...Anton Samuilau Writing 1200-A 01/07/2008 Internet Internet entered our lives only a couple decades ago; however, its popularity and influence has been growing at an astonishing rate ever since. In many ways Internet has redefined communication and become “an essential medium at personal, business, and professional levels” (Farilli 237). Email and instant messaging help communicate people who are thousand miles away from each other; videoconferencing enables business contacts without the necessity of physical presence; chat rooms bring together people and make acquaintances which could never otherwise emerge in real world. These are just few examples of how Internet reshaped our everyday lives and as a new means of interaction. However, it cannot also be denied that computer-mediated communication, which is a basis of Internet contacts, goes much further bringing traditional understanding of “self” and community to the new levels. For many people today Internet represents a tool in negotiating their problems by developing their own personas online as well as bringing people together in the communal sense. One of the main Web trends that have a profound impact on personal expression and, therefore, identity quest is blogging. John Dvorak studied the phenomena of online diaries and stressed several reasons that made them so popular. Among those reasons are: a) ego gratification through belief that what one is writing maybe important to others; b) antidepersonalization...
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...Will the Internet bring people of the world closer together? In today’s World, technology is a very vital entity in the running of our daily life. One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century is the internet. The internet is a world-wide system of computer networks connected together by an internet protocol linking many devices enhancing communication. However, will the internet bring people closer together? The statement has two points of view. Some will agree to it while others will differ. The internet has improved communications through the social media services. This includes Face book, Twitter and Skype. They help in keeping people in touch with their loved ones no matter the country they are in. They also help in finding and making of new friends around the globe. People are able to send pictures and share cultures, hence enabling them to come closer. Furthermore, the internet has led to the development of a global market. The global market helps various investors and business people to be brought closer through advertisements done mostly through the internet. Communication is also done through emails. Today meetings are also being held through Skype. This role of the internet in the global market has brought people from different cultures together. The internet can also spread hatred among people. This has been mainly contributed by social media. In many African countries today, tribalism has been on the rise mainly due to the social media. People use it to...
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...! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Starbucks! Community Report William Poon! MGMT 192! Frank Theuerkorn! 21th October, 2013 ! ! Hazelnut Macchiato, Americano, Latte, Mocha -- whatever you call it, the beverages provide a feeling of comfort and warmth. On a global level, Starbucks is trying to advance on how they look at their community, which is not only where the stores are located, but in every inch of the world. From the 2012 Starbucks Global Responsibility Report, we have been told that Starbucks is trying to Mobilize their employees, which they call partners, as well as customers to contribute over a million hours of community service all over the globe per year by 2015. As they are engaging in the community, they are also planning the future. By creating the Youth Action program back in 2008, they have engaged over 50,000 young people for the past three years. In hopes to help the next generation and encouraging them to build successful and socially responsible business as well as a nonprofit organization. Additionally, Starbucks supports communities through “farmer loans” and “ethical sourcing programs”. “In Indonesia’s Aceh province, Starbucks has teamed with Save the Children to improve children’s health and education in coffee-growing communities through BLEND (Better Living, Education, Nutrition, and Development).” (Farming Communities - 2012 Starbucks G.R.R.) Since the BLEND project started in 2009 it has made a dramatic difference...
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...developments of evolutions occurred it also had it’s for share of influence on the American culture both positive and negative. For instance, the radio being one of the first modes of wireless communication gave people the hearing power to listen to the news, sports, current affairs, music and other entertaining programs. The evolution of the television gave people the sight invention of watching their programs. This helped the American consumer to have the opportunity to see and listen to whatever channels or programs airing, today almost every household in America has television. Media convergence in my opinion is basically bringing together many media outlets so they can synchronize and in effect work in harmony. For instance, the bringing together of ITunes and the iPod so that the consumer can listen to music in synergy. Another example would be bringing together voice...
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... Juraj Szentpetri Question: How the characteristics of digital media and the internet together with strategic decisions taken by its management team have supported ebay's continued growth ?????? Introduction eBay is an online auction and shopping website where people and businesses buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It is managed by eBay Inc., an American Internet company. Millions of people are brought together by eBay everyday on a local, national and international basis using an array of websites that focus on commerce, payments and communications. From eBay’s origin as a home business founded by Omidyar, the company has become the world's leading auction market and one of a handful of major dotcom companies to actually turn a profit. The best thing about eBay's vision is that it has eliminated many of the inefficiencies of traditional person-to-person commerce. It provides a place where buyers and sellers can conveniently meet, exchange information about goods and prices, and transact sales at minimum costs. Digital Media and Internet: Internet is the key to success of online auction sites such as eBay. eBay introduced several crucial innovations for the internet. One was the model of online auctions bringing together buyers and sellers to establish prices for goods and services that had never been marketed before. The online auction model developed by eBay...
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...in Cupertino California. It has driven the Computer manufacturing market for more than two decades. Mr. Steve Jobs who was expelled in 1985 was return as CEO of the APPLE Inc in 1996 with new Ideas and corporate philosophy. With introduction of successful IPod Player in to 2001 Apple has again proved itself as a Market leader in consumer electronics. Latest era of extraordinary success of the company is in iOS based Apple products like I Phone, IPod slim, I Pad and now I Pad 2. Now a day’s Apple is a biggest technology corporation in the planet with the profits of more than $65 billion. It has about 49,400 employs all over the world. Fortune Magazine most Admired Company in United State in 2008 and in the world in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Apple Vision and Mission Statement Apple, Inc’s vision statement is “Man is the creator of change in this world. As such he should be above systems and structures, and not subordinate to them.” Explanation of Vision Statement: Apple lives this vision through the technologies it develops for consumers and corporations. It strives to make its customers masters of the products they have bought. Apple doesn’t simply make a statement. It lives it by ensuring that its employees understand the vision and strive to reach it. It has put systems in place to enable smooth customer interaction. It has put objectives in place to continuously move forward; implemented strategies to...
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...Chapter 1: Exploring the Network Introduction We now stand at a critical turning point in the use of technology to extend and empower our ability to communicate. The globalization of the Internet has succeeded faster than anyone could have imagined. The manner in which social, commercial, political and personal interactions occur is rapidly changing to keep up with the evolution of this global network. In the next stage of our development, innovators will use the Internet as a starting point for their efforts - creating new products and services specifically designed to take advantage of the network capabilities. As developers push the limits of what is possible, the capabilities of the interconnected networks that form the Internet will play an increasing role in the success of these projects. This chapter introduces the platform of data networks upon which our social and business relationships increasingly depend. The material lays the groundwork for exploring the services, technologies, and issues encountered by network professionals as they design, build, and maintain the modern network. Technology helps create a world in which… national borders geographic distances physical limitations …become less relevant to our daily lives. Globally Connected Among all of the essentials for human existence, the need to interact with others ranks just below our need to sustain life. Communication is almost as important to us as our reliance on air, water, food, and shelter....
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...The Internet allows people across the world to communicate from anywhere around the globe. In order to communicate over the internet, each computer must connect to the internet using their Internet Protocol address (IP), this is usually a temporary address as most internet users may connect through their internet service carrier. The internet gives people in most countries freedom to communicate, do business and build friendships, learning about each other’s culture as well as positively impacting countries’ economic system. However, many countries, especially those of communist tendencies are very strict about what they want to be shared over the Internet. To preventing hackers, worm and viruses from affecting a computer system, a firewall is installed. A firewall is a software...
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...as a breaking down of cultural and economic borders. The Internet is seen by some socio-economic commentators as a major driving force in creating a unified global community. 1. Basics o Without technology, globalization would probably not be a topic for discussion. In particular, communications technology, in which the Internet plays a major role, has revolutionized how people work, expanded the global knowledge base and provided a variety of ways of bringing people and cultures closer together. The Internet provides a platform where companies that are thousands of miles apart can communicate and share information. On a social and cultural level, the Internet provides access to the same music whether you are in Beijing, Boston or Beirut, and people can make new friends around the globe via social networking sites. Business o The Internet has radically changed the business world. It has enabled companies to improve their competitive edge and increased productivity, simply because of the speed of access to information, and of electronic transactions. It allows a company based in the United States to have a customer service call center in Bangalore, staffed by highly-trained staff but with lower wage costs. On the other hand, the growth in Internet use by businesses globally also opens up new job markets for U.S. IT professionals and engineers, whose expertise is sought outside the home market. Mass Media o The Internet has altered the structure of the mass media. Most of the...
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...……………………………………………………………...3 Bringing Keurig into the Netherlands …………………...................................................4 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………….5 Works Cited …………………………………………………………………………………...6 Review of the Netherland Market The Netherlands have an advanced free market economy and it is one of the top ten richest countries in the world. Currently the Netherlands hold an 849 billion gross domestic product that is currently growing at about two percent. The continued growth is mainly due to the increase in international trade, the largest engine of the Dutch economy (CIA). These figures make the Netherland’s market an optimal place to enter a business. Marketing and distributing in the Netherlands is much like marketing and distributing in the United States. I will use marketing techniques such as using my logo, products, and brand name to market my products on the internet, television, and through retail. To distribute my products, I will contact big box stores such as HEMA or Giant, which are department and grocery stores, to make deals with them to get my products on their shelves (Big). Local coffee shops that are in the Netherlands will be other sources I will contact to get my product out on the shelves for consumers. According to internetworldstats.com, the Netherlands are in the top 25 of having one of the highest rates of internet access in the world. Therefore, I will also sell my products over the internet. The internet products sold will...
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...large amount of the public is newspaper, magazine, radio, television and internet. The general public typically relies on mass media to provide information on current events, entertainment, pop culture, politics and social issues. There are many positive and negative effects of mass media, furthermore people need news and information to make decisions and formulate opinions. Entertainment is another function of mass media where it is mostly used to amuse people. Lastly, educating people of their rights, socials, moral and religious obligations is extremely important. The Evolution of Mass Media The mass media has evolved significantly over the past century. In the 1900’s print media, which includes newspapers, magazines and books, was the most widely used to report to the masses. The 1900’s were filled with newspapers, not only ones the report the latest new and old world gossip, but had evolved into different papers full of entertainment news, which included local artists poems to small books. Magazines came along and brought America the first investigative news reports exposing injustices, and political corruption in the late 1900’s, early 20th century. Next in our evolution timeline is Broadcast media including radio, television and internet. Radio was the first two way communication technology, and it wasn’t until the 1920’s this communication device was produced to be used for the public. During World War II the radio receiver was used to keep the general public up-to-date...
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...knowledge as well as increase income at less input. The internet is a large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other (Cambridge dictionary, 2016). The use of the internet increased worldwide between 1995 and 2000. Currently almost 55 percent of the North American population is online (Howard & Rainie, 2002). Now, almost any news service across the globe can be accessed on the Internet and, with the various translation services available. Also the rapid development of technology has made it possible to have access to the internet from different location and different sources. Therefore, from the mentioned in reference it shows internet is essential to people nowadays in terms of finding information, communication or even entertainment. This increase in technology has opened up way for various method of communication like social networking. However, despite all of its positive characteristics, the Internet can accommodate and foster a host of negative ideas and behaviours. Increased communication is one of the benefits of the internet, connecting people across the world. Before the internet was invented, few years ago, communication was only possible by telephone or letter, which entailed time and expenses. This way of communication also mostly allowed people to keep in contact with those people they already were known to them. The entry of the internet has changed this dramatically. Creation of social network...
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...From runners in Ancient Greece and trained carrier pigeons in the Middle Ages to the Pony Express of early America, fax machines of the 90s to today’s ever-present internet connection, humankind has relied on the technology of the times to communicate. When members of a society cannot communicate with one another, breakdowns occur and the society is at risk of collapse. The impact communication technology is having on the world at large can be felt at every level of society: from education to social activism, communication technology is making it possible for anyone anywhere in the world to make an impact. While technology has brought about great change and made the seemingly impossible possible; the role that technology plays in society has its detractors. Humanity does not always accept the novel. Change is always greeted with suspicion and society can be slow to shift its paradigm. Today, no one can deny the power of having a literate society. Literacy rates are at an all-time global high. Any student who went to school in the 20th century studied using tomes of paper bound together in the relic known as textbooks. Textbooks were not handwritten, as was the norm prior to the invention of the printing press. Rather, they were mass-produced so that anyone in the school system could have access to educational materials. Mass-produced printed material has allowed society to become more literate, which in turn has helped the global economy. However, when the printing press was...
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...Do you agree that modern means of communication alienate people? „Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.” I found a whole lot of such remarkable maxims in Internet when I wrote “communication+proverb” in Google but this quote by John A. Piece really impressed me. It clearly shows that the need of communication is of a great importance in our life because we are “social animals” so we cannot exist effectively without developing specific communication skills. That’s why communicating is one of the most talked about areas of human behavior that has even evolved in our technocratic world to form the new means of communication – Internet, cell phones etc. But here arises the question, if these new technologies separate and alienate people rather than it serves to bring them together. In my opinion, as with many other issues related to technology, we cannot say that it is fully true or false, but both the perspectives can co-exist. On the minus side, the new ways of communication have some obvious disadvantages. According to a leading american sociologist, the social networks are actively “usurping” our world and isolating us from the real human interactions. For example, many opponents of Facebook and Twitter believe that modern people become alienated from each other by the increasingly dehumanizing lifestyle, in which these new means of communication have the dominant role. There are many young people addicted to this art of...
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...I personally believe that Rifkin provides a thoughtful vision of how the next century might play out, and its main message is one of hope for the future. He envisions a world beyond markets, where we could learn how to live together in, what he calls, a global “collaborative commons”. He explains how the emergence of the Internet of Tings is leading us in a new era: the age of free. He conceives that this future is only realisable, if we start questioning the very basis of capitalism. In this light, Rifkin describes how our capitalistic structure has always wanted a reduction in marginal costs (the cost of producing an additional unit). However he acknowledges the fact that nowadays, we are experiencing a technological revolution, spurred by the Internet of Things phenomenon, and that this revolution is bringing marginal costs near to zero, thus making goods and services priceless, free and abundant. This view, in his opinion, will obviously leads to the eclipse of capitalism. Let me give you a simple example from recent history: the music industry. Over the last few decades, this industry has become far less profitable, once we found out that tracks could be digitized and copied at near zero marginal cost....
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