“The World is Flat” is a very catchy yet baffling title. Initially‚ no clue is given about the book being related to technology‚ yet the author is able to describe how technology is revolutionizing the world. Thomas L. Friedman starts his book by describing how he came up with the phrase “The World is Flat”. He begins his book by comparing his journey to the one of Columbus’ trip to India and how Columbus and had concluded that the world was flat. On his visit to Bangalore he visits Infosys Technologies
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What is globalization? Globalization is defined as the changes in the world; interchanging of resources‚ ideas‚ products‚ markets‚ cultural exchange‚ aspects of cultures‚ investments‚ and business competition. As the world is continuing to grow‚ it’s going to continue to improve its’ technology as everyone continue to interchange with each other. What is globalization 1.0‚ 2.0‚ and 3.0? Globalization 1.0 was established in 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover
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IT Tech Paper In the world today‚ business is on the rise internationally and technology is getting stronger and stronger every day. In the book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century‚ Thomas Friedman‚ who was a foreign affairs columnist for NY Times‚ tells of his journey to India and how while he was there he realized that globalization has changed economic concepts. Friedman analyzes globalization in the twenty-first century and how the world is now at a level playing
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Not being involved with any outsourcing business‚ I experience the flatness of the world through online communities‚ media streaming‚ file and information sharing‚ e-mails and chatting‚ etc. Through social networking websites like Friendster‚ I can stay in touch with my distant friends and relatives. Instead of going to a mall‚ I can actually stay at home and shop online from anywhere around the world. And as a student who is usually bombarded with a lot of research work‚ I rely on search engines
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its peak? Is the world flat or spiky? There are several very vocal proponents of an argument that the world has become flat in recent years. However‚ there are some writers have the opposite opinion. This paper introduces both sides of the debate and presents the arguments for and against the idea that the world has become flat in recent years. The term “globalization” today refers to the shift in the world economy. It is moving towards a more integrated and interdependent world economy (H.C.W‚
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of Video “The World is Flat” Key issues or Problems in the video: The title "The World is Flat" was taken from a statement by Nandan Nilekani‚ the former Infosys (an Indian IT company) CEO. It seems like if hadn’t met Nandan then he wouldn’t have even written this book. He talks about Americans and the developing world but says almost nothing about Africa‚ Europe & Australia. The World is flat applies better to people with similar kind of economic conditions. In developing world‚ a big portion
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January 30‚ 2008 THE WORLD IS FLAT The world we live in today is going through enormous changes in economics‚ technology‚ culture‚ politics‚ etc. The effects of the changes are not so clear‚ since it is hard to predict how each sector would affect the other and how society will be affected. However‚ analyzing past and present occurrences provides some information for experts to interpret society’s reaction in the future to different transformations. Globalization can be seen as a process in which
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In chapter 5 in "The World is Flat" Friedman discusses America and Free Trade. Friedman lays out the basic arguments for and against free trade. Friedman first introduces this topic by stating that it is an issue "that needs sorting out immediately‚" followed by his personal experience of a problem with this issue while filming the Discovery Times documentary in Bangalore. The self-identified "free-trader" mentions David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage as the theoretical underpinning
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Thomas Friedman’s idea that the world is flattening is based on recent observations that the global economic “playing field” is becoming increasingly easier to enter and to compete in. Friedman notes ten events that have played a significant role in this phenomenon. Friedman noted some very interesting events that helped lead to the flattening of the world‚ such as outsourcing‚ offshoring‚ supply chaining and “insourcing”. The two events of Friedman’s ten that I found to be most interesting
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Many people say that this is the downfall of society‚ but is it? The World is Flat is a brief history of the Twenty-first Century written by Thomas L. Friedman. In Chapter Six‚ named The Untouchables goes over the problems of the society and how we can fix it. The chapter goes over the importance of upgrading your skills and how important your job can be. Friedman often states the concept of people starving for jobs in other countries such as India and China. Instead of people starving for food‚
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