BUSINESS COMMUNICATION : Changes Over The Century By jezetus Period: Nov 15, 1911 to Nov 15, 2011 1911-2011 Jan 1, 1914 First cross continental telephone call made. Jan 1, 1916 First radios with tuners - different stations. Jan 1, 1926 first television ads Jan 1, 1934 the first tape recorder for broadcasting invented - first magnetic recording. Jan 1, 1938 business broadcasts able to be taped and edited - rather than only live. Jan 1, 1944 primitive computers put into public service - government owned - the age of Information Science begins. Jan 1, 1951 Computers are first sold commercially Jan 1, 1958 Xerox machine invented-making advertising simpler Jan 1, 1963 Zip codes invented in the United States Jan 1, 1966 First fax machine invented-business communication reaches skies. Jan 1, 1969 ARPANET - the first Internet started. Jan 1, 1979 First cellular phone communication network started in Japan. Jan 1, 1983 First cellular phone network started in the United States Jan 1, 1985 Cellular telephones in cars become wide-spread Jan 1, 1994 American government releases control of internet and WWW is born - making communication at lightspeed. Jan 1, 2009 Online social networking is abundant where as 15 years ago it wasn't.
