Assignment Four: Based on the videoed lecture and the summary of the book, what do you think is (are) the most important factors driving Globalization 3.0? Also discuss their implications for today's college students.

            The lecture video of the book, The World is Flat is an excellent example of what the world is now being faced with as far as becoming globalized, and as a result we are loosing out on jobs because of the technological advances that the world now has within it’s possession. What once made America the land of the great as far as there being plenty of jobs available and being one of the smartest countries in the world is now not the case. America has lost a lot of jobs because of the “flattening” of the world, moving them overseas or having computers do the work.

            Friedman names the major developments that came into making the world flat, one of which is the invention of Netscape, allowing more people to access the internet. The creation of the Internet helped most definitely create a flatter world. With the Internet, other countries are now able to compete with America. Just think, when you call customer service for a specific product, chances are you will not be talking to someone in the United States, but you just might be talking to someone from India, which is in turn flattening the world.

            Technology has come so fast and rapid in so little time that some may wonder if it is a good thing or not. While technology can be a good thing to many, it can be a curse to others and they may not even realize it. If people are not aware and up to date on technology, they will fall behind. Now days with technology being so constant and demanding in our lifestyles today, if we are not up to speed on it, as well as educated on it, someone else, whether it be within the United States or in another country, is going to take the place of what you don’t know because they know more, therefore they can do it better.