Timeline of the Evolution of Digital Media

In 2007, Amazon released their first Kindle electronic book (e-book) reader.

How it has changed society

As we look throughout the ages, it's evident to see that technology has advanced tremendously throughout the years and have made the way of life much easier for mankind. As time continues to pass, technology will only continue to get more and more phenomenal, leaving humans not knowing what to expect next.

Never in the history of civilization has so much information and knowledge been available and accessible to so many people. From ancient Hindu philosophies to the works of Shakespeare, digital media has the potential to transform our society into a world where there is an unrestricted flow of information. Governments are trying to harness digital media to make education more accessible. A single tablet can contain millions of books, and such a device, in the right hands, can educate an entire society. Prior to digital media, ensuring access to information and knowledge was an impossible task. Today, it seems like just a matter of time before this problem is banished forever.

So what is Digital Media

Videosphere

3 Historical Ages of Transmission

Age of multimedia broadcasting, models, opinions and individuals

Digital media is any device used to relay or convey data, information and content, interact and share territorially. It is pictures, documents, text, audio and video files, innovative ways of communication, animations, Computer aided design, etc. done without analogous limitations. Generally digital media is probably anything electrical that has one thing in common-the ability to relay

Graphoshere

In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web which then became a platform for other inventors around the world to invent many other devices and come up with many new ideas.

Age of printing, political ideologiess and nations

Logosphere

Age of writing,technology, faith and kingdom

In 1991, Linus Torvalds created the first version of Linux, a collaboratively written computer operating system.

Definition of Media

First Personal Computer

The first personal computer was introduced in 1975 by Ed Roberts who coined the term "personal computers" by introducing the Altair 8800.

How can Digital Media be presented?

Before we submerge into the history of Digital Media, we must understand what media itself really is. Media is the collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information or data. It is either associated with communication media, or the specialized mass media communication businesses such as: print media and the press, photography, advertising, cinema, broadcasting (radio and television) and publishing.

In 2010, 3D TV started to become much more widely available to consumers across the globe

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After the 20th Century, technology began to quickly advance causing many of the world's biggest breakthroughs such as the birth of the Internet

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Timeline of the Evolution of Digital Media