1) Summarise the article in 50 words.
The articles looks at the two sides of globalisation, one being the benefit and one being the disadvantages that are associated with Google glass. The articles looks at the opportunities that would have become available for people through Google glass, such as being able to go online making things more accessible.
2) What are the positive effects of globalisation outlined in the article?
The positive effects are that Google have become so well-known and established that “Ill Google it” has now become a term in the same ways that “hoover is used to refer to all types of vacuum cleaners. Another benefit is that Google has allowed people in rural areas of New Zealand to be able to have access to the internet; this was done by putting radio antennas in to large balloons in order to provide an internet signal. It also allows for people to be enriched in learning, increase opportunities and empower people not only does it allow people to make informed decisions but rather in a democratic process.
The articles looks at the two sides of globalisation, one being the benefit and one being the disadvantages that are associated with Google glass. The articles looks at the opportunities that would have become available for people through Google glass, such as being able to go online making things more accessible.
2) What are the positive effects of globalisation outlined in the article?
The positive effects are that Google have become so well-known and established that “Ill Google it” has now become a term in the same ways that “hoover is used to refer to all types of vacuum cleaners. Another benefit is that Google has allowed people in rural areas of New Zealand to be able to have access to the internet; this was done by putting radio antennas in to large balloons in order to provide an internet signal. It also allows for people to be enriched in learning, increase opportunities and empower people not only does it allow people to make informed decisions but rather in a democratic process.
3) What are the negative effects of globalisation outlined in the article?
The articles explain that smaller companies have little or no hope of
staking a claim on the global market, as they are not able to compete. Therefore
choice is rather an illusion which is available to larger companies over
smaller. Google is 15 on the FTSE 500 with the first 8 out of 10 being American
owned.
4) write a definition of 'Moral panic' and 'Techo-panic'
4) write a definition of 'Moral panic' and 'Techo-panic'
Moral panic is -An instance of
public anxiety or alarm in response to a problem regarded as threatening the
moral standards of society.
Techno panic- is simply a moral panic that centres around societal
fears about a specific contemporary technology
5) What are the concerns regarding technology and data/privacy?
The dangers of data being leaking and people’s privacy being taken away
from them, this has led to massive fears in the past few years specially due to
organisations such as anonymous who have taken down multi million pound
companies and also military websites. This therefore suggests that consumers
can be considered child’s play if they were targeted.
6) What is your own opinion on globalisation? Should we be worried about fundamental changes to our society or should we embrace the 'global village' that theorists such as McLuhan talk of?
I think that globalisation is inevitable rather that prevent it, it would
be better to allows people to understand what it means and allow them to make
the choice. It is arguable that smaller business can be put out of business;
however it is also fair to say that smaller business would have to think
outside of the box in order to attract people. I on the other hand believe that
globalisation is also very dangerous as it can lead to a limited number of
shops that are available on the market. This therefore can lead to companies
dictating prices and products for customers.
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