INFORMATION AGE
FROM GUTENBERG TO ZUCKERBERG
1. History
▪ Trace the development of the information age
from the introduction of Gutenberg’s printing
press up to the era of social media.
2. Defining Characteristics
▪ Describe the general characteristics of
Learning information age
Objectives 3. Impacts
▪ Determine the impacts of the information age to
society.
4. Reflection
▪ Analyze the ways in which the information age
and social media influence human lives.
How can we Highly modernized
These are evidenced
describe our Automated by how information
society Data-driven could be transferred
nowadays? Technologically advanced or shared quickly.
WORD INFORMATION
A combination of sounds and
message.
Words are informed
(Chaisson, 2006; Ben-Naim, MEANING
2015)
Defined as “a period starting in the last
quarter of the 20th century when
information became effortlessly accessible
through publications and through
INFORMATION management of information and computer
AGE networks
Information Age
• Digital Age
– use of digits or numbers as a code
for various information
• Computer Age
– information is read by computers
• New Media Age
– utilization of digital platforms, unlike
the traditional media such as radio,
television, and newspapers
Information Age
Information
• It is the structure of
communication
• It is subject to transmission,
interpretation, and processing
• It is one of the most valuable
assets today
• It is considered the “new oil”
• Readily available and accessible
anytime and anywhere because of
the internet
History: Gutenberg to Zuckerberg
1440 1939-1944 1976
Johannes Gutenberg Harvard Mark 1 Steve Wozniak
Printing Press Enigma Steve Jobs
Apple Inc.
1936 1970 1973-PRESENT
Alan Turing Personal
Social Media
Broke the Enigma Computers
Platforms
Code
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History: Gutenberg to Zuckerberg
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Defining Characteristics
shift from industrial
production to one
based on
information and
computerization
change in
focus from
industry to
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information
Defining Characteristics
accelerated growth
of ICTs and other
electronics
growth of
technology
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Filipino entrepreneur who co-
founded Mostron, Chips and
Technologies and S3 Graphics. He
invented the first 10-Mbit Ethernet
CMOS with silicon coupler data-
link control and transceiver chip,
the first system logic chip set for
IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT, and
the local bus concept and the first
Windows Graphics accelerator
Diosdado Banatao chip for personal computers.
Defining Characteristics
exponential growth
of data
expansion of digital
universe
Exabyte unit of data
explosion of
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information
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Internet and Social Media
Internet and Social Media
Impact of Information Age
ECONOMY & EDUCATION PRIVATE LIFE GOVERNMENT &
COMMERCE POLITICS
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Economy & Commerce
computerized outsourcing improves data storage “creative destruction”
and file management -steel and aluminum to plastics
manufacturing to -paper to computer
increase production -shopping malls & libraries to Internet
and save time
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Education
computer-assisted virtual classroom distance learning online education
learning
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Information Explosion and Overload
• Information Explosion • Information Overload
– a situation where there is an – occurs when information users
overabundance of data due to the rapid become overwhelmed with
increase in the amount of information the excessive flow of
being published. information which usually
– The influx of information being easily affects their psychological,
accessible makes the processing of these social
data difficult for the user leading to effects, and physical well-being.
information overload.
How to check the credibility of sources?
FAKE NEWS, A PROBLEM IN THE PHILIPPINES
Lalu, G. (2022) ‘Fake news’ a problem in PH? 9 in 10 Filipinos
agree, says Pulse Asia. Retrieved
from [Link]
in-ph-9-in-10-filipinos-agree-says-pulse-asia#ixzz7iGJpSlRC
Private Life
improved entertainment online shopping payment and banking better communication
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Government & Politics
globalization of knowledge e-government online voting & automated improved national security
election
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Positive
Impacts a improved entertainment and
communication
of Social b networking
Media c interactivity
d glocalization (the capacity of the Internet to expand
the user’s social world to faraway people)
e empowerment
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Negative a increase in cyber crimes
Impacts b invasion of privacy
of Social c online pornography
Media d threat to security
e plagiarism
f fake news
g digital divide
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