While in Italy, Sam Was Able to Communicate Important Information

While in Italy, Sam was able to communicate important information to Fred, his business partner, via e-mail. Later that day, Sam remarked to Fred about how helpful it was that he was able to return to their office in New York in less than nine hours. The "global village" refers to this "shrinking" of time and space as air travel and the electronic media have made it easier for people around the globe to communicate with one another.