Part Two: What's Awesome Now That Use To Suck!
That's right, with a bit of crowd-sourcing and a whole lotta' love we give you the 'awesome sauce' list. I'm sure there's a million things we missed, so consider this a conversation starter. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
- iPads and tablets
- Hyundai
- Amazon
- Cell Phones
- On-demand television
- Electric cars
- Anti-depression medication
- Digital cameras
- Video games
- There's an app for that!
- Diet soda (Coke Zero)
- High-definition television
- Computer graphics
- Fighting cancer and other fatal health issues
- eBooks
- Tazers
- Webmail
- Free wifi
- Sneakers
- Copiers & Scanners
- IKEA
- Home prices
- Digital publishing
- Self-publishing for musical artists & graphical artists
- Dentists
- Crowd-sourcing
- Wikipedia
- Alternate reality games (ARG's)
- Social Media
- Online shopping
- Classic Rock
- Words with Friends
- Social gaming
- Starbucks coffee
- Nyan Cat virtually every viral video
- Augmented reality
- Electronic mail
- Sugar-free candy and gums
- Tow Trucks
- Renewable energy
- Prosthetics
- 3D
- Speed dialing
- Outlet malls
- Live concerts - though the ticket prices seem to reflect the increase in quality
- Instant streaming movies: Netflix, Roku box, Hulu, Apple TV
- Apple's product pricing
- Prepaid electronic toll transponder (e.i. - "Sunpass" for us Floridians)
- Computer Operating Systems (unless it's Windows)
- All video game platforms
- The internet (e.i. - free porno)
- Martial arts movies
- Car-chase scenes
- Learning toys
- Park playgrounds
- Educational programming (with the caveat of protecting Sesame Street and The Electric Company)
- http://squareup.com
- Animated movies for children/adults
- Stadium seating in movie theaters
- Breast augmentation
- Watching soccer
- Blogging & self-publishing
- Zombie movies and education
- I'm going to regret saying this one: customer service
- Long-distance phone calls
- Robots
- Listening
- All things Adobe - but NOT the "Updater" software from hell!
- Disposable razors
- Outback Steakhouse
- Costco
- Golf, both watching and playing it
- Vegetables (like the sucked when you were a kid)
- Bicycles and self-propelled personal transportation
- Cat litter (well for the most part)
Yes, of course I want to know what we missed! See the comments below and let's get this party started! Send this list around to your friends too and let's hear what they think!