Global internet
“Our global online service”, they say. Why do companies keep promoting their services as global when they are talking about online services and applications? I think it just shows your shortcomings in understanding the internet as a network as it ALWAYS is global (unless you work to limit it) and not a medium where you broadcast to from the comfort of your own office.
Anyone else come across anything similar or is it just me?
It is just you. Get over it.
Maybe ‘global’ stands for ‘not limited’? Then again, ‘global online’ could be just another puolikaari or visuaalinen ulkonäkö.
True, it is pretty silly.
Then again, with the likes of Hulu.com and Pluggedin.com (who don’t let in users beyond North America) popping up, sometimes it’s worthwhile to come out and say it…