Economics: Communication Age

This is our wiki committed to communication technologies and how they are shaping the way we do business and how that consequently affects the economics of our world. Our mission with this wiki is to allow readers to get a glimpse of what we've learned in researching these subjects and how they pertain to our everyday lives.

"Wal-Marting Across America"

 * In late 2006, retail giant Wal-Mart came under fire for its use of one form of communication technology, the blog, to fraudlently promote its own name. It did so by having a third-party, a group called "Working Families for Wal-Mart," hire a couple to write and maintain a blog that chronicled the pair's tour around the country in an RV. The blog, titled "Wal-Marting Across America http://walmartingacrossamerica.com/," ended up being more of a public relations mess than a rejuvenation of the corporation's unfavorable image, as was intended.

Cell Phone Banking

 * Ethical Issues


 * Rules and Regulations


 * Providers


 * "There are a large number of individuals who are unable to access banking services because conventional banking is expensive, relative to their income. And physically we don't have banking facilities in remote areas," said Herman Singh, director of technology engineering at Standard Bank [].

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