A period in human history which begins in the

mid-to-late 20th century CE and lasts to the

present day, representing the current time
period we are now in. The idea that access to
and the control of information is the defining
characteristics of this current era in human
civilization and Also called the computer age,
the digital age and the new media age, is
coupled tightly with the advent of personal
computers, but many computer historians trace
its beginnings to the work of the American
mathematician Claude E. Shannon showed how
all information media, from telephone signals
to radio waves to television could be
transmitted without error using this single
framework.
 The technological advancements in
communication and information processes
have greatly impacted our daily lives and have
been the driving force of social evolution for
the last several decades. Ever since the internet
entered our daily lives, we have seen a rise in
what has been termed “social technologies”
essentially, any application of technology that
facilitates interaction. The examples are
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc, all of these
platforms share a common characteristic
enabling communication and sharing of
experiences across borders and time
constraints.