fast-forward to a couple of days ago as Pope Francis made his first appearance on the Vatican balcony.
As writer Carlo Dellaverson points out, the iPhone still not did exist when the top photo was taken. I found it also interesting that this was the first year we conducted our inaugural Techsurvey. At that time, only 84% of our respondents owned a cell phone of any kind.
Our world has changed. We know that, of course. But sometimes, seeing it so vividly brings home the accelerated culture in which we live.
Thanks to jacAPPS’ Bryan Steckler for bring these amazing photos to my attention.
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So funny..I just sent this picture out to my leadership team before I saw this blog post.
No worries..though. Digital is just a passing fad….
Exactly, Dave. Our lives haven’t changed all that much, have they? Not to mention our businesses. Thanks for chiming in.
The difference is remarkable. When the band starts playing Freebird…it’s not lighters that come up anymore…the fans are in record mode.
Exactly – it wasn’t that long ago that some bands were trying to stop concertgoers from recording their shows on their phones. Good luck with that. Thanks, Tony, for the observation.