Today we just finished going over the friendman video, this is the most boring video i have ever seen in my life.1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?That the world to some people has no meaning because of the way that the world is turning out.2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.It lasted from 1492- 1800. It was spear headed by other countries , It shrunk from large to medium. It shrunk for land and resources3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.1800-2000 It was by companies globalizing. It was for money and markets. US is then all over the world. It shrunk from medium to small4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.2000- Present, It was by individuals globalizing. It shrunk from small to tiny.5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?11-9 was the day that the berlin wall fell down. It was the day that the wall came down and the windows came up. For everyone to see clearly.6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?It’s a company from California, It brought the internet alive. Anyone could use it. It helped people communicate in many ways. Netscape triggered the dot com boom. It triggered millions of dollars in different companies.7. What is outsourcing/off shoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?outsourcing is a new form of calibration. People can outsource people from all over the worlds. Off shoring is another form of calibration.8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.Geeks sitting at home on the computers, writing the new version of Microsoft or any other windows.People calibrating on the same thing under a different companyThe alternative internet explorer is Mozillia Fire fox, lynx operating systemIn sourcing is when a company would bring another company in for them cause they are better at it.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?Informing is like google, or a search engine. TiVo is a informing of entertainment.10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?They are wireless voice over the internet and file sharing.11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?To horazontalize yourself and quit being vertical. Think what the world is going to be like and adapt to it.12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?Because if your not you will be left behind13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.That we created a platform for the world. Of web enabling sources. For multiple forms of sharing knowledge and work, irrespectable of time, distance, geography, and language.
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