When I wrote the title: How The Web Has Changed Your World, I knew that was too big of a topic for one article.  But today I invite you to play along and participate.

This is a thinking game.  Take some time and jot down your answers to the question, How Has The Web Changed My World?  And I’ll share with you my answers. 

I’m 55.  Access to the internet began about 20 years ago, with Windows 95 as an operating system.

I met my wife, Kathy 15 years ago via an online dating site which was somewhat new back then.

I’ve gone from a desktop computer in our living room to multiple laptops and a smartphone that has more power than that original desktop.

The only reason I need to go to my radio station is for a meeting or two each week and to print stuff that I don’t want to print at home.

I no longer need to fill out any paper work for my job.  I mean real paper, made from trees.  Everything I do I can do online and access everything via the web.  My files are stored in the cloud with backups.   However I still use paper for presentations and to get signatures on agreements.  But those signed papers are then scanned and stored digitally and the original paper… gone.

Shopping. My adult kids who live out of town are good at using Amazon Gift Lists which is helpful.  Just this week, I ordered something for my son who lives in South Carolina for his birthday this month.  (My wife ordered coffee last month online but still does most of her shopping and sending of gifts the old fashioned way.)

Need a phone number?  Google it.  Need to check a movie time? Google again. I even bought movie tickets the last time with my laptop.  Want to find an article on my own website that I wrote?  The answer again is Google, because that search function located at the top of the page is powered by Google too.

Instead of paying bills by hand, I do it online.

The landline phone has been gone for years, replaced by computers we carry in our pockets.  I can take a picture with it and it will be saved in one of my Google accounts automatically.

I can communicate with others via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, text, email and of course with a phone call.  I did a Google Hangout Video Chat last month with my daughter and family in Colorado.

Okay, enough about me.  It’s your turn. If you are 30 or older, the web has changed your world.  Think about how and share.