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The evolution of electronic communication has transformed the way we interact, enabling instantaneous access to information that was once delayed. This system, initially developed for defense communication, has vastly expanded to include various online domains. From on-line fraud to digital romance, the vocabulary of this new era reflects profound changes in societal interactions. The ability to convert text into electrical signals has not only streamlined communication but also opened potential pathways for peace, forging connections across distances like never before.
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Electronic Globalization Communication in a New Century
Bi-nary Signaling • Novelty or Revolutionary new form of communication • Conversion of text into electrical impulses
Potential for Peace • Initially started as backbone of defense communication. • …the settling of those disputes ..might be accomplished in..hours. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Information Overload • What was not available before or only available after a long wait is now practically instantaneous
On line crime • Gambling fraud • Stock Fraud • Banking Fraud
Shrinking the World • Information passed along a cable • Cable from the Trans-Atlantic connection
Rapid adoption of new terms into the general vocabulary On line On-line Romance Bug System Operator Chat New Vocabulary
“What Hath God Wrought” • Samuel Morse • March 24, 1844 • “Highway of Thought”
Tom Standage The Victorian Internet