The lecture was very informative and the timeline of communication “technologies” was quite interesting. The development of communication can be characterised as a “transfer of information” via different channels such as oral communication, signs and symbols, written communication, printing and broadcasting through radio and television.
The task for this week includes finding fellow bloggers and adding a video. Finding a video on YouTube shouldn’t be a problem, I do that all the time. Mostly for the entertainment value - in search for a good laugh or a great song. Finding something relevant to my studies however, appeared to be a bit more time-consuming. (I guess the “Charlie bit my finger” does not fit into this category)
I found a “Did you know” video about communication technologies from The Media Convergence Forum, which states a lot of interesting facts about communication technologies – funny enough. It states an important part in connection to the development of the technologies which we discussed earlier:
“The mobile device will be the world’s prime connection to the Internet in 2020. The computer in your cell phone today is a million times cheaper and a thousand times more powerful and about a hundred thousand times smaller (than the one computer at MIT in 1965)”
I use a lot of different communication technologies...
My mobile phone is an important tool in my everyday life. Got my first phone when I was 8 or 9, and I was so proud! Guess I followed the development within the mobile phones, got colour display, mp3 player and built-in camera in my phone as well. Just recently bought a smart phone, a HTC Desire HD – wow it’s like a small computer, can’t believe I have been able to live without it for so long! (I guess that whole industry is about developing consumers’ latent needs of technology)
The computer and the Internet is also a technology, where I strongly appreciate the development. Checking my emails, reading world news online, streaming Danish radio, making video calls on Skype, updating my Facebook profile are just some of the things that I regularly use the Internet for. I remember my scepticism towards Facebook before I joined in 2009, now I find myself posting stupid pictures and commenting on my friends’ status updates and videos they have posted. However, I do have a fairly strict privacy setting on my profile, because I do not want all of my 500 friends (including colleagues, grandparents, old teachers or random people I meet) to see everything on my profile. I think the whole privacy issue with social media is very interesting, and I look forward to the lecture regarding these issues!
Talking about the development in communication technologies and our increasing dependence upon it, I still find myself writing postcards to my friends and family back home. I guess there is just something about receiving a good old-fashioned postcard that has a koala stamp on it and has travelled 15.000 km before reaching their mailboxes ...
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