The World is Flat

In an excellently informative book, Thomas Friedman discusses the advances of the twenty first century that have come to make the world "flat."  Basically, a flat world is one where you can live in India, but work for Microsoft and help customers over the phone in Michigan.  I can sit and with the click of my mouse, contact people in Asia, Europe-anywhere!  It seems so petty now.  I was born and the internet was there.  But, it has been a major force in shaping, or I guess you would say, de-shaping the world.  I just started the book, but I'll summarize it by chapter as I go along....