It's a Small World After All

        The media has really made the world a smaller place. People are now "closer" to each other than they were before. Media has certainly mad the the distance between people shorter and now people can communicate and relate with each other even they are not in the same place together. Before we had snail mail, a very time consuming way of relaying messages, now we have the e-mail. With the e-mail sending messages have become instant with the only problem to address is how slow or how fast your internet connection will be. E-mail has now become less convenient also with the creation of chat clients and chat rooms or instant messaging. Instant messaging is self explanatory. Receivers get the message as soon as you send it most of the time but your internet connection might be a problem again because a slow connection might delay your messages for a few moments. Cellphones have now also become an essential part of life. With it we can send text messages even without internet and we could also call anybody, anywhere, anytime as long as there is a cell signal wherever you may be. Television have also reinvented the way people get their news. Aside from newspapers there are news channels on TV. People just turn on the TV and then they can see what is happening around and they know about it instantly. The internet is the ultimate source of connection. It connects millions of people around the world and shows no sign of slowing down (except for a few ISPs that are really bad). With the internet people can talk to each other, purchase stuff, download software, book trips, find information and much more.

          Media has really changed on how people live and people rely heavily on the media. With the whole world being connected there is this concept called the global village. Everyone practically lives next door to each other with the media and we do not need to leave the comforts of home since every body and everything is so well connected.