Lesson 1 - Digital Age, Information Age, and Computer Age (GEE 103)

Digital Age, Information Age, and Computer Age

capture the ubiquitous nature of computing and the prolific use of technology in almost all aspects of humans activity such that digital interaction is a defining characteristic of human activity

Digital Age, Information Age, and Computer Age

is also characterized by the digital industry creating a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy that exerts its influence on how the manufacturing process and the service sector work in an efficient and convenient way

Media

normally refers to the means of communication that uses unique tools to interconnect among people

Media

can be considered now as the message, the medium, and the messenger

Media

is considered to be the message itself for those who create and own the rights of content

User-generated content

meaning of UGC

User-generated content

is a form content created and owned by the users of a system

User-generated content

has grown exponentially especially with the wide internet coverage or easy WiFi access, increased social media participation, and affordable smart devices

Blog

is a combination of two words—web and log

Blog

it works the same way as pen and paper would but privacy becomes irrelevant given that a blog post can be seen by anyone online

Blogger

a person who writes blogs

Microblogs and Video Blogs

more recently, blogs have evolved into??

Microblogs

have become popular due to the rise of Tumblr and Twitter in which users instantly share limited content or short messages

Medium

the ______ used refers to the tools or tools used in sending a message from the source to the destination

Social Media

has become an avenue for information dissemination even taking over news sites in bringing the latest or up-to-date content

Messenger

is the one who delivers the message

• how information is presented

• how the connection is established

the media has transformed itself based on two things

Woodcut printing on cloth or on paper

was used in the early 15th sentury

Johannes Gutenberg

in 1436, he/she started working on a printing press which used relief printing and a molding sustem

Telegraph

in the 1800s, this was developed followed by the telephone which made the two-way communication possible

Radio and tekevision

were used to send spectrum ir radio waves

Audio

lower frequency band

Video

higher frequency band