Globalization makes people linked up and information flows
Upon the blooming technological development, people from
around the world are closely linked up. The information can easily flow from
the southern hemisphere to the other side of the earth. I could greatly
experience the influence of globalization to me after I was here in Australia
for studying aboard.
When I am in Australia, I would usually communicate with my
family in Hong Kong through a wide range of technological tools. We would use
Whatapps, Tango, Skype and Facebook in order to keep close contact with each
other. Actually, my mother has started learning computer since a few years ago.
My mother realized that computer is getting more important. And it is more
convenient to deal with many different things through the Internet. Now, she
could phone me online by herself. She found it is very convenient. Globalisation
as Giddens explains “link[s] distant localities in such a way that local
happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa”
(Rantanen 2005, p.6). We can simply communicate with the others by only
clicking a button. Although the people may be physically miles away from each
other, they can meet “virtually” through the Internet. People are linked up and
this is globalization.
Moreover, my mother can even use computer for recreation
purposes, like watching TV and news. News is another very good example of
information flow. We can read and watch the News at home through the Internet
and television. And we can visit different websites from around the world with
only computers and other technological gadgets, like smart phones and tablets.
Robertson writes that “Globalization as a concept refers both to the
compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world
as a whole” (Rantanen 2005, p.7). People are living in the “global village”. People’s
awareness towards the world is increasing. In the technological era, it is
easier for people to know more about what is happening around the world. For
the News of the “Royal baby”, my family and I can read the same piece of news at
the same time and share the happiness together, even when we are in different
places. Globalization also increases people’s awareness of regarding the world
as a whole.
Photo sourced: http://www.salon.com/2013/07/24/royal_babys_name_announced/
References
Rantanen, T 2005, ‘Theorizing media and globalization’, Media and globalization 2005, Sage Publications, London, pp. 1-18
