In The Lure Of ‘Smart’ Life

Five years ago, surfers used to speak proudly about having mobile phone internet access. Today, people have to clarify if they are using fixed broadband connections. This shift indicates the huge increase in mobile internet penetration compared to fixed line.  Nobody bothers to specify if they have bought something ‘online’ anymore. It’s no longer unusual. Everybody shops and window-shops online, since it provides more choices and better value for money. It is the default option for buying travel tickets, insurance, electronic gear, books, household appliances, clothes, etc. and for hotel bookings and food delivery. This is also why digital payments have become more popular.  Those changes in vocabulary indicate the shifts in technology usage. Mobile internet has been around for 20 years. So has online shopping.  But speech patterns changed only after...