Bulletin board by Ryan Corey

Introduction

rcorey2 — 2024-01-16 16:24:26 UTC

Communication today is quick and easy. You only have to type your message and click a button or you can call someone on the other side of the planet. It is was not always this way. Join me as we look back in time and discover how people communicated.

“Communication in Today's Society.” Florida National University, 5 December 2017, https://www.fnu.edu/communication-todays-society/. Accessed 23 January 2024.

Back in time

rcorey2 — 2024-01-19 16:00:35 UTC

In the age of Imperialism the type writer was used to write letters. These letters could take months to get to their destination because they were delivered on horse back.

The difference between snail mail and this form of communication is that snail mail used cars. Those packages and letters were more secure. With the Pony Express, a person would ride on a horse to deliver the letter and it was easy for letters to get lost.

“Pony Express | US Mail Delivery History.” Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pony-Express. Accessed 24 January 2024.

20th century

rcorey2 — 2024-01-19 16:19:18 UTC

During the 20th century phones were not as advanced as they are now. Phones were usually put into walls and were not portable. There were red little booths that had a phone in them and you had to pay around 25 cents to talk for a little while.

Fabry, Merrill, and William Gray. “Pay Phone Booth History: Where Was the 1st Public Telephone? | TIME.” Time, 3 August 2016, https://time.com/4425102/public-telephone-booth-history/. Accessed 24 January 2024.

Snail mail

rcorey2 — 2024-01-22 16:05:02 UTC

Snail mail is a form of communication where you write letters on paper and bring them to the post office to send them where they need to go. The post truck picks them up and drives them to their destination. Fun fact- postal systems date back to 2400 B.C.

Munoz, Richard. “The Evolution of Communication through the Centuries.” MobileCon, 15 June 2017, https://www.mobilecon2012.com/the-evolution-of-communication-through-the-centuries/. Accessed 23 January 2024.

Pigeons

rcorey2 — 2024-01-23 16:12:06 UTC

Pigeons are small creatures that were used back in ancient Rome. The Romans used pigeons as messengers that could fly a message to a location quickly and efficiently. You would train the pigeon to travel to specific locations. Then you would strap a little piece of paper with a message on their leg.

Smoke signals

rcorey2 — 2024-01-24 18:36:24 UTC

Smoke signals where used in ancient times to communicate from a long distance away. All you needed to do was light a fire. This form of communication was mostly used in China to communicate along the Great Wall of China.

Oral

rcorey2 — 2024-01-25 16:16:08 UTC

Oral communication is the most important form of communication even though it is one of the oldest forms of communication. The Human Journey states " We don’t know exactly when hominids began using speech; it may have been as early as 200,000 years ago, and almost certainly had progressed by 50,000 years ago. ". Without oral communication where would we be?

“Oral Culture.” The Human Journey, https://humanjourney.us/language/oral-culture/. Accessed 25 January 2024.

Symbols

rcorey2 — 2024-01-25 18:02:54 UTC

Symbols were a more intelligent form of cave paintings. Different cultures would have different symbols. For example, the Egyptians created hieroglyphs. The people in China had their own characters.

Cave paintings

rcorey2 — 2024-01-25 18:11:48 UTC

The oldest form of communication is cave paintings. Cave paintings where used by cave men who wanted to record events and mark territory. The oldest cave painting ever recovered was in France. It was made around 30,000 B.C.

Conclusion

rcorey2 — 2024-01-25 18:18:44 UTC

We, as humans, have so much to be proud of. We have evolved from cave paintings to using cell phones and computers. It is amazing to see that we are able to communicate in many different ways. People from around the world are able to come together and make everyday lives better by communicating.