Monday, April 13, 2009

Chapter 13 Summay

- Technological changem, which tends to be self-reinforcing, has widespread effects throughout business and society. Some of these effects are beneficial and some are not. Technological growth is fueled by economic expansion, worker prductivity, and research and development investment.

- E-commerce or online beisness, has changed how businesses offer, sell and account for their goods and services in the global marketplace and their interactions with their stakeholders. Individuals are investing and buying goods and services online at an astonishing rate.

- Technology superpowers have built an infrastructure for the information society, enabling people and businesses arounf the world to communicate and conduc business with each other, spawning the system of e-commerce.

- Technology has exponentially increased our ability to communicate with others around the world through electronic mail, blogs and vlogs. Accompanying these innovations are significant threats to our privacy and safety.

- Tehcnological innovations in m-commerce, education and medical information enhance the lives of people thoughout the world.

- Differences in age, income and ethnicity or nationality appear to be associated with a digital divide. Recently, collaborative initiatives by businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations addressing Internet access around the world appear to have somewhat narrowed this digital divide.

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