Posts Tagged “Types Of Discrimination”
Posted by: John in Online Business, Promotion and Marketing, tags: Age Group, Assumptions, Blindness, Clothes, Disability Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Face To Face, Health, Hearing Difficulties, Judgements, Massive Amounts, Online Shopping, People Online, Pluses, Retail Outlets, Rsquo, Shoppers, Types Of Discrimination, Wheelchairs, Worry
All types of discrimination can almost be illuminated in terms of an online sales. This can be a huge advantage for people who own the online companies or for people who would like to use the goods or services of one.
There is the clear issue that individuals will typically need to access the business over the internet but as long as this can be achieved (and technology allows this even with a disability such as blindness) all other issues are overcome. A person with hearing difficulties can order freely without the worry of talk type or involving anyone else in the deal. This provides them with massive amounts of independence, much more than when dependent on someone else. This is also the position for people who have to use wheelchairs, often accessing physical retail outlets can be a big problem despite the disability discrimination act, and so online browsing, shopping and even working can be great. Of course the other plus side for these shoppers is that no one need know about their disability unless they choose to reveal it. Of course this is exactly opposite to the face to face approach of a physical store where any number of opinions can be made on people coming through the door. Judgements can cover many other areas too, and are often made unconsciously.
So one’s health is not the only sort of discrimination that can be avoided with online businesses, no one need necessarily know the age of the owner of the firm, or the staff who will carry out the sale, whether they are male or female, white or black, or what sort of clothes they wear. This means that the usual types of discrimination are very easy to evade and the only assumptions that can be made are to do with the written text on the pages of the website. Of course these may be connected to a specific age group or a particular gender but only if the owner of the business chooses to allow this. If it is not relevant to the sale at all then the owner can merely snuff out any such info and display a totally neutral site if he chooses to.
One could argue that there is prejudice of a form in terms of the Search Engine Placement listings that are the results of a keyword search for suppliers or producers unknow. However when one takes into consideration the goals of a search engine such as Bing, the only thing it is aimimg to do for it’s customers is give them the best answer for their enquiry. Thus, it is also apathetic with the race, gender, age or religion. It simply reviews the info offered by the website, adds to that any Online Marketing information that has been carried out on behalf of the site (as long as it has been done in a proper way) and grades all the sites. So as long as the site offers the information requested by the searcher the engine is happy to promote it. Of course, any site not using the skills of a decent Website Optimization Company may be lower down the listings, but this is a true case of marketing and nothing to do with prejudice.
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Posted by: John in Online Business, Promotion and Marketing, tags: Age Group, Assumptions, Blindness, Disability Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Face To Face, Hard Of Hearing, Health, Judgements, Online Businesses, People Online, Pluses, Shopping, Types Of Discrimination, Website Organisation, Wheelchairs, Worry
All forms of discrimination can almost be discounted in terms of an online trade. This can be a huge advantage for people who own the online businesses or for people who would like to use the goods or services of one.
There is the clear issue that individuals will generally need to access the company over the internet but as long as this can be attained (and technology permits this even with a disability such as blindness) all other issues are sorted. A hard of hearing person can order easily without the worry of talk type or needing to involve anyone else in the deal. This provides them with huge amounts of independence, much more than when reliant on someone else. This is also the position for people who have to use wheelchairs, often accessing physical stores can be a big problem despite the disability discrimination act, and so online browsing, shopping and even working can be superb. Of course the other plus side for these purchasers is that no one need know about their disability unless they choose to reveal it. Of course this is exactly opposite to the face to face approach of a physical store where any number of assumptions can be made on people coming through the door. Judgements can be about many other areas too, and are often made invoulantarily.
So one’s health is not the only form of discrimination that can be avoided with online companies, no one need necessarily know the age of the owner of the firm, or the staff who will conduct the sale, whether they are male or female, white or black, or how they dress. This means that the general types of discrimination are very easy to shun and the only assumptions that can be made are to do with the written text on the pages of the website. Of course these may be linked to a particular age group or a particular gender but only if the owner of the company chooses to allow this. If it is not pertinent to the sale at all then the owner can just snuff out any such info and present a totally neutral site if he wants to.
One could argue that there is discrimination of a kind in terms of the Search Engine Placement listings that are the results of a keyword search for suppliers or producers unknow. However when one takes into account the aims of a search engine such as Bing, the only thing it is wanting to do for it’s customers is give them the best answer for their enquiry. Thus, it is also indifferent with the race, gender, age or creed. It simply reviews the info provided by the website, adds to that any Online Marketing information that has been carried out on behalf of the site (as long as it has been done in a decent way) and marks all the sites. So as long as the site provides the information requested by the searcher the engine is happy to recommend it. Of course, any site not using the abilities of a decent Website Optimization Company may be lower down the listings, but this is a true case of marketing and nothing to do with discrimination.
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Posted by: John in Online Business, Promotion and Marketing, tags: Age Group, Assumptions, Blindness, Clothes, Contact, Deaf Person, Disability Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Face To Face, Health, Judgements, Ow, People Online, Rsquo, Shoppers, Shopping, Types Of Discrimination, Typical Types, Wheelchairs, Worry
All types of discrimination can almost be discounted in terms of an online sales. This can be a huge advantage for people who own the online companies or for people who would like to use the goods or services of one.
There is the evident issue that individuals will typically need to access the company over the internet but as long as this can be attained (and technology allows this even with a disability such as blindness) all other issues are overcome. A deaf person can order easily without the worry of talk type or involving anyone else in the deal. This provides them with huge amounts of independence, much more than when dependent on someone else. This is also the position for people who have to use wheelchairs, often moving around physical stores can be a big problem despite the disability discrimination act, and so online surfing, shopping and even working can be superb. Of course the other plus side for these shoppers is that no one need know about their disability unless they opt to reveal it. Of course this is exactly opposite to the face to face contact of a physical store where any number of judgements can be made on people coming through the door. Judgements can cover many other areas too, and are often made unconsciously.
So one’s health is not the only type of discrimination that can be avoided with online companies, no one need necessarily know the age of the owner of the business, or the staff who will service the sale, whether they are male or female, white or black, or what type of clothes they wear. This means that the typical types of discrimination are very easy to avoid and the only assumptions that can be made are to do with the written text on the pages of the website. Of course these may be linked to a particular age group or a particular gender but only if the owner of the business chooses to allow this. If it is not relevant to the sale at all then the owner can just snuff out any such info and present a totally neutral site if he opts to.
One could argue that there is discrimination of a sort in terms of the Search Engine Placement listings that are the results of a keyword search for suppliers or producers unknow. However when one takes into account the goals of a search engine such as google, the only thing it is aimimg to do for it’s customers is give them the best answer for their enquiry. Thus, it is also indifferent with the race, gender, age or creed. It simply reviews the information given by the website, adds to that any Online Marketing information that has been conducted on behalf of the site (as long as it has been done in a decent way) and marks all the sites. So as long as the site offers the information demanded by the searcher the engine is happy to recommend it. Of course, any site not using the skills of a decent Website Optimization Company may be further down the listings, but this is a true case of marketing and nothing to do with discrimination.
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