The Evolution of the Traditional Media to New Media

By tisay321
  • 38,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Cave Paintings
    Cave paintings are painted drawings on cave walls or ceilings, mainly of prehistoric origin.
    Personal Insight: Ancient people are doing cave painting in order to remember or record series of events in their lives.
  • 30,000 BCE

    Stone Tablets

    Stone Tablets
    In recent centuries the tablets have been popularly described and depicted as round-topped rectangles but this has little basis in religious tradition.
    Personal Insight: Stone tablets are used mostly for religious reasons and announcements.
  • 30,000 BCE

    Rock Carving

    Rock Carving
    Rock carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone.
    Personal Insight: They can express their selves by doing rock carving.
  • 200 BCE

    Smoke Signal

    Smoke Signal
    Smoke signal is one of the oldest form of long distance communication.
    Personal Insight: In order to communicate or give information, they use smoke to deliver it.
  • 150 BCE

    Writing materials

    Writing materials
    Ancient writers wrote on a variety of other materials besides papyrus, including pottery, animal hides, wood, and even ancient paper.
    Personal Insight: By using various writing materials, they can communicate to other people by writing.
  • 100 BCE

    Traditional Paper

    Traditional Paper
    Traditional paper is a “wood” like material primarily used for writing, first invented in ancient China.
    Personal Insight: Using the traditional paper, they can write down the messages/announcements for people.
  • 1440

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.
    Personal Insight: In order to deliver information and messages, they print it using this device.

  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    Newspaper is a serial publication containing news about current events, other informative articles about politics, sports, arts, and so on, and advertising.
    Personal Insight: Using newspaper can inform people about the current events in our community by just reading them in a compiled papers.

  • Magazines

    Magazines
    Magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication, which is printed or electronically published.
    Personal Insight: It is also the same as newspaper, but magazines are more colorful and more photos in it.

  • Photography

    Photography
    Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light.
    Personal Insight: To remember the events, they capture it using a camera.

  • Morse Code

    Morse Code
    Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment
    Personal Insight: They use morse code to share information or communicate (often in secret)

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Telegraph is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic messages.
    Personal Insight: Using telegraph for a long distance communication to other people.

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    Typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer’s movable type.
    Personal Insight: By pressing the keys, they can type information and messages.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.
    Personal Insight: Telephone can be used to communicate to another person by talking to them in real time.

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph
    Phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.
    Personal Insight: It is used to record sounds or also called a record player.

  • Radio

    Radio
    Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through space.
    Personal Insight: People listen to it in order to get informed about the recent happenings in the community.

  • Television

    Television
    Television is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black-and-white), or in color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.
    Personal Insight: People use them to be entertained.

  • Personal Computer

    Personal Computer
    Personal computer or PC is a multi-purpose electronic computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.
    Personal Insight: Use to store information or documents, watch videos, and etc.

  • E-mail

    E-mail
    Email also known as electronic mail is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronics.
    Personal Insight: To have a direct and more formal exchange of information to another person.

  • Mobile phones

    Mobile phones
    Mobile phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
    Personal Insight: Use to communicate to another person anywhere.

  • Smart phones

    Smart phones
    Smart phone is a mobile personal computer with a mobile operating system with features useful for mobile or handheld use.
    Personal Insight: It is the more improved and modern version of mobile phones.

  • Social Media

    Social Media
    Social media are websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
    Personal Insight: We can share ideas, communicate with other people around the world, share our thoughts and feelings, and many more.