Tom Freedman’s Statements and argument regarding the world being flat is one of the more interesting topics that I have learned about in the past few weeks. The fact that technology is ever expanding and creating an easier communications tool for people is making as though the world is flat. Tom Fried man states that there are ten factors that have led to the flattening of our globe which are: the collapse of the berlin wall, Netscape, Workflow software, uploading, outsourcing, offshore business, the supply chain, In-forming, Insourcing, and The steroids.  I believe that he has a very valid point with his arguments because before significant events in technology and government took place communication was much harder and there used to be a need for face to face interaction. No people can communicate through various technologies weather that is cell phones, social media which includes: twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. . . . In class we learned how Jet blue has made it possible for retirees in Salt Lake City to maintain all of your flight information and schedule/reschedule flights from their home. I also found it amazing that at select McDonald’s locations they are outsourcing their drive through services to a McDonald’s headquarter in Colorado. They are taking a picture of you and recording your order to see your spending patterns and to hopefully eliminate errors that may occur at the actual location where you are purchasing your meal. Another thing that he had mentioned in his speech was maintaining contact with loved ones through the power of text messages and social media outlets. Which is true because I can’t always physically be with the person I am trying to communicate with and finding a substitute for that is just as good sometimes. Text or Facebook is the next best solution, even Skype because you can at least see their emotions and reactions. I can contact my family in California in an instant and talk just about as long as I want all due to the phenomenon that the world hypothetically speaking has become flat due to our technological advancements and our never ending need for advancements.