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Remember the sweet sound of dial-up internet or spending hours on MySpace? Join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we count down the tech, platforms, and gadgets from the 2000s that have vanished! From communication staples to entertainment hubs that defined a generation, these relics have been replaced by newer technology.
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00:00To the red envelope that changed the world, at just 25 years young, the Netflix DVD service is going dark.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most unforgettable throwback tech, gadgets, and digital platforms from the 2000s.
00:18But few, if any, make MySpace their own anymore.
00:23Number 30. Jetix.
00:25This Disney-owned kids' TV brand brings back memories for a lot of people who grew up in the 2000s.
00:33It's hard to forget that epic logo.
00:35Jetix.
00:36Jetix offered a mix of live-action and animated series, plus the world's first trading card game played concurrently on TV and online.
00:46The channel was available in various parts of the world, including the US, Latin America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
00:53In some places, Jetix expanded its reach, with magazines, award shows, and even an international youth soccer tournament.
01:01Here's how it all plays out.
01:03Boys and girls from 16 countries travel to Paris to compete in the Jetix Kids' Cup.
01:08Even though it was a hit after launching in 2004, it didn't stick around for long.
01:13By the end of the decade, it was discontinued worldwide.
01:16In the US, it got replaced by Disney XD.
01:19On TV, online, everywhere. Check your local listings.
01:23Number 29. Bebo.
01:25While American-owned, Bebo mainly made its name in the UK.
01:29The social networking platform launched in 2005 gave users a profile and a chance to do all the typical social media stuff we take for granted today.
01:39Blog posts, comments, questionnaires, pictures, videos, and so on.
01:43I took an air fightin'. The boo come up.
01:45The name Bebo stood for blog early, blog often.
01:48And a lot of people must have taken that advice, because at one point, the platform overtook MySpace as the most used social networking site in the UK.
01:58But after it was sold to AOL in 2008, things started to go downhill.
02:02It changed hands again in 2010, and by 2013, it was pretty much cooked.
02:08Multiple relaunch attempts, including one in 2021, came up short.
02:12Will you seek to make Bebo profitable?
02:15Um, it's the last thing on my mind right now.
02:20Number 28. VCRs.
02:22After decades as a staple in countless households, the VCR really started fading into obscurity in the 2000s.
02:29DVDs played a big role in that, overtaking VHS rentals in the U.S. by 2003.
02:35Remember how cool it was to record and playback TV shows?
02:39Or to pop in a videotape of an old favorite movie?
02:42These days, we barely think twice about that kind of access.
02:45The rise of higher quality, more advanced DVRs only sped up the shift in home video.
02:50And by 2016, the last remaining VCR manufacturer had stopped production.
02:56We wanted to continue producing them.
02:58But it's become hard for the vendors to continue producing the parts.
03:02So we decided to stop our production of the VCR.
03:05Number 27. G4.
03:07Perhaps the only drawback for many fans of the G4 television network was that it required a paid subscription.
03:14But plenty would tell you it was worth it.
03:16It's Adam Sesler and Morgan Webb.
03:18Hello and welcome to X-Play.
03:21After launching in 2002, G4 quickly established itself as a favorite for gamers and tech enthusiasts alike.
03:28With shows like Cheat, X-Play, and Attack of the Show, it was the go-to channel for video game tutorials and reviews.
03:35As well as general pop culture, tech, and gaming news.
03:39Okay, you know what? Just make sure to tune in.
03:42January 2nd, 2008. That's when we're coming back.
03:44In 2013, G4 was available in over half of all American households with TV.
03:50But by the end of 2014, it was shut down.
03:53And that's all for now.
03:55A relaunch came seven years later.
03:57But it only took a year before the network disappeared from TV guides once again.
04:02Number 26. Radio Disney.
04:04A lot of 2000s kids couldn't get enough of Disney Channel growing up.
04:08But we can't forget Radio Disney either.
04:10Which, unlike the former, is no longer with us.
04:13Radio Disney. Hear your music, your way.
04:15Disney Channel lovers could get a musical fix even when they weren't in front of the TV.
04:20Radio Disney played songs from Disney Channel shows and teen idols.
04:24Along with some mainstream pop and R&B you'd hear on other stations.
04:29Radio Disney. Your music, your way.
04:31Find your station at RadioDisney.com.
04:33A version of the station still airs in Latin America, broadcast in Spanish.
04:37But the U.S. version, unaffiliated with that one, went off the air in 2021,
04:42about 24 years after its debut.
04:4536 employees will be laid off as part of the move.
04:48Number 25. Netflix DVDs.
04:51Before the days of streaming, Netflix was crushing it as a DVD-by-mail rental service.
04:56For many, checking the mailbox for a Netflix DVD was just another part of the day.
05:00Netflix. All the DVDs you want, starting at only $9.99 a month. No late fees.
05:04The business began in the late 90s and continued to bloom through the 2000s.
05:09In 2004, Netflix made a profit of $49 million, sending out around a million DVDs a day.
05:17At its peak several years later, it had about 20 million subscribers.
05:21You'll get three DVDs. Keep them as long as you want, without late fees.
05:25These days, those red and white envelopes are pure nostalgia.
05:29As video streaming took over in the 2010s, DVD-by-mail lost major steam.
05:34In 2023, Netflix sent out its final DVDs, letting remaining customers keep them as a parting gift.
05:41That marked the end of a legendary run of over 5 billion shipments.
05:46It's just weird thinking about how it's something you'll tell your kids and your grandkids about,
05:50and they'll think you're just a dinosaur.
05:51Number 24, AOL Instant Messenger, AIM.
05:55Before texting and social media DMs took over, AOL Instant Messenger was the way to go,
06:01or at least one of the ways to go.
06:03I get instant messages from John.
06:06Yahoo Messenger was another game changer tons of people used during the 2000s.
06:11But for this list, we're giving the slight edge to AIM, which came out first.
06:16At the peak of its powers, AIM had more than 60 million users,
06:20and was the most widely used instant messaging method in North America.
06:24It's having a verbal chat electronically.
06:27By the time the 2000s were in the rear view, though, competition became overwhelmingly stiff,
06:32as the number of ways to message people expanded and advanced to new heights.
06:37Now, AIM's not just away. It's gone.
06:39People started to shift away from AIM, as it was called, when text messages, Twitter, Facebook started to become more popular.
06:47Number 23, Windows XP.
06:50This operating system developed by Microsoft used to be everywhere.
06:54Schools, libraries, offices, homes, you name it.
06:58In those days, a lot of people were content with how smoothly their computers ran with Windows XP.
07:04Welcome to Windows XP from Microsoft, the new version of Windows that brings your PC to life.
07:10But what once felt fast, user-friendly, and visually appealing, quickly became outdated.
07:16By 2009, about eight years after Windows XP was initially released,
07:21Microsoft nixed its mainstream support.
07:24Five years after that, extended support ended too.
07:27As the decline only steepened.
07:35But even now that Windows XP has become virtually obsolete,
07:39we can never forget that trademark startup sound.
07:47Number 22, MySpace.
07:49Sure, technically MySpace still exists, but it's not the MySpace it was during the 2000s.
07:55The one that was on top of the social media world.
07:58Yes, that's what it was.
08:00The largest social networking site in the world from 2005 to 2009.
08:05And during that stretch, MySpace surpassed Google and Yahoo as the most visited website in the United States.
08:12At one point, it was attracting well over 100 million monthly visitors.
08:16But over time, it lost buzz and customers to Facebook and Twitter, and has become an afterthought.
08:22Now, it's more of a music and entertainment site, and a much, much less popular one at that.
08:28So what went wrong?
08:29Well, a combination of things.
08:31Facebook certainly didn't help, nor did MySpace's own technical issues, management missteps, and failure to evolve the user experience.
08:39The last time I used MySpace was probably in my middle school years.
08:43Number 21, Skype.
08:45Remember this?
08:49These days, we can make video calls with FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more.
08:56But before all of those came along, there was Skype.
08:59The go-to for video calls.
09:01Still remember that ringtone?
09:03Yeah, us too.
09:04Initially released in 2003, Skype eventually amassed hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
09:10Hello.
09:11Hi, Emma.
09:12Its popularity soared in the late 2000s and into the 2010s, as its free video chatting services became available for more and more devices.
09:21But in May 2025, Microsoft, the owner of Skype, shut it down, choosing to put its focus on its Teams platform.
09:29If just hearing the word Skype or seeing that white and blue logo brings up fond memories, you're definitely not alone.
09:36It's deemed Skype to sort of be no longer needed among its portfolio of offerings.
09:45Number 20, BlackBerry Phones.
09:47New BlackBerry, huh?
09:49Yeah.
09:49Me too.
09:50During the mid to late 2000s, BlackBerry was climbing the charts in the mobile phone game, particularly in North America, with its iconic keyboards being a major pull.
10:01In 2009, the BlackBerry curve became the best-selling smartphone in the U.S.
10:06So what went wrong?
10:08You guessed it, iPhones and Androids.
10:10Although BlackBerry continued to expand its global user base and seemed to be thriving within the first few years of iPhones and Androids, its dramatic decline became glaringly apparent by the mid-2010s.
10:23BlackBerry's death rattle came in June 2010 with the release of the iPhone 4.
10:28By the end of that decade, whoever you knew that had previously owned a BlackBerry most likely no longer did.
10:34It was finally time for the company to bow out of the phone game in 2022.
10:38And despite their downfall, these iconic phones will always be bricks in the foundation of smartphone history.
10:46Number 19, Zanga.
10:48Before the social media sites that dominate the digital world today, there was Zanga.
10:53In the 2000s, it became a popular place, especially among teens, to blog and connect online.
10:59This web blogging service took off at the start of the decade, and shortly after, it added features like comments and photo uploads.
11:06In 2006, Zanga let users upload audio blogs and add online friends.
11:12That year, it hit a user base of around 30 million.
11:16But even the launch of video blogs in 2007 wasn't enough to keep this once-significant social media presence around.
11:23Zanga shut its doors in 2013.
11:25Thanks Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
11:28Number 18, Google Reader.
11:30There's Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Maps, Google Earth, so on and so forth.
11:35But what about Google Reader?
11:36It tends to get lost in the shuffle, probably because it hasn't existed since 2013.
11:41Google Reader was launched in 2005 and became a popular way for people to collect their favorite web content in one organized place.
11:50Efficiency and organization were its main draws.
11:53However, a decline in use and Google's desire to focus on other products led them to give Reader the boot.
11:59In March of 2013, a petition to save it reached over 100,000 signatures, but Google stood its ground.
12:06But Google says usage of the service has declined.
12:10Number 17, Motorola Razr V3.
12:13The original Motorola Razr came out in November 2004.
12:16And from 2005 to 2008, it was at the top of the mountain in terms of cell phone popularity in the U.S.
12:26In retrospect, it might not seem all that special, but at the time, it was.
12:31The thin design of the V3 set it apart.
12:34When we reminisce about flip phones in general, the Razr should be thought of as the epitome of that era.
12:39But perhaps the only time you'll see them nowadays is if you put on a TV series from the 2000s like Prison Break or a 2000s movie like The Devil Wears Prada.
12:49Let me see what I can do.
12:50Good.
12:51Number 16, Personal Digital Assistance.
12:54He's got a PDA?
12:54Everybody's got a PDA.
12:56A touchscreen device with data storage, Bluetooth, a calendar, an address book, and a calculator.
13:02Sounds familiar, right?
13:03These are the functions many personal digital assistants, or PDAs, were built to provide.
13:08PDAs entered a lot of people's lives in the 1990s and 2000s.
13:13One example is Microsoft's Pocket PC, which was introduced in 2000, but was phased out by the end of the decade.
13:20So let's type in car, and you'll see that it's suggesting words for me as I type.
13:25The concept of a pocket-sized computer has obviously evolved, becoming more advanced and well-rounded than PDAs ever were.
13:33As a result, PDAs lost their appeal.
13:36Still, they shouldn't be ignored as predecessors to modern smartphones.
13:40But for really smart, check out this palm handheld from CompUSA.
13:44Number 15, Friendster.
13:46115 million users were registered on Friendster in 2008, five years after its launch.
13:54This is one of the ancestors of social media that people probably forget about because it's no longer around.
14:00So here's a place that suits your style.
14:02A place where you can express yourself.
14:04The platform was designed to allow users to connect with others online, share content, comment, message, discover new events, and more.
14:13The problem was that it just couldn't keep up with other major players in the industry, namely Facebook.
14:18Friendster transitioned into a social gaming platform in 2011.
14:22Just a few years later, it shut down its site before officially ceasing to exist in 2018.
14:28Well, it was called Friendster, and at its peak, it was a vibrant social network with more than 50 million members.
14:3450 million?
14:35That's right.
14:36But then, out of the blue, the civilization just ended.
14:39Number 14, Club Penguin.
14:42Rated E for everyone.
14:43As far as online games and virtual worlds go, Club Penguin was a standout.
14:49Just hearing the name probably brings back some nostalgia for anyone who was a kid during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
14:56After launching in 2005, Club Penguin reached 30 million users by 2007, and by 2013, had registered over 200 million accounts.
15:06While users could purchase memberships if they wanted to upgrade their Penguin's style, home, or pet, the basic version of the game was free.
15:14There's something new and exciting every week.
15:17The interactive nature of Club Penguin was also instrumental to its popularity.
15:21That, and of course, the chance to play with virtual penguins.
15:25By the mid-2010s, though, Club Penguin's popularity began to decline, and it was discontinued in 2017.
15:31Number 13, Blockbuster.
15:38Remember the days when watching a movie at home meant first heading to a rental store?
15:42Or waiting for a DVD to arrive in the mail?
15:44For many, Blockbuster was the go-to place for that.
15:47There's one near you.
15:49At its peak, the chain boasted over 9,000 store locations.
15:54However, a combination of factors, including the Great Recession, rising competition,
15:58and a failure to adapt to the changing home video landscape, led to its demise.
16:03By 2014, all corporate-owned Blockbuster stores had closed,
16:08and the company had shut down its DVD-by-mail program after filing for bankruptcy a few years earlier.
16:14This really is the end of an era.
16:16Blockbuster will close all of its remaining stores.
16:18Technically, one Blockbuster store still survives in Bend, Oregon,
16:22serving as a nostalgic tourist attraction and a reminder of the brand's once-iconic status.
16:28This is it.
16:29This is our final stand.
16:31Number 12, Redbox.
16:33Perhaps you remember that eye-catching red movie machine
16:36inside or outside your local supermarket, convenience store, or pharmacy.
16:40And with over 41,000 kiosks in more locations than Starbucks and McDonald's combined,
16:46that vending kiosk was known as Redbox, easy to remember and instantly recognizable.
16:51Redbox was founded in 2002 and quickly expanded its kiosk locations across the U.S.
16:57The idea was transformative, and the technology seemed pretty awesome at the time.
17:03I guess we could get a scary movie.
17:04That one was crazy.
17:06You'd use the screen to browse through numerous movie options,
17:09pick what you wanted to rent, pay, and voila.
17:12The DVD would pop right out.
17:13You'd then bring it home, watch it, and return it when you were done.
17:17Simple as that.
17:18However, with the rise of streaming, the company couldn't keep up.
17:21Its run officially came to an end in 2024.
17:24The 24,000 DVD kiosks are closing as streaming continues its dominance.
17:30Number 11.
17:31iPods.
17:32These discontinued portable media players were a key part of Apple's history
17:36and revolutionized the way we listen to music.
17:39iPods were a tier above formats like mini-discs.
17:42The first ever iPod was released in 2001.
17:45iPod.
17:45A thousand songs in your pocket.
17:47Over the years, Apple produced a variety of models.
17:51The classic, mini, nano, shuffle, and touch,
17:54offering plenty of ways to enjoy your favorite tunes.
17:57Some versions even came with games.
17:59Many former iPod users probably remember the iTunes store to buy songs and build playlists.
18:05Apple officially discontinued the iPod product line in 2022,
18:09but its decline started long before,
18:11as the iPhone took over in the 2010s, blending music playback with so much more.
18:16As a business decision, this makes a lot of sense.
18:19People are not buying iPods.
18:21Number 10.
18:23Nintendo PictoChat.
18:25Before the iPhone, there was the Nintendo PictoChat.
18:28This 2004 messaging app was included on various Nintendo DS consoles.
18:34Essentially, one user could type or draw on their console
18:37and share their message to other DS users.
18:40Hey, look what I got.
18:42We can chat on you.
18:43Wow.
18:43Those who played Super Smash Bros. Brawl may recognize the PictoChat,
18:49as it actually appears as a stage in the game.
18:52Hey-ya.
18:53Hey-ya.
18:54Hey-ya.
18:56Hey-ya.
18:57Hey-ya.
18:57Hey-ya.
18:58Hey-ya.
18:58The app is technically still alive, but let's be honest,
19:02does anyone actually use it anymore?
19:04I'm still cool.
19:05Nah.
19:06You've changed, man.
19:07The DS was discontinued in 2013, and the 3DS has since replaced PictoChat with another
19:13app titled SwapNote.
19:15Number 9.
19:16LiveJournal.
19:17This social networking service technically started back in 1999 when a programmer named
19:23Brad Fitzpatrick created it to stay in touch with his friends.
19:26Nothing is more important than having the freedom to express your thoughts and feelings openly
19:32with others.
19:33On today's social networks, however, you probably feel pressured to censor many of
19:37your true feelings and opinions.
19:38The basics.
19:39People write a personal journal, and other users can read it.
19:43It was eventually adopted by various fandoms and used for things like fanfiction and original
19:48stories.
19:48But even this was eventually taken elsewhere.
19:51I was so calm and boring, I didn't even want a live journal.
19:54And then, Dawson's Creek got bad because there was no one to speak truth to power.
19:57Dawson's Creek did not get bad.
19:59Nowadays, the service is mainly used in Russia.
20:02Isn't that good?
20:03Let's go.
20:04Russia!
20:05Yep, the product was eventually sold to Russian company SUP Media, where it became a popular
20:10site for political pundits and public figures.
20:13Claimed $30 million was paid for the global brand, but soup suggested to business today,
20:18the figure was much higher.
20:19So, like the Twitter of Russia?
20:22Number 8.
20:23Pagers.
20:24Shockingly enough, some people have never seen a pager outside of a movie.
20:28Can I ask you a question?
20:30Do you know if the hotel's pager-friendly?
20:32What do you mean?
20:32I'm not getting a sig on my beeper.
20:34Pagers were essentially used to transmit voice and text messages before the invention of cell
20:40phones.
20:40Gosh, I hope you got a picture of that with a camera on your beeper.
20:43Actually, my beeper doesn't have a camera, but it does have a pedometer.
20:46Actually, not this one.
20:48These things have been used since the 50s, although they lasted well into the 2000s.
20:53First of all, Jake, there's no records that you and I teamed up together because you insisted
20:56that we only communicate through a beeper.
20:58How stupid beepers were right to be addicted to our phones.
21:01In 2003 alone, the pager industry generated over $6 billion in revenue.
21:07Unfortunately, this all came crashing down upon the widespread adoption of cell phones
21:12and, you know, texting.
21:14Oh, my moolah!
21:15It's escaping my clutches!
21:16Nowadays, pagers are mainly used in public health and emergency industries.
21:21What's with the second beeper?
21:22Carla gave it to me.
21:23This is due to their systems being more reliable than cell networks.
21:27Number 7.
21:28Microsoft Zune
21:29The Zune was essentially Microsoft's answer to the iPod.
21:33It was a line of portable media devices that could play music and videos through the Zune
21:38Music Pass service.
21:39Just show me how to work this thing.
21:42Well, the turning thing there makes the songs go up and down.
21:45Made by primitive people.
21:46That is primitive.
21:47I'll show you some of my favorites.
21:48It's got traffic.
21:49That's really good.
21:50The first model, the Zune 30, came equipped with a whopping 30 gigs of storage and a 3-inch
21:56screen.
21:57It was introduced in 2006, but sales were immediately stagnant.
22:06It took just 3% of the MP3 market and was considered dead by 2008.
22:12I stood in front of a case of iPods and I bought a Zune.
22:17Sales had crashed and even major stores like GameStop refused to sell them, citing a lack
22:27of demand.
22:27The hardware hung on until 2011, until it was mercifully discontinued.
22:33Number 6.
22:34CD Binders
22:35CD players were introduced in 1982 and quickly eclipsed records as the primary method of listening
22:42to music.
22:42Well, lads, what do you think of the new album cover?
22:45Great, but it won't look good when it's shrunk down for a CD.
22:49CD?
22:49What's a CD?
22:50A digital compact disc.
22:52Their popularity lasted well into the 2000s.
22:55That is, before things like the iPod and smartphones essentially made them obsolete.
23:00I get iPod.
23:02He only get iPod Mini.
23:03But before then, we needed something to hold our hundreds of CDs.
23:07The answer?
23:08CD Binders.
23:09These were large books filled with plastic pages, and in these pages were slots in which
23:15to slide a CD.
23:16Unfortunately, the fun of flipping through these booklets went out with CD players themselves.
23:21Now we can scroll through our phones instead.
23:38Admittedly, it does not bring the same joy.
23:42Number 5.
23:43Sony Ericsson
23:44Remember the Sony Ericsson?
23:46Not many do.
23:47Pepperidge Farm remembers.
23:49The mobile market is a fickle thing, and many companies, including Blackberry, have come
23:54and gone.
23:55Smartphones were actually in play long before the iPhone appeared in 2007.
24:06In fact, five years earlier, Sony released a touch-based smartphone called the Sony Ericsson
24:12P800.
24:13This ran under the Symbian OS, which was developed in the late 90s for PDAs.
24:18The final Ericsson phone was the Vivaz, which was introduced in March 2010.
24:23After that, the Ericsson brand was discontinued.
24:31Sony dropped their previous OS and began running Android, and they abandoned the Ericsson line
24:37to focus exclusively on the Xperia.
24:40Number 4.
24:41Halo 2 servers
24:42Few video games are as historic as Halo 2.
24:53Gentlemen, we're lucky to have you back.
24:55Its multiplayer component helped popularize Xbox Live and originated many now-common aspects
25:02of online gaming, including matchmaking and lobbies.
25:05Multiplayer is a little different because it's more like a sport in that you're, you
25:08know, yes, the game is there, but it's basically helping you compete against your friends.
25:13Yep, one could certainly make the argument that online multiplayer gaming began with Halo 2,
25:19at least within the mainstream.
25:21Oh, I haven't had a chance to shower for a few days.
25:23I've been gaming like a loon.
25:24Unfortunately, a major part of its history is now dead.
25:28The Xbox Live server was officially discontinued in April of 2010, and the PC servers were
25:34terminated three years later.
25:35I thought we were going to play Halo tonight.
25:37By the summer of 2013, all the OG Halo 2 servers were offline.
25:42Luckily, the game survives through the Master Chief collection, and its multiplayer can still
25:47be enjoyed to this day.
25:48Now make a girl the problem.
25:50If you know you can't keep it.
25:52Number 3.
25:53MSN
25:54There was simply nothing like getting home from school, grabbing a snack, and logging into
25:59MSN for the night.
26:00This was a basic service that allowed two or more people to talk to each other through
26:04text-based messaging.
26:05What about your girlfriend?
26:08Well, things are getting pretty serious right now.
26:11I mean, we chat online for like two hours every day, so I guess you could say things are
26:16getting pretty serious.
26:17Voice recordings were introduced in later iterations.
26:20The service really took off in the early 2000s, with version 7.5 being released in the summer
26:26of 2005.
26:32Following that, MSN was rebranded as Windows Live Messenger, and this was officially released
26:38in June of 2006.
26:45Unfortunately, it was also around this time that social media truly blew up, leaving Messenger
26:50in the dust.
26:51I don't want things to change.
26:53But you can't stop the change, any more than you can stop the suns from setting.
26:59Number 2.
27:00LimeWire and Napster
27:01Following the advent of the internet, it didn't take long for file-sharing clients to pop up.
27:07The most popular by far were LimeWire and Napster.
27:10Well, I founded an internet company that let folks download and share music for free.
27:15Kind of like Napster?
27:16Exactly.
27:17Like Napster.
27:18What do you mean?
27:19I founded Napster.
27:21Sean Parker founded Napster.
27:23Nice to meet you.
27:24These took advantage of something called peer-to-peer file-sharing.
27:27It essentially allowed people to download music from someone else's files without paying
27:31for it.
27:32Isn't that stealing?
27:33We'll let you be the judge.
27:48These systems exploded in the early 2000s and were easy enough to use.
27:52So much so that even the most technologically-averse individuals could operate them.
27:57Of course, along with their popularity came the copyright lawsuits.
28:00As a result, Napster was forced to shut down in 2001.
28:04I'm starting to like this whole sharing thing.
28:07Hey, boys!
28:09Fuck, I'm here!
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28:29Number 1.
28:31Dial-Up Internet
28:32Anyone who used the internet in the early 2000s knows the sound of dial-up.
28:40As a result, the dial-up noise is something 14-year-old Hebe Richardson has come to dread.
28:46Dial-up allowed us to access the early internet, which was more of a Wild West experience than
28:50the corporatized internet of today.
28:53The speeds were cumbersome and the video and audio quality was not for the faint of heart.
28:57But there was an undeniable sense of fun to it all.
29:09Hurry up!
29:09I'm a busy man!
29:11We were experiencing something truly groundbreaking.
29:15Historic, even.
29:16Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day.
29:20Of course, broadband killed dial-up in the mid-2000s, and a certain part of the internet ended with it.
29:26Broadband is the marriage of those technologies.
29:29The best description I heard came from a pioneer in broadband, Excite at Home.
29:33They call it the internet on steroids.
29:35One thing we don't miss, however, is having to log off so someone could use the phone.
29:40Yeesh.
29:41What do you miss most from the 2000s?
29:44Let us know in the comments.
29:45How long was I out?
29:47Is Napster still a thing?
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