Touching the future

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Describe a time when your mobile phone made you feel powerful.

"I remember the first time I sent a “BBM” through my BlackBerry. The thought that I could instant message someone directly in my phone while away from my computer opened up my mind to the powerful potential of the mobile phone. "Similarly I remember the first time I saw an iPhone and it looked like they had shrunk the browser right into the phone instead of the distorted view I was used to on BlackBerry. It truly blew my mind that I could just click the browser. I felt like I was touching the future. (And in many ways, I was!)"

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