Check out this fantastic, eye-opening video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman. Here’s an example of the mind-bending statistics parlayed: According to this video, in 10 years China will be the number one English speaking country in the world. Yep, China. I can’t imagine what people would have said about this statistic, say 50 years ago. Who would have predicted? Here’s another compelling, wow-factor statistic on the progression of information technology in our pop culture. The internet started being widely used by the general public in 1995 and by 2005, 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S., met online! Whaaat?! While I acknowledge that there will be skeptics out there, and those who question these research findings, I just say, “who would have thought?…”