The World is Flat †Thomas Friedman

1. Do you total or take issue with Friedmans assessment that the world is flat? Be sure to justify your answer I agree with Friedman that technology has do the world flat. But there is another point of view disagree with Friedman stating that there are still many deal that do not have access to technology and for them the world is still round.2. What are the potency impacts of a flat world for a student performing a art search? In a flat world it is removed more difficult to get a job because competition give be increasing at an incredible rate. There are shortly 1 billion people online in 2006. It is anticipated that 4 billion people bequeath be online by 2010. As the next 3 billion people come online in the next 4 eld competition is going to dramatically increase. But the truth is that Students canister instanter perform a global job search right from their apartment. A student in Chicago can accept a job in Tokyo and never leave the apartment, even when the job starts .3. What can students do to prepare themselves for competing in a flat world? Businesses operate using technology and understanding how business and technology relate will help them achieve success. They can use it as advantage in their completion. And they will gain more skills and learn new ideas4. Identify a current flattener not mentioned on Friedmans list Videophones and collaboration tools allowing people to meet face-to-face even when they are in different separate of the world Technologies such as Voice-over-IP that offer a cheap utility(a) to traditional long-distance carriers