Prince Otto von Bismarck, as the Prime Minister of Prussia, had followed policies which sought to fully affiliate other German states with Prussia without specific compromise to the Prussian (Hohenzollern) Royal custom. By late 1866 most of northern Germany was brought inside a Prussian dominated North German Confederation however several center ranking southern German princely states had been still largely unbiased however frightened of each Prussia and France.

Technologies, whether they be devoted to communication or not, are thus extensions of our humanity, not the cold, alien, exterior forces envisioned by the paranoia of unhealthy science fiction. Seen as utterings, technologies and thus be seen as utterances, as rhetorical tropes we use to precise and improve our humanity, and can therefore be read and analyzed for their cognitive, social and cultural results.

From the office to the streets to the house, persons are being subjected to ever more subtle, ever … Read the rest

On March 1 , the US Authorities gave the plaintext of the telegram to the press, on April 2 , the United States declared conflict towards Germany. Beforehand German submarines had already attacked US ships near England, so the telegram was not the one explanation for the conflict; it was, nonetheless, critical for US public opinion It was perceived as especially perfidious that the telegram was first transferred from the US embassy in Berlin to the German embassy in Washington before being passed on to Mexico.

Finally, the interactive capacities of recent” media blur the distinction between producers and receivers. Not only can audiences comment on or respond to media content created by others, however the widespread availability of digital media tools signifies that individuals with comparatively modest financial assets and basic technological literacy can create their own media content and contribute to or alter content on different media platforms.… Read the rest