Road to the Information Age

  • Camera

    Camera
    A camera is used for documentation of certain events or happenings that we want to save for memories. When I was an infant, my parents used to take pictures and videos of me documenting special memories. http://global.canon/en/c-museum/history/story10.html
  • Television

    Television
    A television is used to transmit moving images into a screen mainly used for entertainment. The television was my source of entertainment ever since I was first exposed to it. http://www.tvprophire.co.uk/crt-tv-hire
  • Books

    Books
    Children's story books are ever helpful to a child because it provides entertainment to them, and helps to improve their imagination. Other types of books provides me the information and knowledge I could use and also for my pleasure.
  • Radio

    Radio
    A radio is used to gain information through radio programs which provide news and radio programs for our entertainment. Back then when I music players were not yet a hit, I would listen to music using the radio and sometimes listen to news.
  • Cellphones

    Cellphones
    A cellphone is a device used for text messaging and phone calls. During the time that phones were not yet that advanced, I only used it for its basic functions.
  • PSP

    PSP
    The Playstation Portable is a gaming console developed by Sony. It was one of a kind because it was a handheld one and has a wide array of games which made it better over other handheld gaming consoles like Nintendo DS
  • Internet

    Internet
    The general definition for internet is "a global network connecting millions of computers worldwide". The internet now also connects various devices like smartphones, gaming consoles, and others. The internet is a very promising advancement because through it, information sharing is much easier and faster.
  • Youtube

    Youtube
    Youtube is a platform where you can watch videos and post your own. I enjoy Youtube until to this day because as time passes by the videos have a lot of good content, and since the rise of various vloggers, it still is becoming better and better.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook is a social networking site where basically you can do anything; from posting status updates, getting daily news, to connecting with friends and family from any part of the world. For me, Facebook is a way of reconnecting with family and friends and getting to know what is happening in their lives even though you haven't seen them in a long time.
  • Yahoo

    Yahoo
    Yahoo is a web-services provider. It has a mail-service and a messenger application. I only used the messenger application before occasionally because I only used it because of the video chat option. I still use Yahoo Mail until today.
  • 2011

    2011
    Twitter is a social networking site which is also used for news-sharing. Twitter is a place where I can freely express my rants and what I feel.
  • Instagram

    Instagram
    Instagram is a site where you can share photos of your trips or any special occasion. Instagram for me is where I put the best photos from my memorable events, occasions, or trips which simply cannot be forgotten. I also post some pictures of me and the special people in my life.
  • Smartphone

    Smartphone
    A smartphone is a cellular device which combines devices before that has its own individual functions like a radio, a camera, a music player, and has internet. The smartphone is a revolutionary device because it eliminates the need to carry many devices at once because your phone doesn't have all the things you want.
  • Snapchat

    Snapchat
    Snapchat is an application where you can share 'snaps' what you are doing and share it with your friends. This is also a place where you can share memories.