Monday, November 24, 2014

Dot.Com to Dot.Bomb


This technological revolution of the 90’s was insane! I was really fascinated by the events that were going on during the start of the internet bubble to its burst. It was an epic time for all of the investors that assumed that by operating their companies online – they were going to make MILLIONS.
 Plastic dinosaurs were used by our professor to represent the big companies that are in a race for dominance - which I thought was a creative approach! Although it was hard to watch all of these powerful companies being knocked down hard one by one during this era. I’m not surprised to learn that some of the companies that were established such as Amazon and Yahoo still exist today. What stuck out to me the most was Microsoft’s mission statement, of how they want a computer in every home on every desk…kind of scary how they were trying to run the world. It was also interesting to know that in 1994 people were already trying to do 3D with the web. Towards the end, I discover that the bubble burst was caused by two main factors. One revolves around how inexperienced individuals of the company didn't know how to generate revenue of their cash flow and the problem of overvalued stocks. 

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