The document discusses the history and future of communication technology and social media. It provides timelines of important developments in telecommunications from the 18th century to the late 20th century. It then predicts that by 2022, telephone technology will be voice-command driven and wireless. The internet will be accessible everywhere through various smart devices. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter will continue to grow and target users based on location and interests to provide customized advertising and promotions. Relationships will become less dependent on physical proximity as people connect globally through social media.

1. The Future of Communication
Technology
What will
communication
technology
look like in
2022?

2. Telecommunications
Highlights in Development
•1834 Carl F.Gauss and Ernst H. Weber build the
electromagnetic telegraph
•1860 Philipp Reis develops a “telephon.”
•1874 Alexander Graham Bell discovers the principle of
the telephone.
•1891 The first automatic dial system was patented by a
Kansas City undertaker. Switchboard operators were no
longer necessary to make a telephone call.
•1963 Bell System introduces the touch tone phone.
•1989 "Pocket" cellular telephone is introduced by
Motorola.
•1990's Digital signal processing of all telecommunication
equipment (including ISDNs and HDTV) A television can
now be used as a television, telephone, computer and
video game center all in one place.

3. Telecommunications
What does the future hold?
•In 2022 telephone technology could look like:
•All commands can be voice directed, eliminating the need for
keypads, except when desired.
•There will no longer be a need for any wired devices.
•Computer and phone will become even more integrated, possibly
eliminating the use of a keyboard because of the voice command
capabilities.
•Cell phone imaging can be completely 3D, especially helpful in using
GPS while traveling.
•Wi-fi will be universal, eliminating the need for 3G.

4. Critical Mass Theory in Relation
to Telecommunication
•Critical Mass Theory explains how the
Development
evolution and use of
telecommunications has become self-
sustaining.
•Users influenced technology, and
technology has influenced users.
•A social factor is that the majority of
people in our culture are connected
through continual use of modern
telecommunication devices such as cell
phones, text, and computer IM
systems.
•Small enhancements and
developments in this field of
communication can have drastic
societal influence.

5. Internet
The Future of the Internet
•With machine to machine technology, where there's no human
intervention, just smart sensors, smart computers, smart analytics, the
way people work may drastically change. The methods of operations
companies use will completely change. People may never have to go to
an office again.
•The internet is EVERYWHERE: on every person, accessible at every
location, in our personal devices. A computer is no longer necessary.
•At the store, you may simply touch a screen, and the computer can
identify you, and deliver personal information. You may shop by voice
command and products will be retrieved and brought directly to you.
•We may have “chips” inserted, and can command actions with our
minds.
•These ideas may seem like science fiction, but I believe are possible in
the future.

6. Media System Dependency in
Relation to Internet Development
• “An audience needs-based approach to
media use”
• The users are goal oriented in their selection of media.
Users have a vested interest in the internet to continue
evolving.
• The more the internet can do for people, the more the
people will use the internet.
• The more users rely on the internet, the more the
internet will be developed to satisfy the users’ needs
and desires.

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time/article1949299/

8. Social Media
HISTORY
Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004.
It was originally used by college students at Harvard, then
expanded to be used widely by college students to network. In
2006, the network was extended beyond educational
institutions to anyone with a registered email address. Now, it is
estimated that there are nearly 000000 facebook users
worldwide. According to digitalbuzzblog.com, in 2011,
Facebook had over 500 million users, and is now used by 1 in
every 13 people on earth, with over 250 million of them (over
50%) who log in every day. The average user still has over 130
friends.

9. Social Media
TWITTER
Twitter was launched in July, 2006.
Users send and read posts of up to 140 characters known as "tweets".
According to the globeandmail.com, almost 200 million users worldwide.
About 460,000 new Twitter accounts are opened daily.
More than 140 million tweets are sent daily. That’s one billion weekly.
Twitter has changed the media, business, and politics. The one-way
transmission of information is vast, and reaches many people at once.
“This is what the naysayers fail to understand: it's just as easy to use
Twitter to spread the word about a brilliant 10,000-word New Yorker
article as it is to spread the word about your Lucky Charms habit.” –
Steven Johnson, author of The Invention of Air

10. The Future in Social Media
What might Facebook and Twitter look like in the 2022?
•The use of social media will not likely slow down, however, it’s types of
uses may change.
• As social media networks gain access to consumers’ personal
information and interests, social media will target specific audiences to
advertise specific products and ideas. Businesses will increase marketing
in these venues.
•Mobile technology will become more prevalent enabling offers of
promotions, coupons and tips based on our geographical location and
personal interests.
•Relationships will not be as physically dependent and we will be friends
with people from all over the world, creating a global melting pot.
•We will all become members of a virtual that is not yet known to us.
•We will be able to access social media in our living rooms on one device –
that device will combine computer, video, phone, and social interaction.
Live video time will be included in social media where you can login and
“virtually” talk to your “friends.

11. Uses and Gratifications Theory
Individuals actively seek out certain media outlets
for their own gratification. Social Media is a prime
example. People actively seek to interact with
their friends and family. Also, people follow their
particular interests through social media. Users
are not passive- they are interacting with social
media. Several gratifications in social media are
socializing, entertainment, and seeking
information.