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3000 BCE
Clay for Words
Communicative mediums go back as early as the Mesopotamia period, where people would use clay like we use a word doc. They would scratch pictures into damp clay and let it dry in the sun. This medium was for recording trades, listings of animals, and important officials. What’s also interesting about this is that it’s as early as 3000 B.C., and there was organization and purpose in communications.1 -
The Original Postal Service
In the 18th Century Post Offices were idealized for communicating both nationally and internationally. It took months for mail to be delivered overseas and the costs were paid by receivers! The importance of international communication, however, was relevant enough to go to these extremes.2 -
Televison with Commercials
In the 1940’s commercial television was popping out of the screens and into society and culture; with the way it enhanced political elections and campaigns, racial and cultural stereotypes, and early ads contributing to materialism.3 -
Email from One Computer to Another
One of the biggest tools for communicating now, email, was once a simple message left on a computer with multiple users. Single computer electronic mail originated in the 1960’s and went from being a message left on a PC, to being internet enabled, and then globally shared by the 1990’s. This development was a great proposition of public communication during its tmie.4 -
Convergences become Pocket-Sized
Now in 2018, the internet fits in your pocket. Media has grown (shrunk?), gradually, to become smaller and more portable. All of the features of many devices invented over years, converged into one device small enough to fit in your pocket, purse, briefcase, or backpack. We no longer have to be face to face to hire an employee, be a freelance worker, or buy groceries.5
