HOW THE INTERNET CHANGES THEWAY WE REMEMBER

WHY RECORDING HISTORY IS SO IMPORTANT

Throughout history people would record events and stories so future years would understand the past and study it. There was always a struggle to find a material which would last for generations without erosion or decay.

Today, historians recognise that the everyday memories of everyday people, not just the rich and famous, have historical importance. If we then do not collect and preserve those memories and stories, one day they will disappear forever.

With the invention of computers, we now have the facilities to ensure that memories and history can be kept forever.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”

- George Santayana

HOW WE HAVE RECORDED HISTORYTHROUGHOUT TIME

Many books of the 19th century are now in an unreadable condition all newer books have the same fate.

Information is now stored electronically and is easily accessible to everyone. The digital age has changed the way we store and access information.

HOW LONG IT TAKES FORHUMAN KNOWLEDGE TO DOUBLEToday on average human knowledge is doubling every year.  According to IBM,  the internet and digital resources will lead to the doubling of knowledge every 12 hours.

HOW MUCH INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET

Google results of present day versus historical people

The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow

- Bill Gates

Internet users as a percentage of population

90% of people in the UK use the internet

THE DECLINE OF NEWSPAPERSThe overall daily newsprint newspaper market is falling at a rate of more than 8% a year.

 Comparison of paid national daily newspapers and regional daily newspapers in the UK

Almost £400m in print advertising is forecast to be lost from the UK market

by the end of 2014

The Guardian

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING IS DECREASING

Newspaper classified are now going online because it’s often a better place to reach a larger and better audience

PassingLives.com

Match.com

Monster.com

Zoopla.co.uk

AutoTrader.com

Gumtree.com

Passing Lives are like newspaper obituaries but online, so our loved ones can be remembered for

generations to come.

WHY RECORDING HISTORY IS SO IMPORTANTReferences

Stats on Newspapershttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jul/11/abcs-national-newspapers

History of writinghttp://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=ady2

Human knowledge doublinghttp://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950

Internet usershttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2

Newspaper trendshttp://media-cmi.com/downloads/CMI_Discussion_Paper_Circulation_Trends_102813.pdf