The Internet; Our Technology

Global communication, (v) - The ability to provide and access information across cultures through speaking, listening or reading and writing. Global communication has changed lives on not only social, but political and cultural levels as well, the biggest cause being the growth of technology. According to Jon Endean, “A decade into the Milena, globalization has become the theme of our world.”  

Technology has grown exponentially in the past decade. The recent use of solar power and Bio-Fuels have been a popular topic, but our greatest accomplishments in the past few years have been the advancements with the Internet and communications. The Internet has now become the most efficient way of communicating and understanding between countries. With it’s high speed and programs, such as Skype, a free web-cam service, people are able to communicate internationally easier than ever. This technology has become the same with cell phones as well. In many homes, landlines have become a thing of the past where most people will just use their cell phones; most having the same features as a computer.

For businesses, getting the word out about their work or contacting and sending paperwork to other companies has never been easier. With just the click of a button, an email can be sent from Los Angeles to Berlin in a matter of seconds instead of days or weeks as it has been in the past. “Face to face” conference calls are now used by businesses world wide as well, saving time and money instead of traveling. Also, many big companies in the communication world such as American Online Internet and New Line Cinema Film Company have achieved global status thanks to the Internet.

The Internet has become many peoples main resource for the news, just as television had done to newspapers in the past. It has become a part of peoples everyday lives, though only about 15% of the worlds population actually has access to the Internet. Online chat sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have become worldwide phenomenons in the past few years, from teenagers to grandparents, many have become sucked in to its technological grasp.

Technology has grown greatly in the past ten years. We no longer need to send letters and paperwork via airplane or boat, we can now send them just as easily through email and the Internet. People can chat with friends across country or overseas with just the click of a button, and businesses have become world known. This has all happened in the past ten years, what could you imagine, may happen in the next?