COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Spring 2008 -- SPCM 280, Prof. Sandvig
 
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January 28, 2008

Lecture: What can early technologies teach us about today?

Key concepts: Commonalities in communication technologies across history, the "garden of forking paths," path-dependence.
Examples: Stamp seals, Subscription Libraries, Steam Cars, The Early Editable World Wide Web, QWERTY vs. DVORAK, Engelbart's Mouse and Chord Key.
Video: "The mother of all demos" from the MouseSite.


Textbook: C&T Ch. 2: Convenience

Key concepts: wants, needs, change, contingent, limits of the body


Textbook: C&T Ch. 3: Determinism


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