Growing up on the cusp of social media (opens in new tab)

Earlier this week I wrote about the newly announced for the UK. The post has so far been one of my most read on this blog so far (hot topic, but has also got me thinking about my relationship with technology and the web around that age. Especially after speaking with a colleague who has a 16 year old son. I grew up in a rural area, so communication technology was always lagging behind the urban areas. TV signal could be spotty at times, and if the wind was particularly bad then power cuts wer...