Weekly Blog Post- The World is Flat

The world is flat or at least we as a technology have become flat according to Thomas L. Friedman. I found the speech very interesting. He brought up many intriguing examples throughout his speech. One of which was about out sourcing, Friedman said that when he was in Washington DC. he went to a McDonald’s drive threw window. He later found out that the person he spoke to, through the microphone, was not inside that McDonald’s store location, but instead across the country somewhere in Colorado. Out sourcing like this has become adopted by many companies throughout the world for, little to no difference, to what it would be at the company’s location.
Friedman also spoke on the topic of airplane flight tickets. When the consumer first started purchasing their ticket you had to speak to an individual who could book the seat, time and location of your flight for you. The future evolved to do it yourself machines, and these days you can book your flight, and print out a ticked from your home computer.
Changes such as the ones that Friedman spoke of are why he says the world is flattening out. The whole world is at your hands grasp with out you even realizing it, everyday.