Friedman recounts a journey to Bangalore, India, when he realized globalization has changed core economic concepts.[2] In his opinion, this flattening is a product of a convergence of personal computer with fiber-optic micro cable with the rise of work flow software. He termed this period as Globalization 3.0, differentiating this period from the previous Globalization 1.0 and the Globalization 2.0 .