Com Tech Presentation Reflection

     Learning about so many different technologies and the stories of how they have developed over time is something so incredible. The progress technology has made even in just our own lifetimes is large and when looking at our parents' lifetimes is even more extreme. When my mother was born, cell phones were not invented. I never knew a time without cell phones! Hearing about so many different areas of communication technologies was truly fascinating. 

One invention that I enjoyed hearing about was the iPhone. As I mentioned, cell phones were not invented too long ago. iPhones were created even more recent.  Although the original attempt at the iPhone was made in 2005 when Apple partnered with Motorola, it was not how Steve Jobs had pictured it. Therefore, the iPhone we know today originated in 2007.  The iPhone was a revolutionary invention that allowed a user to put music onto their easy-to-use smartphone. Since the model put out 2007, there have a large number of upgrades and new models. Today, the most recent model is the iPhone 13. However, that does not mean there have only been 13 designs. There have been smaller modification models as well like the iPhone 5c or the iPhone XR. The iPhone offers users camera phone qualities (texting, voice call, camera, video calls), music, access to the internet (websites, emails), applications (games, social media, calendar), and so much more. Although there are competing brands developing smartphones with music platforms, Apple's iPhone is the most popular smartphone and was a revolutionary invention for its time. The iPhone continues to thrive year after year with new developments. 

Another technology that was particularly interesting to hear about was YouTube. YouTube was originally created to function as website to share home-videos on. It is a site that anyone can upload onto, whether you are a professional video maker or a person with a camera phone. It is the world's largest video hosting website. It has become not only a huge company but also a huge business platform. YouTube makes money by companies purchasing advertisements that play before videos. It is a great platform for advertising because of the ability to cater the advertisements to videos that would be viewed by a specific matching target audience. YouTube has run into some issues with children accidentally viewing content that is inappropriate for the age group. This is because of the broad range of videos on the website due to the personally ability to upload that each of its users have.