[inaudible conversations] tom standage appeared on cspans communicators to discuss his latest book writing on the wall social media going back to the times of cicero. This is about 30 minutes. Bestselling author tom standage has a new book out called writing on the wall. Tom standage, what do cicero and twitter have in common . Guest well, the idea of the book is that social media is a very old idea. We think that its recent and that only people alive today have ever done it. But really what im arguing theres a very long and rich tradition of social media that goes back in fact to the era of cicero, the late roman republican of the First Century bc. The point is you dont need a Digital Network to do social media. If you have one it goes faster but cicero did it with papyrus rolls, and members of the legion were linked to him and they spoke to each other. And there were many other examples that occur throughout history. Martin luther, using pamphlets. Poetry. Tom paine and his pamphlet,
Before he sailed on titanic and he pressed them into his hand and said dont spend those until i see you again. And of course, he didnt see him again, because he didnt survive the titanic. My grandfather went on to become a playwright and an author, so he wrote a lot about how he felt about his fathers death and about getting these two pennies, which is how we know so much about his story. They must have meant so much to him. Well, yes, uhhuh. Thats you know, he kept them, he passed them on to my father who then passed them on to me, and, you know, although theyre of no value to anybody else, to our family theyre absolutely priceless. Of course, of course. The value of these to your family is enormous. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And he was on the titanic going to new york what, hoping to start a new life . It was indeed, yes. His wife had died about 3 months earlier so he had 2 little boys to look after and he thought well, how am i going to do this . He did actually work here in arlington well be
Tony winner Brandon Uranowitz is back onstage in the concert revival of "Titanic," but no life jackets were provided for the truncated rehearsal process.
The RMS Titanic s sinking in 1912 highlighted the enduring volatility and challenges in the ocean freight industry, which, despite various efforts and consolidations, continues to face unpredictable pricing and capacity issues exacerbated by global disruptions, prompting ongoing debate about the feasibility of achieving market stability.