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==Description==
==Description==
In this article conflict, tension and dispute are used interchangeably.<br>
International conflicts have been a driving force for all major changes in the world's political and social or technological map. Solved either by military resolution or peaceful agreement, every dispute has a long lasting effect in the minds and hearts of people. Basically an international conflict is a disagreement between two or more (sovereign) countries on a certain topic (most of the time territory or resources). It is a common practice international legal bodies to mediate/influence the outcome of such a dispute. Such international interference is not always welcome, and it is not a surprise if it further complicates the matters. Usually many interests and lives are affected by such conflicts and it is extremely difficult to come with a fair solution. There is always a party that is not satisfied by the outcome and in order to express its discontent, it turns to alternative sources of action.
With the development of technologies many of those international conflicts are accompanied by cyber activities. The Internet is a excellent platform to gain popularity or to harm others' public image. One can go even further by actually endangering lives and causing financial disturbances by using the global network. Each time, such activities are defined differently - cyber war, cyber crime, or cyber terrorism (it depends which side is defining them). Nevertheless, the results are the same - a computer system has been attacked and taken over even for a period of time.


It is said that more and more people will be used to online reading, which means the reduction of sale.  Moreover, in such a bad time, it is very hard for the companies to survive. The reduction of company costs becomes a key factor to determine the destiny of a company. On the other hand, the online news and E-newspaper is able to diminish the cost dramatically. The cost of printing and publishing the newspaper vanishes in this way. In order to compete with these new forms of business, how to save the cost is the main issue for the traditional newspaper companies. Maybe the innovation of shifting the traditional published newspaper to the E-form newspaper is the trend of times.
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==Enablers==
==Enablers==
#More and more serious competition causes the reduction of the prices.
#The recent global “financial storm” causes all the markets depressing including the newspaper industry.
#The appearance of E-newspaper and online business will threaten the status of traditional newspaper. For the cost, the traditional newspaper has no competence compared with the other two forms.
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==Inhibitors==
#Considering the profit, there is not much space for those newspaper companies to reduce the price. New form of business should be investigated.
#It is still too early to conclude if the online news and E-newspaper is a successful solution. They are the most motivations to make the newspaper lower the price.
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==Paradigms==
“The Christian Science Monitor” claims that they will stop publishing the printed newspaper from April, 2009 and only publish the online version.
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==Web Resource==
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1029/p25s01-usgn.html

Latest revision as of 02:08, 7 May 2009

Author

Ying Hua

Description

It is said that more and more people will be used to online reading, which means the reduction of sale. Moreover, in such a bad time, it is very hard for the companies to survive. The reduction of company costs becomes a key factor to determine the destiny of a company. On the other hand, the online news and E-newspaper is able to diminish the cost dramatically. The cost of printing and publishing the newspaper vanishes in this way. In order to compete with these new forms of business, how to save the cost is the main issue for the traditional newspaper companies. Maybe the innovation of shifting the traditional published newspaper to the E-form newspaper is the trend of times.

Enablers

  1. More and more serious competition causes the reduction of the prices.
  2. The recent global “financial storm” causes all the markets depressing including the newspaper industry.
  3. The appearance of E-newspaper and online business will threaten the status of traditional newspaper. For the cost, the traditional newspaper has no competence compared with the other two forms.


Inhibitors

  1. Considering the profit, there is not much space for those newspaper companies to reduce the price. New form of business should be investigated.
  2. It is still too early to conclude if the online news and E-newspaper is a successful solution. They are the most motivations to make the newspaper lower the price.


Paradigms

“The Christian Science Monitor” claims that they will stop publishing the printed newspaper from April, 2009 and only publish the online version.


Web Resource

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1029/p25s01-usgn.html

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