Globalization outline

Global communication is the international access to a wealth of information, world culture, and people of different origins by the use of spoken language,  reading, and writing. The use of global communication dramatically increased since personal computers had became mainstream, and the use of the internet has proven reliable, secure, and fast.

Globalization has been promoted by the increased use of global communication in the last ten years by the advancements in technology. When the public can use technology to increase awareness of foreign cultures, it could then spark their interest to travel to other countries. These technologies, even ten years ago, were unaffordable to many people but as the technology has improved it has at the same time become affordable to the masses.

Pros

·         The ability to work with people from other countries for business and monetary gain.

·         Family can keep in contact even when overseas

·         Research, scientific discoveries, and pooled resources are abundant

·         Allows cultures to travel (letters, emails, information about other cultures).  

·         Cheap (VOIP is free, no travel costs, internet is a fairly cheap commodity)

Cons

·         Security can be compromised over the internet

·         Reduced interpersonal and relational skills

·         The necessity of proper language use has severely decreased

~Use of telecommunications via phone, internet, and VOIP ie phone conferences with video.

Conclusion

Technology, globalization, and global communication are all intertwined in our contemporary society. Globalization in today’s society uses internet, telephones, and mail services to communicate internationally. The price of technology has steadily decreased and the opportunities it provides have become tremendous to the business and personal worlds. They allow increased information, business clientele, and culture mixing. Although global communications has become an asset to the world, it can have negative effects such as reduced interpersonal skills, the use of proper language, and the security of your family and finances can be in jeopardy.

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