http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q - Here is a quick video that explains gloablization
This has helped be me understand technology a way i never thought about before. The way it has been changing around us for years and this all begin hundreds or even thousands of years ago some form of technology was invented or found. Technology was invented i believe to make our life that much easier and enjoyable until we finally pass (Die). Yeah technology might have bettered our life in some way but it could also ruin it as well. A whole bunch of us we stuck on campus during a freak storm in October we lost power for a couple of days and most of our electronics like TV, Laptops, Cellphones, the only source of light we had was from our background of our Cellphone. After experiencing just several days without these things it got me think what would happen to the world if we didn't have the technology we had today or even any at all? Would our perception on life change? I am grateful for the technology we have today and chapter one open my mind up more on how technology has changed the world for the better.
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Friedman has been a very influential person in terms of technological advances and being able to explain how technology has grown and its origins. I would have to agree with Wes, the way I think about technology has changed. When technology becomes unavailable life is harder. Society has become so used to having their laptops, internet, and smart phones at their finger tips, that people don't know how to operate with out those things. We are so dependent on technology. Friedman's discovery of Netscape led to what we know today as the internet. Work has become easier because emails can now be sent directly to one's phones. Businesses are more efficient and more successful because people can do work on the go. Friedman has changed the face of technology!
I completely agree with Wesley. The Ten Flatteners, also discussed in my post above, are probably the most unique and thought provoking topics discussed. Wes also dis a great job bringing up the stages of Globalization and discussing those points. But my favorite part of the post is about the snow storm we had in October, in which we lost power and, consequently, our minds. I did not think about the snow storm during my post but it raises good questions. The snow storm pointed our dependency and reliance on technology and the fact that we can me immobilized in a matter of minutes once the power does go out. These are all good points brought in your post Wes.
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