1950's Communication

1950's Communication

Pros of 21st Century Communication

It's extremely fast

Can easily communicate with people overseas

Some forms of communication such as Facebook are cost free

Cons of 21st Century Communication

Technology now is more expensive

Less face to face relationships

The first semi-automatic sorting

machine was used in

1956 at the post office.

This means more mail could

be sent out at a quicker pace.

In 1950, a New York company marketed a radio pager.

People have become very dependent on instant

communication

By the end of the 1950’s it was possible

to make a long distance phone call to Europe using a “transatlantic cable system”

Advances in technology, rubber and plastics radically changed telephones to become better looking, more efficient and more durable. Phones were now sold in many colors.

The communications changes of the 1950s involved a new way of writing

called computer language. This gave the few people that knew how to write

the computer language a new way to communicate.

Several innovations changed

technology dramatically in the 1950's such as the telephone answering machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric

1950's Communication

-Technology makes it possible to telecommute, work from virtual offices and communicate with businesses and individuals across the globe.

-Costs to produce technology has significantly increased

-Careers in computer science and information technology continue to grow.

(http://smallbusiness.chron.com/technology-impacting-changes-21st-century-workplace-3357.html)

21st Century

• texting

• wireless communication

1950's

Online communication has grown just in the 21st century…

2010

74% of adults use Internet

65% have broadband at home

>55% watch video online

85% own a cell phone

57% use wireless internet

>66% use cloud computing

46% use social networks

Fast, mobile connections on

outside servers and storage

2000

46% of adults use Internet

5% have broadband at home

<20% watch video online

53% own a cell phone

0% use wireless Internet

<10% use cloud computing

0% use social networks

Slow, stationary connections

built around my computer

• FaceTime/Skyping

• telex- an electric

typewriter

• letters

• internet

• television

• long distance calling due to the

transatlantic cable system

• social media websites

Communication now in the 21st century is basically all virtual. People use FaceTime, Skype, iMessaging, regular text messaging, email and rarely, phone calls to communicate on an everyday basis. However, since the 21st century began, communication devices have already improved like the cell phone you see above from the year 2000 compared to the current iPhone. Letters and phone calls were more popular at the beginning of the 21st century.

Pros of 1950's Communication

• transistor

• radio pager (beeper)

People had more face to face relationships because it was the most common type of communication.

Cons of 1950's Communication

It was less efficient

There were less forms of communication

Long distance calling was still rare