Digital world

During the exam days in the college we used to play games like age of empires, fifa and counter strike by connecting on our LAN. Such a delightful was that experience, despite the fact that it ruined the scores in the subjects.It is just a minion picture of how computers and better connectivity are changing our lives.
When we compare the world few decades earlier and the present world we could lucidly see digitalization being pervasive in every aspect of our life. Earlier people used to communicate with each other via telephone or mails which took days or months. Today, any person can convey her/his message to the other person any where across the globe via emails within seconds or to the maximum, a few minutes. Social networking sites are providing us the virtual identities to communicate with each other. A surgeon in South Africa can succor a surgeon in India to perform a bypass surgery in India with the help of knowledge outsourcing technology. Internet has truncated the geographical barriers to do business.
Internet has revolutionized the way we do banking, shopping, communication, commuting and also politics. It has given us the power of efficacious and cheaper means of doing these imperative tasks.

Banking
Many banks like Goldman Sachs and Citibank have saved millions of dollars after digitalizing the working rather than on papers.Banks all over the globe are providing internet services to their customers such as account information ,e trading and certain scheme notifications. The better these services the more is their customer satisfaction. The ATM(Automatic teller machine) facility has helped instant cash availability at many important locations at any time to the account holders. The transaction via credit cards are also enabling people to remove the discomfort of carrying hard cash to buy anything. Blithely, this might definitely be a great anodyne for people in Zimbabwe who have to carry billions of their currency notes in order to buy basic amenities from the grocery, due to high inflation in their country.

Shopping
The Amazon and ebay are one of the biggest revenue generating companies through the e-commerce business.It provides the products to be delivered right at the house doors of the buyers. Many companies such as Dell,HP,Apple etc. sell their appurtenances online.It also let costumers discuss their problems with the software and hardware which helps the companies to correct themselves and provide better services.Walmart and Xerox experienced a significant increase in cost reduction and profits when they turned online to advertise and sell their products. The virtual marts are the next lucrative ventures for many retail behemoths.

Communication
Recently, in India 3G bid just touched Rs 8000 cr. and Indian government is expecting the revenues from 3G technology to easily surpass Rs 35000 cr. The telecommunication companies are investing huge monies for improving their connectivity across India, where only 1 % of the netizens use high speed broadband connections.3G technology might sound ephemeral when we consider the fact that many developed countries are using 4G technology such as Sweden. Some companies have already suggested Indian government to switch to 4G technology. Cisco has developed a technology of successfully transferring 1 gb/sec across PCs. It is thought to be a major breakthrough in the field of data transfer.
Also the success of e-choupals and SMS service to Indian farmers which help them to evade the transaction charges or usurpers such as zamindars or middle vendors shows the might of the digital technology in creating equality in the country. It provides them the ability to sell their crops at the market rates due to increased transparency of actual prices.
In some countries, police get the information from the victims with the help of IM(Instant Messaging) within seconds and they can reach them in a lesser time with GPS(Global Positioning System).A GPS enabled fire brigade can reach the accident prone area quickly to douse the fire.Also the doctors are well informed of the situation of their patients who are living in their homes.
Within the organization, digital world plays a major role in disseminating the information to the members to complete a particular task. Many social networking sites help the companies to recruit the right candidate and to get acknowledged with the employee via their status messages. It has helped the companies to become transparent and efficient. Distance learning programs are helping the students to gain knowledge by communicating with the professors abroad. E-videos are helping students to access the lectures of their missed classes.

Commuting
Boeing digitalized its offices and planes to save costs on papers and improve flying efficiencies. The luggage tracking software has paved way for the efficient and quicker delivery to the travelers. Many of the planes such as Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 fly with a smart automated system rather than categorical pilots maneuvering. Defense system also uses precise targeting software in their planes to kill their enemies while reducing casualties.

Law and Politics
Now the people are potent enough to spread their views across the internet media on websites such as Twitter,Facebook etc. The famous Iranian movement by the people was fuelled by the tweets on internet when the government banned the public media like news channels and newspapers which spread anti-government views. The heinous acts of government officials and securities on proletariats was demonstrated on youtube and other video sites.
Internet is becoming the most accessible way to communicate with the voters and many politicians are spreading their views to sell their candidature.Mr. Obama has millions of fans on facebook. He even did online canvassing to reach out to more people on the web.