Globalisation as it has been for many years is how different
parts of the world can interact and is a rise of interdependency. Informational
flows relates to how news and information around the world is shared. What once
was a 3 day train ride to deliver a message is now a simple email. With the
development of new technologies that enable one person to contact another on
the other side of the world within seconds has seen globalisation take a speedy
approach through the world of social media. Even remote countries nowadays have
access to the internet and social media which opens up another world. One that
my mother experienced and adapted to in a short period of time.
The reading, ‘my life with computers on a remote island’
(Gaidan, B 2007) is a story of a woman who came from a small remote island in
the Torres Strait. She learns how to use the computer and sought that the
technology be brought to her workplace to help others with internet banking.
(Gaidan, B c2007, i.e. 2006)
This in a way relates to the experience that my mother had with globalisation. Her family back home in Manila, Philippines aren’t computer literate. Her trip back to Manila in 2009 served as an opportunity to bring that knowledge that she had of the computer, internet and social media and use it to help others. “Basically, I set up each of their facebook accounts so that they could keep in contact with me back home” (Pillai, A 2013)
This in a way relates to the experience that my mother had with globalisation. Her family back home in Manila, Philippines aren’t computer literate. Her trip back to Manila in 2009 served as an opportunity to bring that knowledge that she had of the computer, internet and social media and use it to help others. “Basically, I set up each of their facebook accounts so that they could keep in contact with me back home” (Pillai, A 2013)
Hutton and Fosdick underwent a series of studies in relation
to social media. The findings were that social networking had taken over all
other methods of communication/keeping in touch with people in 2009, including
face-to-face contact. (Hutton. G, Fosdick. M p.564-570, 2011) this further solidifies
that globalisation has come a long way through social media. Not only are
people able to reach an extensively larger audience in an amazingly shorter
time than 10 years ago, but there are many platforms in doing so. Such as
blogging, YouTube and most commonly used Facebook.
Reference List:
Gaidan, B c2007, i.e. 2006, ‘My life with computers on a
remote island’, Information technology and indigenous people c2007, i.e. 2006,
information science pub. (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), Hershey, PA, pp.
58-60
Hutton. G, Fosdick. M ‘The Globalization of Social Media’,
Journal of Advertising Research, Dec2011, Vol51, Issue 4, p.564-570, 2011
Pillai, A ‘Personal interview with mum’ 2013
