Today we are going to continue the video.
We only have like five minutes left of the video to get done so if Mr. Bruns dosent talk as much we might get it done today.
Questions:
1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
-About business over the internet
2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
- 1492 to early 1800s
- made the world from size large to size medium and then to tiny
3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.
- size medium to size small
- company globalizing through your company
- people sent over seas to work
4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.
- to size small to size teeny
- 2000 to the present
5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?
- the wall fell down and the fall made everyone think that the world was a flat plain
- it was splitting the east from the west
- you basicly had to worlds the communist world and the democratic world
- after the wall fell down it was a symbol that the cold war was coming to an end
6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?
- one of the most importand days in globalization
- netscape is a huge flattener
- brought the internet alive
- it was a way people from one place could connect with another
- it triggered the .com boom then the .com bubble
- it went public on this date for a price of $28
The Genisis moment of the flat world
- people able to work with people over a network like never before
- Global Platform for multiple forms of colaberation
7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?
- a new form of colaberation
- more tech involved
- moving one fatory to another place in the world
8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.
- a new form of colaberation
- would there be no open-sourcing without microsoft
- firefox takes about 5% of microsofts crowd
9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?
- the name for search
- informing is a powerful new form of colaberation
10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?
- are wireless vioce over the internet and file sharing
- voice of the internet
- Goalbal Web Anabled Platform of Multiple forms of Sharing Knowledge and Work
People able to share knowledge and work over the internet
Language- how can you have a conversation with people that dont speak the same language as you
- you use online translaters
- not always correct but they are getting better
- where you are on a japanese website and in a second you can change it into your language
You can even do that with Mr. Brun's website to a whole bunch of different languages.
11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?
- Horizantalize yourself and be ready to change
12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?
- Because their jobs will get taken from people in other countries
- Because of jobs going over seas you need to understand that jobs you want will no longer be available to you
13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.
- Where the world is going to be based on technology
Now we got the video done.
Finnaly! :)
Mr. Bruns started asking questions about the votes and handing out candy for every right answer.
-our represenitive is Steve King
-our 2 senators are Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin
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