JUNE 18, 2012

Full News Archive

• Headline: The Rise of Digital Media Innovations. Impact: The rapid rise of digital media in 2011 led to the eventual decline of print newspapers, which in turn caused a nationwide nostalgia for the smell of old paper, leading to a bizarre resurgence of book festivals and hipster bookstores in the 2020s. Fact: The Huffington Post was actually created in a time when people still believed that reading online could be a legitimate substitute for reading real books. Spoiler alert: it wasn't.
• Headline: Apple vs Google: The Mapping Battle. Impact: The epic battle between Apple and Google over mobile maps resulted in a cosmic shift in humanity's ability to get lost. Decades later, people began to believe that GPS was a sentient entity trying to control their lives, leading to a cult of map worshippers. Fact: Remember when we all used paper maps and asked for directions? Yeah, that was a time when 'getting lost' meant having an adventure, not just being eternally frustrated while arguing with your phone's voice assistant.
• Headline: Newspaper Work, With Warren Buffett as Boss. Impact: Warren Buffett's unexpected newspaper purchases triggered an era where investment moguls became accidental media tycoons, while the rest of us were still trying to figure out how to fold a paper without it turning into a paper airplane. Fact: Buffett buying newspapers is like if your grandma suddenly decided to open a nightclub. You just can’t help but wonder what prompted that change in plans.
• Headline: Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts. Impact: The struggle to verify ages online ushered in a new age of digital paranoia where every online interaction was scrutinized, leading to the rise of the Internet Safety Police, who ironically couldn't verify their own ages either. Fact: In the grand scheme of things, trying to verify ages online is like trying to capture a unicorn—both are mythical endeavors that often end with disappointment and a lot of wishful thinking.