【摘要】 每一种新媒介的出现都预示着一个新的资本主义经济发展阶段 ,互联网则与跨国公司推动的全球化进程紧密相联。与传统媒介不同的是 ,互联网与跨国公司的关系已经远远超出了利用和被利用的互动关系 ,它们在更深一层结合在一起 ,并形成了新的“人种”。就全球化而言 ,这个新的“人种”的主宰就是跨国公司 ,而互联网则是这个新“人种”主宰者的中枢神经。这种新“人种”或虚拟人在互联网的虚拟空间里构筑起各种虚拟关系 ,但这类关系不但和传统的本土社区毫无关系 ,而且是对后工业化时代的各种社会网的断然否定。也就是说 ,在虚拟空间内 ,国籍、种族、民族和性别等结构性因素已经逐渐的失去了任何有意义的影响。笔者认为 ,这正是全球化进程向纵深发展的社会标志。但这并不意味着在跨国公司与互联网的结合过程中没有挑战。无论公司之间在虚拟空间的间谍活动 ,还是能够瞬间摧毁部分甚至整个虚拟空间的计算机病毒 ,都直接威胁到全球化的进程。不过这些挑战从反面证明了全球化与互联网之间的不可分割性更多还原

【Abstract】 Internet is closely associated with the process of globalization. Rather different from that of traditional media, the relationship between the internet and transnational corporations is far beyond the utility sense. The relationship is so deep and organic that a new species of humans is created. While the transnational corporation is the head of this new species, the internet becomes the nerve center of the corporation. Various virtual social relationships between the new species or virtual man are constructed in Cyberspace. However, such relationships not only have nothing in common with Gemeinschaft, but also flatly deny the social networks of post industrial society. Moreover, in virtual community, nationality, race, ethnicity, and gender have gradually lost their significance The paper argues that this may be the very indicator of globalization in a new stage...更多还原