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Period: 3000 BCE to 2955 BCE
Writing
"He who destroys a good book kills reason itself."
–John Milton
In recorded history, writing is one of the first channels ever used by man.
Writing is invented as a means of long-distance communication which was necessitated by trade. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Manuscript
Manuscript is any document written by hand or typewritten. These are old writings that are written in paper and are usually for educational purposes. -
Period: 200 BCE to 200 BCE
Mail/Service
Mailing was the dominant channel for communication during the medieval era that is why courier service became a profession. People used couriers on horseback as their channel in case of a long distance. -
Period: 1400 to 1449
Paper and Pen
Cai Lun invented paper in China. The invention of this drastically improved our communication experience. Alongside with writing, civilizations made books, letters and many more tools we use in modern communication. -
Period: 1450 to 1490
The Printing Press
"It is a newspaper's duty to print the news and raise hell."
–The Chicago Times
The printing press was invented. This invention sparked a revolution in communication methods as it offered a lot of efficient ways to spread information. e.g. Newspaper, printed books, etc. -
Period: 1500 to
Typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type. It was used by writers for art and literature. It also serves as a form of letter writing which can then be used for communication. -
Period: to
Telegraph
any device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. Used as a code maker. It was mostly known for morse code -
Period: to
Newspaper
is a serial publication containing news about current events, other informative articles about politics, sports, arts, and so on, and advertising. Used to get information with current affairs. It serves as a written form of information storage -
Period: to
Telephone
a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly Used by people to get connected with others and communicate despite the distance. -
Period: to
Radio
Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves . Radio is used by people to get updated and get connected with the current happenings by listening to the person speaking through the radio. -
Period: to
Computers
A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out an arbitrary set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Computers are multipurpose machines and are very helpful to communication and storing information. -
Period: to
Mass Media
The mass media is a diversified collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. It's a form of communication which has a wide span of coverage that the people can receive. -
Period: to
The Internet
The internet or Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. The internet is a worldwide form of information transmitter and connects everyone in the world with the help of computers and other devices. -
Period: to
Phone
A 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. Phones are both used in communicating by messaging and calling or through online with the help of the internet. -
Period: to
Websites
A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web server. Websites serves as a much more direct form of communication in the internet since it focuses on one site. -
Period: to
Social Media
Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications. User-generated content, such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions, are the lifeblood of social media. Social Media is the most commonly used and popular to the millenials as a form of communication. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/evolution-of-media-throughout-the-ages