Information Age and a Global Village: April 3rd, 2013

The internet has grown at an incredible rate where anywhere and everywhere, there is technology that is being used. The information age is a period in human history where there is a shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on the information computerization. This age is right now and has been booming ever since the 20th century. The internet has been a big part of why the information age has gotten so big and important. Because of the internet, access to everything is now much more convenient and things like this spread out over time since people nowadays want things done fast and quick. In a commercialized society, the information industry is able to allow individuals to explore their personalized needs, therefore simplifies the procedure of making decisions for transactions and significantly lowers costs for both the producers and buyers. So in a way humans are a part of the promotion of the Information Age because we are the ones that spread the power of the internet and technology so that everyone wants in on the latest and most innovative way to get things done. Now everyone around the world is connected, something that wasn't even thought was possible 100 years ago.