THE INFORMATION AGE

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

▪ The Printing Press (Johannes Gutenberg) 1440

▪ Charles Babbage
➢Received credit for conceiving the first automatic digital computer
➢Developed the Analytical Engine in mid-1830’s

▪ Alan Turing – 1936

➢Broke or cracked the enigma code using the Bombe during the
world war.
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
▪ World Wide Web (www)
➢Tim Berners-Lee
➢A way of addressing data processing and information sharing needs
among scientists for the European Organization for Nuclear Research
(CERN: Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire )

▪Personal Computer – 1970

➢Altair by MITS

▪Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs (Apple Inc.) – 1976

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
▪ Social Media Platforms
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

✓Shift from industrial production to one based information and

computerization (industry to information)
✓Accelerated growth of ICTs and other electronics
✓Explosion of information
IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AGE
A. Economy and Commerce
✓Improves data storage and file management.
✓Computerized manufacturing to increase production and save time.
B. Education
✓Computer-assisted Learning
✓Virtual Classroom
✓Distance Learning
✓Online Education
IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AGE
C. Private Life
✓ Improved entertainment
✓ Online shopping
✓ Payment and banking
✓ Better communication
D. Government and Policies
✓ E-government
✓ Online voting and automated election
✓ Improved national security
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

✓Improved communication and entertainment

✓Interactivity
✓Networking
✓Cross-cultural interaction
✓Globalization
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

×Abuse and overuse

×Cyber crimes
×Invasion of privacy
×Fake news
×Digital Divide
“DISCONNECT TO CONNECT”