COMN 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Common Carrier, Google China, Media Imperialism

• School: York University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMN 1000
• Professor: David Skinner

Document Summary

Globalization and the information society (basically the same thing) Technology key to development of globalization (move capital and factories), ict central in coordinating globalization- the sale, production, and distribution around world. Global economy: -economic recession- focused on cheap labour to maximize profit- industry moving to poorer" countries (mexico/china ) where there are little environment regulations (nic) and is cheaper. Information economy: because of the ict; transfer of investment capital (profit) and tech. Cycle/diagram: oic transfer of investment capital-profit and technology transfer nic (new industrialized countries) transfer of manufactured-products/goods. Production side: new companies in oic create equipment and software (ict); distribution side: comodification of exchange of information transfer of information/investment capital/profit. Tech leads to comodification of info, which creates digital divide; copyright; privacy. Technology transfer= export of technology from oic (favouring oic) Communications technology is a social form: technological development is a product of specific economic and political decisions by industry and policy makers (government and industry)-for specific uses.