First off we need to finish questions cuz we have been doing that forever... haha.
Now in class we finsih the questions in the video....
1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ANYTHING FROM WHERE EVER YOU ARE.
THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ANYTHING FROM WHERE EVER YOU ARE.
***Semester test question - What is globalization?
countries, people, business going global... ex. - mcdonalds.
2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
1492- 1800's
1492- 1800's
Countries that global expanded their countries.
it made the world from large to medium.
Moving outside your country.
3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.
1800's to 2000
went from medium to small
business's went to different countries
Where one business is owned by one country but all over the world.
4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.
from 2000 to presant.
5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?
Yes. It let us see and think that the world is flat. Walls went down, windows came up. The wall came down 11-9-89.
Yes. It let us see and think that the world is flat. Walls went down, windows came up. The wall came down 11-9-89.
6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?
Its My Birthday!!!!
Its My Birthday!!!!
Netscape brought people the browser and it brought internet alive. People could get to the internet. Thats where .com begain.
***What is the genesis moment of the world?
people are able to work with other peopleover a network like never before via internet.
7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?
offshoring is when a company moves to another country.
outsourcing is when the company is still in the country but
Outsourcing is bad because it is taking everyones jobs away.
8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.
Bill gates. geeks sitting at home working on the linex operating system. Microsoft.
they are at home doing it for free for their own reasons. The dont like microsoft.
10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?
Skype and sharing files with people. wifi.
they are at home doing it for free for their own reasons. The dont like microsoft.
these opensources things are free to people that need them or dont want to pay for microsoft.
9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?
searching-google
entertainment-tevo
10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?
Skype and sharing files with people. wifi.
11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?
horizantalilize yourself.
be ready to adapt.
be ready for change
be ready to adapt.
be ready for change
12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?
more people in China and India can take our jobs. We have to start competing with other countries for jobs
13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video
a worldwide platform with mulitple forms of sharing knowledge and work (sharing things over internet) distance, time, language, etc are not a problem anymore/not excuse. that is the global web enabled platform deffinition...
What was the genesis moment of the flat world?
People able to work with people over a network like never before. Global plateform for multiply forms of collaboration.
Our rep is Steve King. Our two senators are charles grassey and Tom Harkin.
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