One of the most influential inventions throughout Internet history would have to be the invention of e-mail. The year 1966 was important for electronic mail, because this was the year that mail was able to be sent between people on different computers. This revolutionized the way people communicate. It makes it so much easier to get a hold of bosses, friends, family, co-workers, etc. The invention of the email acts as a safe, comfortable way people can communicate to each other. People are much more likely to talk more freely, and have more confidence when they can talk via e-mail, rather than on the phone, where they aren't able to edit their dialogue. E-mail actually was invented before the Internet. E-mail originated from ideas that users of time-sharing mainframe computers could communicate, starting in 1965. In 1971, Ray Tomlinson came up with the common "@" sign to separate the user and their network machine they were using. Like everything, email took time before it was perfected and now we have many email clients like: Hotmail , Yahoo, and Gmail. With a few clicks of a mouse button, your emails can be sent to any other computer in the world. E-mail has greatly influenced the Internet we use today because it has made contacting people so much easier, and faster. With the modern Internet, and its high speed availability, e-mail has been made extremely convenient. The picture above is clearly poking fun at how dependent we have become on email. Even my mother, who doesn't know how to play a DVD knows how to e-mail me while I'm at school with a list of things i should remember to do. E-mail is free, quick, efficient, and extremely easy to do. E-mail is one of the most important inventions that led to the Internet we have today.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
COM 125 Week 2: "I am sorry this is late"
One of the most influential inventions throughout Internet history would have to be the invention of e-mail. The year 1966 was important for electronic mail, because this was the year that mail was able to be sent between people on different computers. This revolutionized the way people communicate. It makes it so much easier to get a hold of bosses, friends, family, co-workers, etc. The invention of the email acts as a safe, comfortable way people can communicate to each other. People are much more likely to talk more freely, and have more confidence when they can talk via e-mail, rather than on the phone, where they aren't able to edit their dialogue. E-mail actually was invented before the Internet. E-mail originated from ideas that users of time-sharing mainframe computers could communicate, starting in 1965. In 1971, Ray Tomlinson came up with the common "@" sign to separate the user and their network machine they were using. Like everything, email took time before it was perfected and now we have many email clients like: Hotmail , Yahoo, and Gmail. With a few clicks of a mouse button, your emails can be sent to any other computer in the world. E-mail has greatly influenced the Internet we use today because it has made contacting people so much easier, and faster. With the modern Internet, and its high speed availability, e-mail has been made extremely convenient. The picture above is clearly poking fun at how dependent we have become on email. Even my mother, who doesn't know how to play a DVD knows how to e-mail me while I'm at school with a list of things i should remember to do. E-mail is free, quick, efficient, and extremely easy to do. E-mail is one of the most important inventions that led to the Internet we have today.
Allow myself to introduce...myself.
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Hi! My name is Emily Thomas, and I am currently a sophomore here at UB. I just transferred from URI this semester, and so far I love it here. Originally born in Plattsburgh, NY, my family moved to Albany, NY a year after I was born. I live with my parents at home in Albany, and my two older sisters moved out a couple years ago after they graduated from college. I am up for anything really, and i like to treat every day as a new oppurtunity to meet people and start over. Some of the things I love to do are mainly just hanging out with my friends, watching movies, shopping, napping, cooking, going out to parties, oh yes, and constantly going on facebook, like many other college students i assume. Although I am just a sophomore here at UB, I have a pretty good idea of what i want to do when I'm older. I chose communications as my major because I love to talk to people, and studying the way we all interact with each other. I think I want to work in a Public Relations firm when I am older, I have always loved planning things and events for my friends since I can remember. Hopefully I work hard enough here so that I can get where I want to be when I graduate college. : )
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