The Chatting Evolution

The Chatting Evolution It's been over 20 years since AOL first made its debut. AOL Flash-forward to 2013, and it's safe to say that communication has made some impressive strides since our dial-up days! HOWEVER- if we consider AOL chatrooms to be prehistoric, can you imagine what life was like 2,000 years ago- when communication was simply reduced to smoke signals? THE CHATTING EVOLUTION COMMUNICATION DATES AS FAR BACK AS PREHISTORIC TIMES, AND CAN RANGE FROM: Subtle processes of exchange Full conversations Mass communication COMMUNICATION HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME, DUE TO ADVANCES IN: Communicative Technologies Political & Economic systems Systems of power LET'S TALK 'TIMELINE' Just how much has communication changed over the years? Let's take a look! 100,000 B.C Speech 30,000 B.C Cave paintings 10,000 B.C. Petroglyphs 9,000 B.C. Pictograms 4,000 B.C. Writing 550 B.C. Postal System 1792 Optical Telegraph 1876 Telephone 1976 Video conferencing 1983 Internet 1994 Webcam AOL 1997 AOL Instant Messenger % of American consumers engaged in a live chat 2009 50.4% 2012 65% Keep up with the times and interact the modern way, using Streamberry! Streamberry is a free, cam-and-chat site with limited restrictions and lots of entertainment! Visit Streamberry at Streamberry.com, and start chatting, todoyl Sources: Streamberry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historyotommunication http://readwrite.com/2007/05/30levolutiontommunication#awesm=-o9SfLM2k2f\XoW http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/NewMedia/SocialMedia/SocialMediaHistory.html http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel guide/ 125981/computers/howideghatstarted.html http://www.socialnhomics.net/2013/01/TỜI /social-media-video-2013/ http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/10644-stats-do-consumers-appreciate-live-chat-on-websites