Flattening+the+World

Go to this website [] and complete these following questions about the reading in ** __complete__ ** sentences 1. Wall Come Down…. Windows Went UP  a. How was the Berlin wall a symbol to Flatting the World The Berlin wall was a symbol of the free market and democratic governments.  b. Why does the title refer to “Windows Went UP” Around 1990 when the wall came down, Windows 3 was shipped to Germany and revolutionized personal computing.  c. What is the reason for the personal computing as Infulential The new Windows operating system was incredibly easier to navigate and use than all the previous systems.  d. How did it Impower People 2. New Age of Connectivity  a. Who created HTML The creator of HTML was a scientist named Tim Berners-Lee.  b. What did it allow the internet to do   With his creation of HTML, Tim made “links” possible, and also picture storing.  c. What browser started this revolution The browser that started this internet revolution was the Netscape Web Browser.  d. What was the important outcome of the “Bubble” This was an enormous rise and fall in stock market for companies having anything to do with the internet. 3. Work Flow Software  a. What is work flow software It’s software that makes it possible for workers in separate locations to collaborate efficiently.  b. For the Higglytown Heroes, where do each team work from  c. The writers work from home, visual design is done in San Francisco, voices are done in LA or New York, and computer animation is done in India. 4. Uploading  a. Uploading is? Uploading is defined as the transfer of date from your computer to a network.  b. What is Community-Developed Software?  c. This kind of software is developed by regular people instead of a team of experts.  d. What is Friedman’s Reasons why Blogs help Flatten the World? Blogging helps by creating a place where everyone can share their opinions and information that they’ve found. Then people can view what they’ve found and gain knowledge on the subject. 5. Outsourcing  a. How is outsourcing an important factor in Flatting the World Outsourcing is the process of taking work usually done in-house and paying another company to do it. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. The 3 reasons why India became so popular with outsourcing In India, Broadband connection to the U.S. is nearly free, the education in India is very advanced, and India has a high population of English speakers. 6. Offshoring <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Offshoring is? Offshoring is when one company moves its production from its home country to another. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. How does china’s workforce affect the Flatting World Employees are payed very little in China, so it makes for an attractive area for business. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c. Positive of offshoring Offshoring helps the U.S. to keep sales costs low for the consumer. 7. Supply-Chaining <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. What are the steps of Supply-Chaining (use Wal-Mart Example) When you purchase an item at Wal-Mart, a signal is sent to their central command. If more of the item is bought, the demand goes up. When this happens, they immediately ship more of that item to your store. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. What is the negative consequences of Wal-Marts obsession with efficiency This has caused Wal-Mart to keep labor costs low. They’ve been known to lock employees into the store and hire illegal immigrants as janitors. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c. What are you feelings of Wal-Mart (reflect on the last question of the paragraph) I think it’s a good idea in general, but there could be some improvements made on the treatment of employees. 8. Insourcing <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. How does UPS help small business UPS can take over some of the responsibilities for a company and make it easier on everyone else back at the headquarters. 9. In-Forming <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. How does Google help with In-Forming Google can help to narrow down your search to the most revelant websites available. This helps the user find the information he/she is looking for easily. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. How is Google a Risk Google has unfortunately made it easy for people to find information on you. 10. The Steroids <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. What are Digital Steroids? The steroids are companies that ammplify everything we’ve been talking about. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. What are Personal Steroids? Personal steroids are when power gets shifted to the individual. Last Question: Write a 4+ sentence Paragraph and what Flatting the World means to you and how does it affect you? Flattening the World, to me, is the connecting of millions of people in a safe way where they can share information and ideas on an equal playing field. No one is going to be more important than the other, and disrespect will not be tolerated. This will allow me and everyone else a place where we can share ideas about music, politics, or anything else that’s on our mind. Flattening our society will help to make everyone more productive and more respectful.