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Global Positioning System (GPS)
Global Positioning Systems give people directions on how to get to a certain destination. This helps me find my friends' houses and gas stations when I'm low on gas. -
Bell Atlantic - GTE Merger for Verizon
This merger formed Verizon. This affected my life because it gave me my first cell phone -
iTunes
iTunes is a program that you download to download, save, and organize music then convert the music to a portable device. This affected my life because most of the music I listen to comes from iTunes. -
iPods
iPods are portable devices that save and organize music. This affected my life because I use to listen to all my music on iPods. -
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking website where people become friends and update their profiles. This was one of the original websites where people can completely update their profiles. This affected my life because I kept in touch with my friends on this website. -
Facebook
This site was originally thefacebook.com. Its an online directory that connects people through social networking. This affects my life because I keep in touch with my friends through here. -
Youtube
Youtube is a website where people uploaded videos and other people can watch them. This affected my life because this is where I usually listen to music and watch videos if I need to. -
Twitter
Twitter is a micro-blogging, social network site where people share statuses on what they are doing. I keep in contact with my friends on twitter and keep my friends up to date with me -
iPhone
iPhones are portable devices where people call, text, download applications, listen to music and more. iPhones have affected my life because when I need to contact someone I call them and I listen to most of my music on here. -
Gateway
Gateway is a computer hardware company which makes computers. I keep in contact with my friends on gateway laptops and do most my typed homework on them. -
Works Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
http://www.historyoffacebook.com/
http://www22.verizon.com/investor/corporatehistory.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway,_Inc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone
http://www.ipodhistory.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes
