Wednesday, March 10, 2010

As The Highest NASDAQ Closing In History Turns 10 Years Old...

Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the NASDAQ Peaking at 5,048.62.

An entire decade has passed and we are nowhere near the numbers when the tech bubble burst in 2000. Right now, the NASDAQ is at 2,431. Some things have changed since then, though. Fast Company has given us the following to reflect upon:

World's Richest Man Then: Bill Gates
World's Richest Man Now: Bill Gates

U.S. Cell Phone Penetration Then: 34%
U.S. Cell Phone Penetration Now: 89%

Number Of Daily Newspapers In The U.S. Then: 1,480
Number Of Daily Newspapers In The U.S. Now: 1,422

No. 1 Web Site Then: AOL
No. 1 Web Site Now: Google

Internet Users Worldwide Then: 360 Million
Internet Users Worldwide Now: 1.7 Billion

No. 1 Auto Manufacturer In The World Then: General Motors
No. 1 Auto Manufacturer In The World Now: Toyota

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