Today we started class by going over the Canada map. After that we talked about the last few questions from the Friedman video.8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.Free sources that anyone can get. Trying to offer people these free sources that can replace the sources that are not free is open-sourcingWikipedia FirefoxInsourcing- UPS- companies working with other companies.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?Search engines- informing yourself. You can get all the information you need all by yourself10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?Wireless, voice over the internet, and file sharing11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?They need to know about the newest technologies and how to use them.12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?The fact that there are a lot of people who have entered the “playing field”. There is going to be more competition for jobs and things like that.13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.The world is a platform that allows people to share information and communicate no matter where they are or what language they speak and things like that.
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