In 500 years, when humankind looks back at the dawn of space travel, Apollo's landing on the Moon in 1969 may be the only event remembered. At the same time, however, weather forecasting has undergone a revolution because of the availability of pictures from geostationary meteorological satellites--pictures we see every day on television. All of these are important aspects of the space age, but satellite communications has probably had more effect than any of the rest on the average person. Satellites have brought a radical change in the communication. It was 1976, when satellite was first launched to provide mobile services. Media and TV are brought to us through satellites. Now we can have any information by sitting in any part of the world. By sitting at home I can travel the whole world through T.V. and Media. Satellite technology made live telecasts from the most remote places on earth possible.

Each of these inventions made the world a less-isolated place—approaching a "global village," if you will. What new advance in technology is going to change the way we work and play?

The idea of a global village conjures up images of an ever-growing worldwide society with shrinking boundary lines. The global village allows people from various parts of the world to communicate as if they were neighbors. Distance is no boundary when using computer communication. Insightful businesses can envision the cash registers—or, rather, the credit card charges—ringing. Marketing a business or selling a product without the restriction of location is no more a dream. The Internet is providing bundles of opportunities.

World is becoming shorter and shorter in terms of distances. WTO has brought the idea of open economy to the third world countries too. Multinational companies are increasing. Now one product of a country is easily available in other country too. Trade barriers are removed. NAFTA and EURO are the biggest examples of connection the world with each other and removing the barriers among countries. Such kind of agreements among the world countries are making them more close to each other and bringing radical changes in tourism industry.

Migrating to a global village means that sealing a business deal in New York occurs on your computer screen, traveling to Europe occurs through a telephone line, and communicating with Japan occurs through your keyboard and fingertips. Never has the world been so small . . . or so accessible

Although, these technological advances have created the impression of a “global village” however, this has still not achieved a more humane behavior pattern across the globe. The hallmark of life in a village is the closeness and the resultant neighborliness, compassion and sympathy between the inhabitants. Technological advances have not achieved this so in this respect it may be too hasty to call the world a global village just as yet. Even though the world is definitely shrinking in terms of accessibility of information and ease in communication, it is still alien and a far removed reality for many. Due to non uniform development of different communities and countries, the world is certainly not a global village as yet.