Cassie Petrey

Yeah, sixth, seventh grade is like when I really, really liked the Backstreet Boys, like beginning of American middle school.

Yeah, sixth, seventh grade is like when I really, really liked the Backstreet Boys, like beginning of American middle school.

So I think that I get a lot of actually this interest in technology from my grandfather. I lived with my grandparents growing up and he was always a very curious person about not just about technology, but about everything. So he always had the new gadgets, kind of like nerdy, but also like really adorable. But as I've gotten older, I realized how... awesome of a quality that that is in him.

So I think that I get a lot of actually this interest in technology from my grandfather. I lived with my grandparents growing up and he was always a very curious person about not just about technology, but about everything. So he always had the new gadgets, kind of like nerdy, but also like really adorable. But as I've gotten older, I realized how... awesome of a quality that that is in him.

So he always had like computers before everyone else, you know, like a laptop that, you know, you know, kind of more similar to what we have today. And we had AOL before a lot of other people. And I think that his curiosity kind of sparked that curiosity and me as well, like wanting to, to learn about that sort of stuff. So I think a little bit of it came from there.

So he always had like computers before everyone else, you know, like a laptop that, you know, you know, kind of more similar to what we have today. And we had AOL before a lot of other people. And I think that his curiosity kind of sparked that curiosity and me as well, like wanting to, to learn about that sort of stuff. So I think a little bit of it came from there.

But also, I think a lot of it came from the friend group that I was in, not that they were all building websites, but we all really enjoyed pop culture. We liked going to concerts together. So doing this stuff was a part of my social life. And some of the stuff I was creating and posting online and showing my dedication for the Backstreet Boys was also like a part of my friend group.

But also, I think a lot of it came from the friend group that I was in, not that they were all building websites, but we all really enjoyed pop culture. We liked going to concerts together. So doing this stuff was a part of my social life. And some of the stuff I was creating and posting online and showing my dedication for the Backstreet Boys was also like a part of my friend group.

We all really liked music and watching TRL and liked watching VHS tapes of concerts and like going to concerts when they came

We all really liked music and watching TRL and liked watching VHS tapes of concerts and like going to concerts when they came

into town so i think that my friends having you know maybe not the exact interest in terms of like internet marketing but in terms of being interested in pop culture in general made me comfortable really like being my true full self in that activity of mine so did you have any idea how this internet marketing was gonna just explode

into town so i think that my friends having you know maybe not the exact interest in terms of like internet marketing but in terms of being interested in pop culture in general made me comfortable really like being my true full self in that activity of mine so did you have any idea how this internet marketing was gonna just explode

So I don't know if I ever envisioned myself being a part of that trend coming to life. I think I always just saw it for what it was going to be as soon as I see it. As soon as I hold a tool in my hands, I know what it's going to become. When I saw Musical.ly for the first time, I knew what it would become today.

So I don't know if I ever envisioned myself being a part of that trend coming to life. I think I always just saw it for what it was going to be as soon as I see it. As soon as I hold a tool in my hands, I know what it's going to become. When I saw Musical.ly for the first time, I knew what it would become today.

I didn't know it would be called TikTok, but I knew what that was going to lead to and what that... was the what that is now but i saw that like at the end of 2016 like i just held that tool and i was like this is you know instagram revolutionized how we socialize with with photos and And TikTok has revolutionized how we socialize with videos.

I didn't know it would be called TikTok, but I knew what that was going to lead to and what that... was the what that is now but i saw that like at the end of 2016 like i just held that tool and i was like this is you know instagram revolutionized how we socialize with with photos and And TikTok has revolutionized how we socialize with videos.

And I don't think we'll see another big social media platform shift until there's a big shift in like hardware that's being widely used by everybody. Because hardware has always dictated what social media does. So everyone's like, what's next?

And I don't think we'll see another big social media platform shift until there's a big shift in like hardware that's being widely used by everybody. Because hardware has always dictated what social media does. So everyone's like, what's next?

And I'm like, I don't know if there's something significantly different next until there's something significantly different that we all have access to and we're all holding in our hands every day. So more people having laptops created MySpace.

And I'm like, I don't know if there's something significantly different next until there's something significantly different that we all have access to and we're all holding in our hands every day. So more people having laptops created MySpace.