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The world calling
The world became a smaller place in 2 years...
Not only 'the far and unknown' is not far and not unknown anymore, since my travelling.
Technology did catch up with the distance.
One click on the button and I hear another person, on the other side of the world for 'no money'.
-I guess that last remark is very important. Not having to deal with high phone bills makes a world of difference.-
That 'no-money-thing' also is a kind of liberalization of those services normally preserved for the rich.
Internet is something we see in rich communities, but during my staying in Kosovo, Syria and Palestine it was there.
Although in the low speed version, it was absolute popular. And people use it to chat mainly. To exchange each others worlds. (PhotoBlog is a good example of that.)
The fact of internet and digital images changed the world. No longer are we dependent on pictures from 'professionals'.
The pictures we see these days are from amateurs.
The world is flooded these days with amateur-images of the tsunami, even enlarging the impact, because suddenly the reality is within reach. -Few professionals were working on the moment of the disaster and took shots like some tourists did.-
The world became a small place.
For the better or the worse.
But in case of the recent events, we see it can have a positive impact.
Since people connect more easily.
News is changing, and our ways of communication as well.
How do you connect?
Posted on January 4, 2005
in Living in Belgium
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Dag Ine,
'k heb je juist gemist. Heb pas gisteren voor het eerst de blogwereld "ontdekt".1492.
Ik denk dat je juist weg bent. Weg uit het woelige midden-oosten. Terug naar jacob van artevelde. Wijs heb je gedaan. Maar tja ik ben een potentieele helpster kwijt. Vergeef me maar ik zit hier echt in de woestijn. Afgezonderd in een vroom religieus gemeenwschap , denkend en hunkerend naar mijn verleden. Het is wel een stap van de lage landen naar het heilig land. heilig en afgezonderd. Waarom ik je schrijf ? gewoon . 'k denk dat ik je goede raad betreft bloggen en israel wel zal moeten missen. Bekijk mijn nieuwe blogavontuur en aarzel niet om er(straffe) komentaar op te geven.
hoogachtend,
Posted by maharal | January 4, 2005 9:57 PMmaharal