The military; powerful, brave and protect countries from war. In between savings lives the military found time to become the origins of digital technology. The cannon ball in the renaissance combined maths and physics to give the military the advantage when firing at the enemy.
The term computer came from a woman doing maths. A computer was described as 'a woman who did the same mathematical puzzle over and over'. Nowadays, women and computers are seen as a binary opposition. ENIAC then developed the first electronic computer. It was used to calculate artillery range tables.
Once computers had become electronic, people from all over the world started developing the basic idea to which suited them best. For example, Colossus used it for code breaking. This came about the time of the industrial revolution, so workers were going from one extreme to another; cottage workshops to big factories.
As time went on, technology developed, and so did peoples opinions on this new term 'computers'. UNIVAC once said 'what could you possibly do with more than 8 computers?' We now live in the 21st Century and as an estimate, there are 900 million personal computers in the world! Companies such as DARPA were post war enthusiasts for technology, which later were linked to the military.
Believe it or not, the internet was not intended! But is it a weapon?
The 1960's saw the rise of equality movements and counter cultures, which were not homogeneous. The new left emerged; hippies. They were influenced by neo-marxism, feminism and environmentalism.
'Technology was a thing of the man'
In 1970 when computers became affordable, advertising of this technology went through the roof. For example, Altair advertisements in 1976 had bright colours, showing that the computer is something to play with, not just for computing but also personal freedom. At this point the computer was not just for computing, but it was able to give individuals personal expression. But was this just another way to market a corporate product?
The history of the computer and how it develops over time is not known to many people. People are more bothered about the internet and who has poked who on Facebook. Can the internet be a tool for cultural change? Only time will tell.
This blog is a reflection of current matters that arise which are linked to digital culture. It will examine the purpose of why digital culture's popularity has risen in the past 10 years. The critical and academic blog will focus on the digital age and how it's impact is affecting the 21st century, and even the future.
The blog will include links, pictures, videos and references to media. This reflection will use critical thinking to show the new medias outlook on the world in its current form. This blog isn't a personal view on the topic, unlike Heather Armstrong's.
This post is my personal interpretation on our assessment objectives for this part of my degree. The blog needs to show my version of topics that were discussed in lectures through the use of analysis.
Blogs can be used in the political sense, like the Daily Kos. This blog is a political take on the world, which expresses views from a liberal point of view. "To express yourself creatively was the highest ranking reason of why to create a blog"; Fox, 2006. Safe to say my blog and the Daily Kos do not follow what Fox said.
The blog I am writing is going to look at how the changes in the media in the past 30 years have impacted on the industry. For example, multi-platforming is now more common than ever in news for example. The Guardian's articles are now available on Facebook, my blog will discuss the pro's and con's of decisions made by the media.
This video states that anyone these days can create a blog. Can this be a positive thing? Some blogs are posted by people who voice controversial posts, which then create debates over the internet. Mumsnet asked Gordon Brown what his favourite biscuit was, the posts on Mumsnet were then discussing why he didn't chose to answer the question, which then questioned his status as Prime Minister at the time.
Many people these days have blogs, some personal, some professional. My blog sums up the current view on the digital age we now live in and how its impact changes the media.
Digital culture has become a somewhat buzz word of the 21st century and it continues to grow as technology develops. Over the past 10 years, technology has reached levels that 20/30 years ago were thought of as not possible. This digital age is one which is impacting on the future of the media as an institution.
Digital Culture looks at how western civilization has been affected by the changes in technology that are now seen as everyday life. Take the mobile phone for example, 20 years ago not everybody had one. These days if you walk down the street, almost every single person will have the device on them. The way that cultures now rely on these technologies and how much they are needed is extraordinary. Take journalism for example, because of these developments in technology, this particular industry had to do some radical changes from what it used to know as being 'normal'.
The development of the internet is one of the worlds biggest accomplishments of the 21st century. The internet is capable of many things: online shopping, catching up on the news and finding old friends through Facebook for example. Although the internet has its positives, there are many negatives too; cyber bulling is on the rise.
Technology keeps developing and the younger generations become more custom with the latest invention quicker than ever before. Children grow up round this mass cultural change, so as time goes on they will adapt. Could this be a bad thing? Having a culture based on technology just diverts peoples attention from more pressing matters. How many 12 year olds with a mobile phone worry about the economy? They're more worried about what to update their status to on Facebook.
In the 1980;s, media was regarded as a negative, hopefully technology will improve this view. Can this new digital age be a threat to western culture as we know it? Only time will tell.
The term computer came from a woman doing maths. A computer was described as 'a woman who did the same mathematical puzzle over and over'. Nowadays, women and computers are seen as a binary opposition. ENIAC then developed the first electronic computer. It was used to calculate artillery range tables. 
