From Big Bang to Big Data: A History of the Media Jarlbrink Johan
From Big Bang to Big Data: A History of the Media Jarlbrink Johan Does media history really start with a bang? Cultures are held together as much by bookkeeping and records as they are by stories and…
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From Big Bang to Big Data: A History of the Media Jarlbrink Johan
Does media history really start with a bang? Cultures are held together as much by bookkeeping and records as they are by stories and myths.From Big Bang to Big Data is a long history of the media - how it has been established, used, and transformed from the beginning of recorded time until the present. More than just newspapers, television, and social networks, media are the means by which any information is communicated, from cosmic radiation traces to medieval church bells to modern identity documents.
Many media were invented as ways to store and share information, and many have served as powerful tools for administration and control. It is not primarily a story of revolutions and innovations, but of continuities and overlaps that reveal surprising patterns across history. The concerns raised about media today, whether about privacy, piracy, or anxieties over declining cultural
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