Innovations in Mass Communication
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2010
The telegraph was a giant step in the history of communication technologies, but the radio took communication to a whole new level. The discovery of this technology enabled people to listen and broadcast over radio waves. The beauty of this technology was that it did not require any wires; it was wireless (duh). Radio’s were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2010
The telephone hit our society back in the 1870’s, thanks to the collaboration and inventions of many, especially Alexander Graham Bell. He patented the first telephone in 1876, later resulting in the first telephone exchange using a switchboard. They initially released point-to-point pairs of telephones for easy two-point communication.
This technological advancement in the communication industry [...]
Posted in YouTube on Jan 28th, 2010
Before YouTube, people didn’t have the means or even abilities to create and share home-made videos with one another as easily as we do today. Now, you can go home, shoot a clip of your guy friend dancing ,dressed as a girl, then plug in and upload. It’s that simple.
This technology give people the opportunity [...]
Posted in college student news on Jan 26th, 2010
I feel that over the years news has changed (or at least has become more blatantly) political and media oriented. The news that I see on television is so controversial and opinion-oriented that I do not want nor do I choose to watch these twisted stories that are presented to me.
I agree with what was [...]
Posted in Culture of Reading on Jan 21st, 2010
Before the invention of the printing press and mass production of literature, there were not very many people that knew how to read. The elite formed the first instance of a reading culture. They gathered in bookshops of ancient Rome, in Alexandrian Library, and in certain medieval monasteries to read and copy literature successfully forming [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 12th, 2010
Technology is so integrated into my life, and the lives of my peers, to the extent that I would be lost without it. From logging onto a class blog to figure out tonight’s assignment, to actually doing the assignment, technology plays a large roll in my every day activities. Social experiences can now be had [...]
Over the past couple decades we have evolved into a technologically savvy culture. Everywhere you look there is technology that allows people to communicate and keep in constant touch with one another. These new media applications have had an extremely large impact on everyday life for most people and cultures. Computers and cell phones are [...]