Technology affecting communication
How Technology Has Affected Communication
Abstract
From the beginning of man and his derivative need to transfer an idea from one person to the next, man as a whole has strived to increase his reach for this transfer. Whether it is to communicate to more people, or further distances, it has been an ongoing quest since the beginning of time. We will cover the human advancement in technology as it pertains to the way we communicate. Several online sources were used, as well as two books by well know authors in this field. It does seem to reason that the beginning of this process was slow to start, due to the delinquency of other advancement. Once the key blocks were in place, current or modern day communication was just around the corner. It took 1300 years to go from making books to making newspapers, but only 9 years to go from a typewriter to a copy machine. What is next.
In the Beginning
Since the beginning of man, monkey, or whatever belief in evolution a person may have, the advancement of technology has changed the way one being communicates with another. Our ability to cognitively communicate is what differentiates us from the rest of the Animal species. “Language is perhaps the most important single characteristic that distinguishes human beings from animal species” (Matthews, 1996) Species of all types are known for their inherent ability to pass along a message of a sort from one to another.
Some examples of this are; Ants using pheromone trails to inform other ants of where food they found is located at. Next are cobra snakes that open their hoods to scare away other creatures. Also, wolves howl to inform the pack of danger or food. And lastly, baboons groom each other to show affection. Each one of these examples plays a part into the different senses. Smell, sight, hearing, and touch. Communication is not always an audible or visual expression, but can also be expressed by other senses. “These basic forms of communication
Abstract
From the beginning of man and his derivative need to transfer an idea from one person to the next, man as a whole has strived to increase his reach for this transfer. Whether it is to communicate to more people, or further distances, it has been an ongoing quest since the beginning of time. We will cover the human advancement in technology as it pertains to the way we communicate. Several online sources were used, as well as two books by well know authors in this field. It does seem to reason that the beginning of this process was slow to start, due to the delinquency of other advancement. Once the key blocks were in place, current or modern day communication was just around the corner. It took 1300 years to go from making books to making newspapers, but only 9 years to go from a typewriter to a copy machine. What is next.
In the Beginning
Since the beginning of man, monkey, or whatever belief in evolution a person may have, the advancement of technology has changed the way one being communicates with another. Our ability to cognitively communicate is what differentiates us from the rest of the Animal species. “Language is perhaps the most important single characteristic that distinguishes human beings from animal species” (Matthews, 1996) Species of all types are known for their inherent ability to pass along a message of a sort from one to another.
Some examples of this are; Ants using pheromone trails to inform other ants of where food they found is located at. Next are cobra snakes that open their hoods to scare away other creatures. Also, wolves howl to inform the pack of danger or food. And lastly, baboons groom each other to show affection. Each one of these examples plays a part into the different senses. Smell, sight, hearing, and touch. Communication is not always an audible or visual expression, but can also be expressed by other senses. “These basic forms of communication
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