1. Modern Communication and Society

2. Transistor

3. Electronics kit

4. Integrated Circuit

5. IC chip

9. Facts to consider Extended plot stories over multiple episodes require audience commitment Extended plot stories over multiple episodes require audience commitment USA TODAY, the country’s most popular newspapers, uses very short stories and lots of graphics USA TODAY, the country’s most popular newspapers, uses very short stories and lots of graphics Sound bites have shortened from 42 seconds to 7 Sound bites have shortened from 42 seconds to 7 Tweets have a 140 character limit Tweets have a 140 character limit

10. Result Short attention span Short attention span Low threshold of boredom Low threshold of boredom Era of instant gratification Era of instant gratification

13. Greatest change in society The computer The computer They run everything They run everything They make the decisions They make the decisions They hold all the information about all of us They hold all the information about all of us

14. Modern communication and society We’re at the beck and call of our devices We’re at the beck and call of our devices We’ve developed a low threshold of boredom We’ve developed a low threshold of boredom We’ve lost our privacy We’ve lost our privacy Anything anybody wants to say they can say to everybody Anything anybody wants to say they can say to everybody We’re in a global village We’re in a global village