Television has been a part of my life since I was born as has the Internet and radio. If you were to look at a history of these three means of communication you would see that this has not always been the case. Yes, I know you are probably all shocked that we didn't just wake up one day and have these things in our laps. Throughout the years television has been climbing in popularity as did radio once. Radio was the starting point for all of these things and that is why I consider it an honor to be a part of the radio station team at my college. Anyway, not the point of this post. Radio was television without the pictures it had drama's and music programs, weather and news. When television came along it became very popular very quickly and radio was in jeopardy of losing its spot with the people. So radio changed its format and became primarily music and talk radio. Television continued to be a success and it still is a booming industry today. Following these two things the Internet was born. I am going to make a prediction here and say that it will not be long before the internet takes over cable television as it has already started doing. Ever heard of hulu? As a college student I have the option to pay for cable in my dorm room and I do have a TV but I much prefer to use it for DVD only. I watch hulu to keep up with my favorite television shows because it's more convenient and time efficient. There is one maybe two commercials and it's back to the show. Instead of an hour long it's about 42 to 45 minutes. As I come home on breaks I notice that television does not holy my interest anymore because I watch everything on hulu. The funny part about that is, we have satellite TV! Here's a video explaining where we might be headed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0ztxdsFis&feature=related
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