History of Media

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  • 3000 BCE

    Writing was invented.

    Writing was invented.
    This the starting point of history. This marks the point of time where the story of humanity started.
  • 2956 BCE

    Cave paintings were drawn

    Cave paintings were drawn
    This was used to design caves and record information and events.
  • 2000 BCE

    First manuscripts were found

    First manuscripts were found
    The first recorded documents were written by various ancient civilizations.
  • 1500 BCE

    Cuneiform was developed and used

    Cuneiform was developed and used
    The cuneiform was the first developed system of writing in the history. It was mainly used by Sumerians and other cultures.
  • 200 BCE

    Mail service became dominant

    Mail service became dominant
    Mail services were used in the medieval period as a form of communication for long distances.
  • 1400

    Paper was invented

    Paper was invented
    Invented by Gene Fowler Tsai Lun in China. They popularized the use of paper instead of papyrus from Egypt.
  • 1450

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Following the popularity of paper, the mass printing became the better way of handing out information.
  • 1500

    Typewriter

    Typewriter
    The automatic typewriter became a faster way of putting information and ideas to paper.

  • Telegraph was developed

    Telegraph was developed
    An automatic machine that sends out information through a series of beeps that vary in length. The beeps formed a code, Morse Code, that is relayed in long distances.

  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    With the onset of modernization, the newspaper became the first tool that spread information in a periodic frequency.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, it was made to transfer voices over long distances through wires.

  • Radio

    Radio
    Another product of technology, the radio uses radio waves to distribute information in really long distances.

  • Satellites

    Satellites
    The first satellites flew into low-earth orbit and was used to transmit radio signals and take the first satellite pictures

  • Computers were invented

    Computers were invented
    The first computers were activated and used. They were mainly used for computations and complex formulas.

  • Mass Media

    Mass Media
    The onset of mass media enabled the people to formally spread information in large audiences

  • Internet

    Internet
    The internet was developed from the military prototype ARPANET and it was then made for commercial and public use.

  • Mobile Phones

    Mobile Phones
    Handheld, wireless telephones caught the popular masses and the first versions were bulky and heavy.

  • Websites

    Websites
    The first websites were published on the internet and became the first content of the service

  • Social Media

    Social Media
    The birth of the giant connection that today gives us the accessibility to search information readily.

  • Video Call

    Video Call
    After the spread of social media, the service of live calls and chat became the flagship features of each media site. This led to the rise of video calling that uses cameras to feed recipient and sender live videos of each other as they chat.