The History of Social Technology & Communication  Last week, we penned a blog post about social technology where we discussed the broad concepts and how this is affecting our world today.  That got us thinking about the history of social technology and communication in general, so here we go! We are constantly reminded that we are living in an "Information Age," and indeed, this is a truth that seems self-evident - communication and social technology pervades our homes, our workplaces, our schools, even our own bodies. Human beings we are naturally gregarious and we like connecting with people, especially with people who share our interests. So with the availability of new forms of low cost, instant, scalable and robust forms of social technology and communication, we love to connect with people all over the world. But where did it all begin? Here is a brief time line of social technology and communication and the way it has impacted on our lives - we have been on the journey a … [Read more...]