Human beings are often called as social beings. To survive in a society, one has to communicate to other people. Thus communication is not a choice, it is a necessity. In ancient times, when there are not much means of communication, vocal communication was the only fastest way to communicate with others, pigeons are also had been used by old civilizations. To communicate comfortably and more conveniently, humans have always been developing new technologies for communication as it is considered as a basic need.
With the evaluation of societies, new means of communication were continued being discovered by humans. There were a time when hand written letters and printing press was considered as the very advanced means of communication and source of information. Then science and technology took over the world and people started thinking to make use of scientific methods to communicate. Now, modern civilization depends on advanced communication technologies. Today, we are all surrounded by technologically advanced communication tools and gadgets.Earlier, the invention of telephone had brought on a revolution in the field of communication technology. People used to find it very fascinating, that they can talk to their loved ones, living far away, through this small device. But there was a problem that you were not able to take it with you when going outside of your house. This led to the invention of mobile phone and these mobile phones further led to the colored mobile phone with camera and then to the smart phones. Today, almost every single person has a smart phone with so many new features.
Internet has provided the ease of connecting computers and mobile phones across the world. today every house has a computer and every pocket has a smart phone/mobile phone. E-mail or electronic mail is new way of sending your messages alongside documents, picture or video file to any corner of the world. Online networking websites, like Facebook and twitter have become the most popular means of instant communication. These websites allow people to communicate with friends, family, clients and other people across the globe.
These websites, recently, had introduced their smart phone applications. You just have to download application from Play-store, install in your smart phone and enjoy. People, living in remote area, disable people or people bound to their houses may find online chat an important form of communication. One can upload their picture or update their status to share their feelings with other people. Whatsapp is another social media app widely used on the smart phones, this is a messaging app with lot of features.
Other means of communication and information like radio and television also has a huge impact of new IT advancements. Radio system send voice, data and video by means of wireless signals. Today, the concept of radio extends from traditional broadcast stations to cell phones and wireless data networks. With the recent IT advancements, we have become able to watch a number of T.V channels on our television screens. Artificial satellites moving in their orbits are also playing very important role in the new communication technology advancements.