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Timeline of Exposure to Traditional to New Media

  • 35,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings(35,000 BC)

    Cave Paintings(35,000 BC)
    Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. Rock paintings have been made since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago. They have been found in Europe, Africa, Australia and Southeast Asia.(The Evolution of Trditional to new Media, n.d). I can say that their paintings are unique and one of the greatest cave paintings at all time.
  • 2400 BCE

    Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia(2400 BC)

    Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia(2400 BC)
    In the Ancient Near East, clay tablets were used as a writing medium, especially for writing in cuneiform, throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age. Cuneiform characters were imprinted on a wet clay tablet with a stylus often made of reed (reed pen)(The evolution of traditional to new Media,n.d). These tablets are very thick and strong. The symbols that are written there had a deep meaning. But, i cam say that this clay tablets are beautiful and wonderful to be seen by all.
  • 1996 BCE

    Search Engines: Google(1996)

    Search Engines: Google(1996)
    1996- Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the predecessor to Google BackRub. The initial idea used backlinks to help rank websites for better search. The backlinks show you how one website that links to another site counts as a vote. This idea is the basis of a website’s authority. Google was used for different pruposes. In getting information, sites, videos etc. Google is a good way to find information effectively.
  • Period: 1930 BCE to

    Electronic Age(1930s-1980s)

    The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient.
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Information Age( 1900s-2000s)

    The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. In this age, we are now living in the information age.
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1930 BCE

    Industrial Age( 1700s-1930s)

    People in this period, used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron manufactoring of various products(including books through the printing press). These include The Typewriter, Printing Press for mass production, Newspapers, Commercial Motion Pictures, Punch Cards and others. This is one of the period that lots of inventions.
  • Period: 130 BCE to 35,000 BCE

    Pre-industrial Age(Before 1700s)

    People discovered the fire, developed paper from plants, weapon and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. It is the period that our ancestors in early ages create cave paintings, Clay tablets in Mesopotamia, Papyrus in Egypt and Acta Diurna in Rome. Also, imn Pre-Industrial age they use signs or symbols to communicate with each other. Example are they burn or make fire.
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    Printing Press for Mass Production( 19th century)

    Printing Press for Mass Production( 19th century)
    A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. Typically used for texts, the invention and spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium.
  • Television

    Television
    Television Programs in 1941. On July 1st, 1941, commercial television broadcasting officially began. In New York City, three stations (representing CBS, NBC and DuMont) were on the air.(Traditional to new media,n.d).