It's great to see an industry evolve.  Having worked with internet technology since 1995, I can say that I've seen quite a bit of evolution happen. Back then, like now, it was a rather tough economic climate for many. Jobs were scarce and after working with linux in its infancy during my computer science years in college, I felt very lucky to get a job cutting my teeth in a "NOC" for a dial up ISP after graduation. I really experienced the garage boot-strap start-up mentality that was so common in that time. Dealing with customers who were pioneers with their websites, it was a time when everyone had to do more with less. However, everyone was optimistic because it really felt like this rather newly public internet technology was a game changer and something that was going to save the world.