STS Information Age

Last quarter of the 20th century

when information became effortlessly accessible through publications and through the management of information by computers and computer networks

Digital Age and New Media Age

The information age is also called ____ and ____ because it was associated with the development of computers.

Johannes Gutenberg

was a german inventor, printer, publisher, and goldsmith invented the movable-type printing.

Pre-Gutenberg Era

In this era books were written and produced by hand, there were in surfaces of clay, wax, papyrus, and parchment. Books and other reading materials were restricted only to elite group of people. Word of mouth channels were used to relay information to others.

Gutenberg Revolution

It began with the introduction of movable-type printing.Gutenberg principle existed in such a way that the information could be passed on to every individual, but the access was expensive. The printing press makes it possible to reproduce books and other texts in more significant numbers, quickly, reliable and cheaply. Most of the books that were printed were that of religious texts spreading the meaning of Christianity.

Post-Gutenberg World

Typewriter, photocopier, printer, scanner and computer machine preceded the printing press. 19th Century, sparked the starting of a continued wave of inventions including telecommunication, electric telegraph. This devices permitted the sending and receiving information over long distances

Alexander Graham Bell

the first telephone was invented by

1900

Radios and televisions were becoming a great source of knowledge in the early

Charles Babbage

He invented the computer

Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn

The internet was created by _____ and ______

1984

The internet remained under government control until

Sir TIm Berners-Lee

The world wide web was discovered by ______

V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai

He discovered the email and started building it since 1978 when he was 14 years old.

Mark Zuckerberg

He founded the facebook on February 4, 2004 in Harvard College.

3.06 billion

Facebook has ______ monthly active users.

Messenger

It was introduced as facebook chat in 2008 and became an independent app in 2010

WhatsApp

is an instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by technology conglomerate Meta. It allows users to send text, voice messages and video messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content. Around 2.78 billion MAUs.

Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim

Youtube was founded by

2.70 billion

Youtube has _____ monthly active users

Instagram

Top 4 Social Media site in 2024 next to YouTube

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger

Instagram was created by ______ and _______

Tiktok

ranked 5th on the most popular social media sites now

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

They developed google in September 1996

Google Classroom

Its primary goal is to streamline the file sharing process between teachers and students

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

is a law in the Philippines that was approved on September 12, 2012. It aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel

Republic Act No. 10175

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is also known as

World Wide Web

It started in 1990’s for commercial purposes