Digital Collaboration and the 21st C.

Google maps has recently introduced the virtual exploration of over 30 Indian heritage sites on Google maps with the support of various organizations to do so. This has undoubtedly broadened the access to the culture in India to the entire world for an in depth tour of these various cultural institutes. This globalization may diminish some boundaries between cultures as globalization brings knowledge to others of people who may be different than them.

This article and event in which Google partakes in directly relates to globalization and the the effects of technology on culture. Globalization is irrefutably occurring though this free access of cultural heritage sites in India. The effects of technology on culture is prominent as there is cultural diffusion somewhat through the internet as the Google maps provides more ideas and views on India and its culture.