I N F O R M AT I O N A G E

I N F O R M AT I O N A G E
(Definition)

The modern age regarded as a time in which

information has become a commodity that is quickly
and widely disseminated and easily available
especially through the use of computer technology.
a period beginning about 1975 and characterized
by the gathering and almost instantaneous
transmission of vast amounts of information and by
the rise of information-based industries.
I n f o r m a t i o n
Age

Brief History

 The Informatio n Age began around the 1970s and is s till going on
today. It is als o kno wn as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New
Media Age. This era brought about a time period in which people
could acces s information and knowledge easily.

 The beginnings of mass communication can be traced back to the

invention of the printing press.
 Jo hannes Gutenberg, invented the print ing pres s around 1440. This
inv ention was a res ult of finding a way to improve the manual,
tedious , and s low printing methods .

 A printing press is a device that applies press ure to an inked

surface lying on a print medium, such as cloth or paper, to trans fer
ink. With the rise of the printing press, the printing revolution
occurred which illus trated the tremendous social change brought
by the wide circulation of informat ion.

 The printing pres s made the mas s production of bo oks pos sible
which made books acces sible not only t o t he upper class .
 PRINTING PRESS

Johannes Gutenberg
As years progressed, calculations
became involved in
communication due to the rapid
developments in the trade sector.
Back then, people who compiled
actuarial tables and did
engineering calculations served
as “computers”.
• United States created the Harvard Mark 1

A general purpose electromechanical

computer that was 50 feet long and
capable of doing calculations in
seconds that usually took people
hours.
At the same time, Britain needed
mathematicians to crack the German
Navy's Enigma code .

The Enigma was an enciphering

machine that the German armed forces
used to securely send messages.
 Turing, working on the side of
the Allies, invented Bombe, an
electromechanical machine
Alan Turing that enabled the British to
decipher encrypted messages
of the German Enigma machine.
This contribution of Turing
along with other cryptologists
shortened the war by two years
(Munro, 2012).
On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the
Entscheidungsproblem - first published in 1937. Turing
presented a theoretical machine called the Turing machine
that can solve any problem from simple instructions encoded
on a paper tape. He also demonstrated the simulation of the
Turing machine to construct a single Universal Machine.
This became the foundation of computer science and the
invention of a machine later called a computer, that can
solve any problem by performing any task from a written
program (DeHaan, 2012).
The Universal Turing Machine
In 1976 Steve Wozniak, co-founder
of Apple Inc., developed the
computer that made him famous:
the Apple I.
Steve Jobs, Wozniak's friend,
suggested to sell the Apple I as a
fully assembled printed circuit
board. This jumpstarted their career
as founders of Apple Inc.
 APPLE I OR APPLE COMPUTER I

STEVE JOBS AND STEVE

 From 1973 onward, social media platforms were introduced .
SOURCES:
 https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+i+steve+wozniak&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi9_8jb69_nAhVkNaYKHSlzBvc
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10.Z1Va6Z0t0zM&ei=q1ROXv39D-TqmAWp5pm4Dw&bih=667&biw=1366&safe=
a c t i v e # i m g r c= K 1 6 Z P f U 4 5 I S i 3 M

 https://www.google.com/search?q=Turing+machine+&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi39I7Uyt3nAhVNyIsBHeoZCkMQ2-c
CegQIABAA&oq=Turing+machine+&gs_l=img.3...296992.319778..321180...3.0..0.5770.6413.5-1j9-1......0....1..gws-w
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sJv2Bl8M

 https://www.nmrn.org.uk/explore/curators-highlights/enigma

 https://www.google.com/search?q=Harvard+Mark+7&safe=active&sxsrf=ACYBGNR_k2vpK9pP9NQNYVRUbSlK7i3v1
A:1582112191196&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZmZqZw93nAhXwyIsBHe4rCxsQ_AUoAXoECA0QA
w&biw=1366&bih=667#imgrc=db1_f0JPJO5tYM

 https://aehistory.wordpress.com/1440/10/07/1440-invention-of-the-printing-press/
INTRODUCTIO
N OF MOBILE
PHONES
Mobile Phone or
Cellular Phone
A handheld device used for texting, calling,
The first Mobile Phone capable of
The First Mobile Phone texting and has internet access
and many more.
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Nokia 9000i Communicator
1973 1996
Text Messaging
An act of exchanging brief messages between two people with the
SMS - Short Message Service use of mobile phones
- requires less than 160 characters
MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service
- can send images, videos and audios

History of text messaging in the Philippines

Year 2001, Philippines was known as the
texting capital in the world with over 30
million texts transmitted daily
INSTANT MESSAGING
Instant messaging, or IM, is a form of text communication between two or
more people in ‘real time’ while online.
YOUR TITLE
It's similar to email but with the speed and immediacy of a phone
Hello everyone! Just a sneak peek
conversation. of the project that I'm currently.

You can customize a buddy list or contact list where you’ll be alerted when
they are online at the same time as you.
YOUR TITLE

Hello everyone! Just a sneak peek

of the project that I'm currently.
Examples of
Instant
Messaging Apps
 AIM
Created by AOL
First instant messaging launched in 1997
A chat service available from desktops, mobile phones, and web
browsers
Yahoo Messenger
 created by Yahoo in 1998
 first known as Yahoo! Pager
 requires yahoo ID
 features include PC-to-Phone calling, PC-to-PC calling, voicemail, file sharing,
webcams, and chat rooms.
MSN
Messenger
 developed by Microsoft in 1999
 cross platform
 rebranded as Windows Live Messenger in 2005
Facebook Messenger
 facebook released facebook chat in 2008
 in 2011, they incorporated video chat and released a mobile app which is
facebook messenger.
Types of Instant Messaging
Chat or Chatting

 refers to the process of communicating,

interacting and/or exchanging messages over the
Internet.
 It involves two or more individuals that
communicate through a chat-enabled service or
software.
Application use in Chatting
 Video Chat or Video Calling

 Video chat is an online face-to-face, visual

communication performed with other Internet
users by using a webcam and dedicated software.
 A video call is a phone call using an Internet
connection, sometimes called VoIP, that utilizes
video to transmit a live picture of the person
making the call.
Application use in Video Calling
Voice Message or Voice Messaging

 is an instant communication technology in which

messages are transmitted via voice media.
 Voice messaging is an alternative to voice calls or
text messages.
Application use in Voice Messaging
BENEFITS:
Gain Confidence and Self-Esteem
Meet People with Similar Interests
Quick Exits
Stay in Touch
Meet New People
SOURCES:

 https://www.techopedia.com/definition/387/chat
 https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/chatting
 https://www.techopedia.com/definition/23871/video-chat-vidchat
 https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/v/video-call.htm
 https://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Benefits-of-Chatting-Online?&id=9849940
 https://classroom.synonym.com/benefits-online-chatting-6635046.html
 Social Media

- is computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of

ideas, thoughts, and information through the building of
virtual networks and communities.
facebook instagram twitter

tumblr youtube LinkedIn

Cons:

• Fake news
(trusted sites: .edu, .gov, .org, etc)

• Privacy at risk
- You never know when you are visited by any investigation officer regarding
any issue that you mistakenly or unknowingly discussed over the internet.
Pros
• Connection
- People from anywhere can connect with anyone.
• Education
- You can follow anyone to learn from him/her and enhance your knowledge about any field.
• Information and Updates
- you update yourself from the latest happenings around in the world.
• Awareness
- it’s important to remember that not everything and everyone on social media is authentic.
* Video Sharing Services

* Live-Streaming

* Photo-Video Sharing Websites

VIDEO SHARING SERVICES

- it lets people upload and share

their video clips with the public at
large or to invite guest.
YouTube Vimeo

• Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and • Similar to youtube

Jawed Karim • Different in terms of
• Available in more than 90 advertising
countries around the world • Most users have to pay
• It has variety selection of
videos.
 Dailymotion Metacafe

• Created in year 2005, well • Launched in 2003

known as French website • Hertzog and Czerniak
• Videos are limited duration • Focuses in short form of
of time videos
LIVE STREAMING
- refers to the process of how the online streaming media is recorded concurrently and broadcast in actual time of the event
to allow to the viewer to see it using their media devices such as laptop, mobile phones, and tablets
information and its
effects on
Age the society
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

presentation: Allana Gantang (GROUP 5)

I N F O R M AT I O N A G E
-TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA.
INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
WITH JUST A SIMPLE CLICK, SCROLL, AND SHARE WE ARE ABLE TO SUBMERGE
OURSELVES WITH NEW INFORMATION.
things that it gave us

things that it took away

from us
1) INTERNET'S/ SOCIAL
M E D I A ' S I M PA C T
ACTIVE USERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 Argument 1: There are
benefits in social media
(in an economical sense)
APPS THAT WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF
T H E Y 'R E A L W A Y S T H E R E .. ....L U R K I N G .... ..W A I T I N G F O R
Y O U T O OP EN T H E M A N D S PE N D SO M E M O N E Y Y Y Y $$ $ $$
 Maybe you should rethink
your life choices...
If you are a youtuber: Per view, advertisers on average pay $0.18.
If your channel receives 1,000 views, it's worth $18. Google keeps
45 percent of what is made, so a YouTuber would make (on
average) $9.90 per 1,000 views

source: learn.g2.com/how-much-do-
youtubers-make
social media gave us more
job options and business
opportunities
Argument 2: Social Media
makes us more open to
other cultures
we become exposed to diversity
social media has become a place where peo ple appropriat e yo ur views and attitudes
towards different cultures and pers pectiv es .
things that i learned (not in school) but
on the internet....

- cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation

-different types of gender identity (and how we as humanbeings should respect all genders )

-religion should not separate us people but instead we should find ways to respect each
o ther's beliefs .
 it promotes the
interconnectedness and
interdependence of our culturally
diverse world
-The communication tha t occurs in these online contexts promotes int eractive dialogues
that build understanding o f different points of view.

-In social media, people have the opportunity to expres s their opinions to the public and
participate in conversations and dialogue through a co mmon virtual medium.

“New social media means that everyone is a publisher and everyone is a critic”
- (Georgetown University, 2010)
2. SOCIAL MEDIA'S
EFFECT IN HUMAN
B E H AV I O R
 we became too lazy
because of technology
The whole point of technology is
convenience, but when we use
technology in a way that disrupts
others, it defeats the purpose.
technology/social media
weaken communication
Skills
“we are connected....yet
alone”
-Sherry Turkle
 “we are connected but alone”
The access that people have on the int ernet and s ocial media specifically has become too
easy. It has made the language lazy and t hus resulting people uninteres ted in meeting
o thers in perso n, which eliminat es any chance of deep and meaningful conversation.

People have started los ing their ability to communicate efficiently, which is a tes tament, to
what kind of tot al control s ocial media has over their liv es. Overall, s ocial media can be
beneficial if used wisely and in the proper proportion.

-By Prof. Chetan R. Bham are

M.A., B. Ed. Englis h

RJSPM-ACS College, Pune

information age
did it make us better? or worst?
thank you!