In today's fast-paced and hi-tech world of the Internet Wholesale Mike Bibby Jersey , instant messaging and every other possible form of digital communication, it's easy to forget that, in the grand scheme of things, it was not so long ago that communications strategies were an entirely different kettle of fish (or pile of wood as the case may have been).

In a world obsessed with staying 'connected', it seems that nothing is impossible in the realms of communications strategies. What once seemed like science-fiction is now a part of our everyday life. But imagine if we still had to communicate the old-fashioned way. Can you see yourself firing up the outdoor barbeque to send a message to your mother; or getting out the flags to signal to your best friend that you'll be half an hour late for cocktails? Well spare a thought for our ancestors who didn't have it as easy as us...

Smoke Signals

As a communications strategy, the practice of smoke signalling obviously had some major drawbacks but still Wholesale Chris Webber Jersey , for the time, it was a very successful way of sending messages over long distances. The earliest recorded practices of smoke signalling were in China, where soldiers stationed at various points along the Great Wall would signal an approaching enemy to their comrades. With this crudest of communications strategies they were nonetheless able to convey messages over distances of hundreds of miles in just a few hours. The North American Indians were perhaps the most famous proponents of smoke signalling, and each tribe had their own complex systems involving the location and angle of the smoke plume. Today, smoke signals are not entirely outmoded and they are still used in the Vatican City to signify the selection of a new Pope.

Morse Code

Although quite different from Samuel Morse's original system, a form of his famous code is still used today as an effective communications strategy between amateur radio operators. Back in 1840 when Morse developed his unique system of translating information telegraphically using rhythm Wholesale Mitch Richmond Jersey , it revolutionised the way people were able to communicate and effectively opened up a whole new world. Using a sequence of long and short electric 'pulses', which became known as dots and dashes, Morse was able transmit a message from an operator at one end, and have it received via electric current at the other. It was indented on to a special tape and the receiver was able to decipher or 'decode' these indents. Eventually, trained operators were able to decipher the length of the dots or dashes directly by the sound and tape was no longer necessary. Sounds simple now, but as far as communications strategies went in the 19th Century Cheap Arron Afflalo Jersey , it was ground-breaking.

Semaphore Flags

The practice of using flags, called semaphores, for a communications strategy began in the 1800s when they were used in the maritime world to convey information over medium length distances at sea. Although there are variations on the theme, basically each letter of the alphabet is represented by the bearer holding two flags (one in each hand) in unique positions. The system is still used in some form today in many industries and, while the instruments may be different (some use paddles, some lighted wands and some bare hands) Cheap Tyreke Evans Jersey , the concept is the same.Just a few years ago we were carrying around those big, heavy lumps of plastic. If you walked down any sidewalk in any city, all you would see was the antennae sticking up as people valiantly tried to talk as they walked. Thankfully, it wasn`t long before cell phones became smaller, neater and with a much improved signal. Then came sms messaging, picture messaging Cheap Ben McLemore Jersey , then video calling and now we have a range of cell phones that act as a mobile office, these are smartphones.

These are exactly what their name suggests; they are very smart. You still have all your normal cell phone functions, but you also have full internet access, email, a QWERTY keypad, fax facility and the Microsoft office suite. These new generation phones are an essential item for today`s businessmen Cheap Ty Lawson Jersey , but are becoming more and more popular with techno geeks who want to get their hands on the latest bit of kit.

The first ever smartphone was unveiled by IBM in 1992, and shown as a concept product at COMDEX, a trade how in Nevada. It was called `Simon` and released to the general public a year later by BellSouth. Its main features were a world clock, a calendar, an address book and notepad, email and the ability to send and received fax. It was also the first phone with a touch screen. Compared to today`s phones Cheap Langston Galloway Jersey , Simon was a fairly low end product, but at the time its technology was outstanding.

The other manufacturers were keen to get in on the act, and it wasn`t long before they started to produce their own smartphones. The Nokia 900 range brought out the Nokia communicator in 1996. This was marketed as a 'computer in the palm of your hand`. The Nokia 9210 was the first true smartphone, with a full color screen and independent operating system, although Nokia continued to call it a communicator, which made it sound like it had less capabilities than it actually did. The 9500 then came out Cheap Rudy Gay Jersey , with an integrated camera and Wi-Fi facility.

In 2002, the world of smartphones changed forever with the arrival of the first blackberry. This phone had absolutely everything you could want to run your business on the move. It was the first phone to optimize wireless email. Within 5 years it has an estimated 8 million users, 34 of which were in North America.

The latest inception into this growing market is the I-phone. This phone can download smartphone applications directly from the Apple App store. This gives you the luxury of picking and choosing exactly what you want on your phone. This is great for users who don`t want a phone clogged up with loads of applications that they won`t use.

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