Global communication is the process of transmitting and receiving information on a world-wide scale. It has influenced globalization radically throughout the past 10 years by the use of a vast number of technologies, two of the main technologies being the Digital Media and the Internet.
Technology has created novel methods to speak out to the world, literally. As governments begin relying on activists and mobilized groups to seek out the specific needs of the people, media activists seem to be the main victims of condemnation and criticism. Independent media has altered the approach of many activists. Communication across terrains in real time, digital network provide the technological infrastructure to pursue network based social movement forms. The experimentation of myriad technologies such as digital media has created new connections, produced various results, and opened new perspectives between nations as never seen before.
Communication through cyberspace has paved the way for creation and maintenance of connections and relations across space and time Cyberspace has eliminated all barriers and boundaries, facilitating the unrestricted flow of ideas between people of all backgrounds. We are going to reveal the consequences, negative and positive, of the new connection being established among people who reside in different social spheres. A specific example is the huaren cyberpublic, which is a network that connected Chinese people from diverse backgrounds, various nationalities, and across borders for a common cause: to voice their criticisms of the Indonesian government for not curtailing the injustice the Chinese minority was being subjected to.
The World Wide Web, specifically the internet has made our world a lot smaller. It has made possible for someone in one end of the world carry on conversations with other people from any part of the world, simultaneously.
A wide variety of internet based technologies have made it easier than ever to keep in touch with friends and family. These technologies include social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. The internet also has video chat functions which allow users to have live face to face discussions with people from around the world, at little or no cost. Also, the internet has made possible for companies to carry on their businesses on a world wide scale, which includes having a website on the internet as their main hub. The internet has also facilitated e-markets such as Amazon and E-bay, which is a virtual auction. In conclusion, the internet and digital media has immense influence on globalization.
Harvey, David
1989 The condition of postmodernity. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers
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