Today in class we are watching a video about these question.1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?That the world is all connected and there are hardly ever any difficulty in communication throughout the world.2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.Countries globalizing.1492-1800s3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.Early 1800s to 2000 companies globalizing.For money and markets4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.Individuals Globalizing and small groups. Not dominated by White people like it was in the first two eras.Small to tiny5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?allowed us to think of the world as a flat plain.6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?Mt Veiw californiaFlatener reasonsBrought Internet alive, Commercialized set of transmition protaocalsTriggerd .com boom trigger .com bubble. fiber opic cable.7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?Out sourcing new form of calaberation,OffshoringFactory would close down and move to another counrty because everything is cheaper thereInsourcing is company would bring in another company in because they are better at it. Example is UPS.8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.Bunch of geeks working on operation system. if you are chalenge you under cut them.Mozilla fire fox, linux operating system.free alternitives.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?google Search , TVO, do it yourself.10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?wireless voise over the internet. turbo charging all flatteners so you can do anything with the internet mobily. cell phones.11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?horozantalize your selfs. adaptability.12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?because you are competeing with every other young person in the world.13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.He created a global web enabled platform for multiple forms of sharing nolage and work irrispectable of time distance geografy and language.
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