A very wise Canadian writer by the named of Marshall McLuhan was responsible for coining the phrase known as “the global village" to describe the world we live in which is fast becoming more connected in more revolutionary ways thanks to the new media and its technological advancements. What is a village? "A small community where everyone knows each other" springs to mind. Perhaps the thought that each person in the community helps the village to survive and so everyone is dependent on each other applies. These are good descriptions of a village but could we say this about our world? Physically our world is enormous. How can we all be connected to each other? One possible answer to this question lies within the realm of cell phone technology… since the last century; cell phone communication has drastically permitted people to be in contact with other parts of the world more quickly and more easily than ever before. The global village, as McLuhan meant it, is an image that shows us to be connected to, and dependent on, other parts of the world. Cell phone technology is a technological advance that is impacting people all over the world and bringing them closer together. Cell phones enable people to be anywhere in the country and speak to friends and family while carrying their personal phone along with them. A person can be accessed whether at home or on the other side of the continent. The caller need not even be aware of the receiver's location. Cellphone technology is making the world’s boundaries limitless!
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