In the second chapter of the book Your Edentity, Stephanie Vie explains more of the development of communication through the development of the steam powered cylinder press and radio.
"Movable type and hand-cranked presses were state of the art until the early 19th century, when a steam-powered cylinder press was perfected in England" (Vie 25). This invention sped up the process of people obtaining new information from the newspapers printed quickly from these machines. The development of technology available for mass communication was now in the works. Eventually they developed a medium where everyone could stay updated on current events, the radio. "radio's more important function was as a mass medium for news and entertainment. For the first time, people could hear news as it was happening..." (Vie 29) The radio was one of the biggest inventions of the 20th century because obtaining information as it is happening near you, is huge breakthrough in communication. Eventually the internet was invented and now we can contact anyone else in the world, who has a computer and a signal. A man named Joseph Garner went out to see if this technology made the world more sociable or more isolated because of social media and other ways to connect without having to go out and talking face to face. Garner took on this task in the movie Craigslist Joe. "Some say we've lost the sense of community, that used to carry us through tough times. Some say technology and social media fuel this isolation. Have we become so caught up in our own lives, that we don't notice life outside our bubble. In my own small way, I'm going to try to find out" (Craigslist Joe). He finds in this movie that there will always be people out in the world that want to help you if your in need and reach out through the internet.
"Movable type and hand-cranked presses were state of the art until the early 19th century, when a steam-powered cylinder press was perfected in England" (Vie 25). This invention sped up the process of people obtaining new information from the newspapers printed quickly from these machines. The development of technology available for mass communication was now in the works. Eventually they developed a medium where everyone could stay updated on current events, the radio. "radio's more important function was as a mass medium for news and entertainment. For the first time, people could hear news as it was happening..." (Vie 29) The radio was one of the biggest inventions of the 20th century because obtaining information as it is happening near you, is huge breakthrough in communication. Eventually the internet was invented and now we can contact anyone else in the world, who has a computer and a signal. A man named Joseph Garner went out to see if this technology made the world more sociable or more isolated because of social media and other ways to connect without having to go out and talking face to face. Garner took on this task in the movie Craigslist Joe. "Some say we've lost the sense of community, that used to carry us through tough times. Some say technology and social media fuel this isolation. Have we become so caught up in our own lives, that we don't notice life outside our bubble. In my own small way, I'm going to try to find out" (Craigslist Joe). He finds in this movie that there will always be people out in the world that want to help you if your in need and reach out through the internet.
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