Lecture Summary Week 2

Week 2; Post 2
The origins of communication....
Over time communication has evolved into a more efficient and streamlined avenue for the transmission of information. It has progressed from oral, to written to printed after a matter of centuries. Finally communication reached a cornerstone, electricity.
From there it has progressed rapidly, advancing to telegraph, telephone, Phonograph, SMS, MMS, then to sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Other forms of communication cannot be forgotten also, with cinema and television being extremely powerful sources of influence through the correct rate of exploitation of particular information.
Cinema, over the years has formed it's own language consisting of shot sized, sound effects and video effects to transmit a message (story).
Over the years, with the increase in levels of alternative methods of communications, certain theories have been expressed as to the function of technology in society.
For example in the 1970's a range of theories we released showing that the media had the power to influence the public opinion greatly on crime and certain events by talking about it less or more, or the way they talked about it.
Over the years, theories on the nature of culture has emerged also, with most perceptions resting largely on culture as a product of art and communication technologies.