The Evolution of Media

  • 35,000 BCE

    Cave Printing

    Cave Printing
    These are artifacts that explains the extraordinary lifestyle and values of the ancient people. The drawings served as a way of communication to them.
  • Period: 35,000 BCE to

    Evolution of Media

  • 240

    Printing Press Using Wood Blocks

    Printing Press Using Wood Blocks
    It is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    It is a periodical publication containing written information about current events.
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    It is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    It is a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire.
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    It is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.
  • Motion Picture Photography/Projection

    Motion Picture Photography/Projection
    It is a series of still photographs on film, projected in rapid succession onto a screen by means of light.
  • Television

    Television
    It is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome, or in color, and in two or three dimensions and sound.
  • Transistor Radio

    Transistor Radio
    It is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuitry.
  • Personal Computers

    Personal Computers
    It is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.
  • Portable Computers: Laptops

    Portable Computers: Laptops
    It is a small, portable computer which can be folded shut for transportation.
  • LCD Projector

    LCD Projector
    It is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface.
  • Web Browsers: Mosaic

    Web Browsers: Mosaic
    It is the first web browser developed. It popularized the World Wide Web and the Internet.
  • Smartphone

    Smartphone
    It is a handheld personal computer with a mobile operating system and an integrated mobile broadbrand cellular network connection for voice, SMS, and Internet data communication.
  • Blogs: Blogspot

    Blogs: Blogspot
    A blog is a regularly updated website or webpage, typically one run by an individual or small group.
  • Social Network: Friendster

    Social Network: Friendster
    It was a social networking service website. The users were allowed to contact the other members and share online content and media with those contacts/
  • Video Chat: Skype

    Video Chat: Skype
    It is a telecommunication application software product that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, and mobile devices via the Internet and to regular telephones.
  • Video: Youtube

    Video: Youtube
    In Youtube, the users are able to upload, view, rate, share, add to favorites, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users.
  • Microblogs: Twitter

    Microblogs: Twitter
    It is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages, called "tweets".