Nick Brien got his OMMA Global keynote off this morning with a bit of a sound effect. And I will say, it had a pronounced affect â€" on me. Made me cringe, actually.
The sound, was the
audio of a circa 1990s dial-up modem connecting online. (Makes my nerves jitter just to rethink about it.)
“Who remembers that sound,†Brien boomed. Surprisingly, he was greeted
by applause, but I suspect that has more to do with nostalgia, than a romantic recollection about modem sounds.
“I for one remember that sound, fondly, how long it took, and the
disconnection,†Brien said, but I have a feeling he was being funny.