Globalization

Globalization is the process catalyzed by technological developments of nations around the world becoming increasingly interconnected for economic and capitalistic reasons.

A concept related to globalization is cultural imperialism.  Cultural imperialism takes place when one one culture is more highly promoted and becomes dominant over another culture.  In many cases, the culture being promoted is the American or "Westernized" culture.  This scares many people into thinking that there will be a loss of indigenous or local cultures.  Cultural imperialism relates to globalization because cultural imperialism is when the idea of interconnectedness between countries becomes imbalanced.  Instead of an even flow of culture, there is a dominant culture and a submissive culture when dealing with cultural imperialism.  The western culture creeping in and overriding local culture is enhancing capitalism worldwide.  This "americanization"is turning the world into a giant market, populated by consumers.  For example, the American Colgate-Palmolive company advertises on multinational soap operas.  Those nations where these products are advertised will begin using this American product.  This is an example of the capitalistic motives of globalization resulting in cultural imperialism.

Twitter in China
This news story is a perfect example of globalization and cultural imperialism.  Twitter, an American website, is now being used in China.  This American phenomenon and facet of culture is now making its way to China.  However, as seen in the article, the local culture of China has repercussions for this certain user of the website.