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Jan 1, 1439
Printing Press
Technology allows the mass production of documents. However most people can't read -
Publication of Journals
Published by scientists and engineers. Speeds up technolgy -
Magazines
Tecnology now allows for monthly printing. The fact they are 'General Interest' shows more people can read. -
First newspapers
Technology has now improved to allow for daily printing and this allows people to get daily information and react to events that happen around them. this advance creates the role of reporter -
Telephone (home also)
This development allows for real time communications even over long distances -
Radio
State funded at first. First mass media is broadcast into people's homes. Hitler used this advance in technology to broadcast propaganda -
TV & BBC Broadcast in UK
State funded via license payers which proves to be a very powerful media. Today there are 24 million TVs in the UK -
Invention of Internet
Invented by the US military to communicate between bases -
Cable
Allows for multiple channels & internet in homes -
Mobile Phone
The first mobile phone had 1/2 an hour talk time and weighed 1kg it cost £2000 and was used in buisness -
Sky Satelite
High speed 100's of channels available -
Message
Becomes the most popular form of communication. 1.2 billion texts are sent on average per month -
Publicly available web
Web used to search for information and to buy things online -
3G
3G mobile available allows people to take pictures and videos. in effect everyone can becoma a reporter -
Web 2.0
web 2.0 emerges and social networking starts to arise -
4G Mobile
4g mobile arrives and enables high speed internet connectivety -
Web 3.0
web 3.0 begins to emerge. the internet becomes a tool that organises and finds things for you. "passive" clouds
