In this blog post, I would like to talk about three of the ten “flatteners" Thomas L. Friedman discussed in his book “The World Is Flat”.

1.      Uploading is the third “flatteners" in his book. He thinks of it as "the most disruptive force of all."  Examples of uploading are open source software, Wikipedia, and blogs.

2.      Outsourcing is the fifth “flattener” in his book.  Friedman argues that outsourcing has permitted companies to divide service and manufacturing activities into parts that can be “subcontracted and performed in the most efficient, cost-effective way.”  Also, this became easier with the invention of World Wide Web

3.      Offshoring is the sixth flattener Friedman discusses. By offshoring, he means moving the interior company to other parts of the world.  For example, China goes in the World Trade Organization, and companies in United States go in job in China.