All language subtitles for 1_Impact

There's no doubt that the
Internet has made it much

easier for us to connect
with our friends and family.

But it's also made it easier to

connect with everyone
else in the world.

We're no longer confined to
our local neighborhoods.

Decades ago, if you
wanted to sell something,

you'd place your goods
in your driveway

and put up signs
for a garage sale.

The only way someone
would see this is if

they drove by your neighborhood
and saw your sign.

We got a little more
savvy and started

advertising in our
local newspaper.

We had to pay to list their ad,

but at least we were able to

reach more people in
our neighborhood.

Then the Internet boom happened,

and we can use sites
like Craigslist to post

an advertisement for free

and reach more
people in our city.

Then we were able to sell to
people outside of our city,

to cities and other states.

Eventually, we could sell
the people outside of

our own country all
thanks to the Internet.

Globalization is the movement

that let's governments,
businesses,

and organizations
communicate and

integrate together on
an international scale.

It's been made possible by

the internet and
information technology.

Countries can communicate
with each other faster.

News happening on
the other side of

the world reaches
us before we can

blink and

global and financial trade
has increased dramatically.

Globalization has transformed
almost every aspect

of human society as we know it.

Media and social movements
have become globalized too.

In 2011, several countries
in the Middle East

started riots and protests

against their
government regimes,

known as the Arab
Spring protests.

Because of outlets
like social media,

their movement gained worldwide
attention and citizens of

many different countries banded

together to take
collective action.

Social media movements like

this have been
going on for years,

gathering together people
from all over the world

and unifying them
under a single cause.

The Internet has
also dramatically

changed the way we
consume entertainment.

A few years ago, if you wanted
to watch something on TV,

you've got to actually
sit in front of

your TV right when it aired
or else you'd miss it.

Then we started
recording our shows

first on VHS and then
on things like TiVo,

so we can watch them later.

But now we have access to

more TV shows and movies than we

can ever watch in our entire
lifetime at our fingertips.

What if you wanted to listen to

a new song by your
favorite band?

You used to have to wait

until they release
their album in a store.

You couldn't just buy one song,

you had to buy the
entire album on a CD,

cassette tape, or even a
vinyl record back in the day.

If you want it to
get the day's news,

you had to wait
until the next day

when the newspaper
would print it.

Even then you
weren't able to get

a fraction of a fraction

of a fraction of the news you

can get on the Internet today.

Retail stores aren't
the only place

you look when you want to
buy something anymore.

Now you can order food, clothes,

books, and well, just about
anything on the Internet.

But you don't just buy
stuff off the web.

You can even get an education.

Colleges and universities
worldwide are taking

education out of the classroom

and putting it into your homes.

Online courses are becoming

a popular way for people to get

a quality education at

a more convenient
location, time, and price.

It's not just degrees.

There's an almost
infinite amount of

educational tools
available on the Internet.

A few years ago, all
this information on

the Internet had to be reached

through your laptop or desktop.

Now, more than ever,

people are going mobile and can

access all of this information
with their smartphones.

It's truly an amazing time to be

alive in this technological age.

The takeaway here
is that the only

constant in the field of
technology is change.

As an IT support specialist,

You'll have to stay on
your toes to keep up

with this dynamic
shifting landscape.