Changes in communication frame the future of human civilization. As explained by Minerva’s Owl, changes in modes of communication send a shock wave through humanity. Thus forcing society to collapse and re-emerge from the ruins. Held within the heart of change are the values and social functions of society. In the words of Harrold Innis , "the effect of the discovery of printing was evident in the savage religious wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries" (Innis 12).
Communication is so strongly linked with change that it's definition on wikipedia.org uses the word "change" ten times throughout the page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication
The world is in the process of a huge technological advancement, recreating communication. Large scale changes are expected to occur in this time of reorganization. As they have been seen in the past, "application of power to communication industries hastened the consolidation of vernaculars, the rise of nationalism, the revolution, and outbreak of savagery in the twentieth century" (Innis 12). Changes in behaviour can be found in the wake of this evolution.
Communication is and has been adapting through technology. The Economist Magazine suggests mobile devices are soon to be the new personal computer and main source of communication. The iPhone is taking communication and information technology to a new level. The following commercial demonstrates the extent to which communication tools have advanced. The video pushes the limits of personal morals and privacy. How is this going to remodel society?
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k3zvI2tyPM)
Before the iPhone proposed such issues, there was the creation of the Internet. Once invented to enhance communication, the Internet detonated a bomb destroying the film and music industry. The majority of this media is now downloaded for free. Today twisted values now allow theft to be a common occurrence. How will tomorrow be affected by the new values given life by communication?
The rubble that was once societies foundation is being rebuilt by the ideas of a technological minority. A butterfly effect is in the process of spawning a new era, allowing media, technology, economy and government to be revamped. The video developed by XPLANE in association with the Economist Magazine shows how communication and technology are further changing humanity. Are you prepared for what the future has to come?
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUY9ahSCMG0)
Written by Brad Boake
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