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30,000 BCE
cave paintings
the oldest form of communication. was created to mark territory and record events -
200 BCE
smoke signals
smoke signals were primarily used in sending messages in china guards execute signals to send messages along the great wall of china -
1100
carrier pigeons
The ancient Romans used pigeons as primary messengers between military men. merchants used pigeons as a postal service. they also played a vital role in world war 1 and 2. -
telephone
created by Scottish alexander graham bell. up until now, telephones remained one of the most reliable telecommunication devices. -
radio
in 1893 tesla started using wireless power as a form of transmitting content in early 20th-century radion broadcasting began. -
television
television started to become a mode of indirect communication to the mass audience. TV broadcasting occurred after the ww2 in which the display was still black and white. -
internet
The first internet service provider was Telenet. Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN, introduced the World Wide Web (www) which definitely started the modern internet. -
E-mail
John Vittal developed a software to organize emails. it was followed by other mailing platforms, including Hotmail and Google Mail. -
Text Message
Radiolinja was the first network service provider to carry out person-to-person text messaging. Now, SMS has evolved in which over 9 trillion SMS are sent every year. -
Social Media
The latest mode of communication in the digital era is the use of social media platforms. YouTube became the first-ever popular video hosting social media site.
