Summer 2016 | Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 | Page 24

ON THE ISLE DID YOU KNOW? DISCOVER FUN FACTS AND STORIES ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ISLAND. This year marks major anniversaries for Sea Island: It’s been 15 years since The Lodge opened, and 10 years since the new Cloister buildings, The Spa at Sea Island and the Chapel debuted. To celebrate, we looked back at trivia from those significant years that made us think about how far we’ve come. 2001: SOCIAL MEDIA MEMORIES Wikipedia is created; today it’s ranked the No. 7 most popular website in the world, according to Alexa Web analytics ranking. Stella McCartney launches her eponymous fashion house and shows her first collection in Paris in October. Apple releases the first iPod, which could only store about 1,000 songs. NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which broke a record in 2010 for being the longestserving piece of machinery to work on Mars, is launched. The first film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” book series is released. Clockwise from top: Stella McCartney; Mars Odyssey spacecraft; The Lodge 2006: The new buildings at The Cloister, The Spa at Sea Island and the Chapel debut at the resort. Clockwise from top: The Spa at Sea Island; Jack Dorsey; Pluto Sea Island’s 11th Instagram post “Some Hearts” by Carrie Underwood ranks No. 1 on Billboard’s list of the top 200 albums of 2006. Twitter: @SeaIslandResort Astronomers rule that Pluto is not a fullfledged planet, but rather a dwarf planet. Facebook: Sea Island Resorts The first wireless version of Tetris, the puzzle video game that originated in 1984, is released. YouTube: youtube.com/user/seaisland Jack Dorsey, inventor of Twitter, sends the first tweet: “just setting up my twttr.” Pinterest: pinterest.com/seaislandresort 24 SEA ISL AND LIFE | SPRING/SUMMER 2016 STELLA MCCARTNEY PHOTO BY FEATUREFLASH/SHUTTERSTOCK.; JACK DORSEY PHOTO BY ESTEN HURTLE (@ESTEN) FOR TWITTER INC. One of Sea Island’s first Instagram posts in 2012 was this shot of PGA pro Brandt Snedeker, with a putting tip: Put the putter in your “life lines.” The resort has since added about 2,000 more images to its account (@sea_island) and amassed nearly 15,000 followers, who discover happenings around the Island and get the latest updates about events. Guests and members also join the digital community as they create and share their own special moments with hashtags like #seaisland, #seaislandweddings, #seaislandgolf and #SILifeMag. The Lodge opened at Sea Island.