The Beginning

When did information become important to us. You can say from the time we began to communicate to others information that we deemed important. From the beginning of human communication. What is communication. Webster defines communication to mean:

1: an act or instance of transmitting2 a: information communicated b: a verbal or written message3 a: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior ; also : exchange of information b: personal rapport 4plural a: a system (as of telephones) for communicating b: a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles c: personnel engaged in communicating5plural but sing or plural in constr a: a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech) b: the technology of the transmission of information (as by print or telecommunication).

Communication is the key component of information. It effects the creditability, understanding and usability of the information.

communication. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.Retrieved July 1, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication.