Description:   CNNMoney has a new way to help you gauge whether investors are greedy or fearful. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 20, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/06/19/n-fear-and-greed.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the methodology used to explain stock market behavior? Do you think it is a useful way of measuring and predicting behavior? Based on the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Angry Moms Take On Nutella To Fight Sugary Advertising
Description: Laura Rude-Barbato, a coffee shop owner in Imperial Beach, California, used to feed her children Nutella several times a week. It was easy to identify with the advertising that depicted a frenzied mom serving up the chocolate-hazelnut spread with the tagline “breakfast never tasted this good,†said Rude-Barbato. Then she noticed the 10.5 grams… Read more »
Facebook, Twitter Help Publishers Find Their Audience
Description: On Facebook and Twitter, a significant percentage of users get news they would not have read elsewhere Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jun 22, 2012 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009138&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4 Questions for Discussions: How is Facebook changing consumer behavior? How will this affect the businesses mentioned in the report? How should these businesses respond?
The First Five Years of the iPhone Obsession
Description: On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone went on sale. The Apple (AAPL) device benefited from breathless advance buzz but also had its skeptics: It cost $600 and had no physical keyboard, limited e-mail options, and no copy-and-paste. In hindsight, it was clearly dumb to bet against Steve Jobs & Co. Apple has since… Read more »
Know Where The Money is Going Before You Ask For I
Description: Squarespace founder Anthony Casalena didn’t necessarily know he wanted to start a business, but he did have a clear concept of what he wanted. “I was trying to make my personal website and I wasn’t satisfied with any of the existing services†said Casalena in interview, “I had a very clear concept of what… Read more »
Where Jim Rogers is putting his money
Description:   If you think 2012 is scary, listen to what Jim Rogers has to say about next year, gold and China. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 14, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/06/13/n-jim-rogers-gold.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the economic views expressed by Jim Rogers. Why does he believe we will experience a “lost decadeâ€Â? What reasons… Read more »
How Aetna Is Building a Social Media Presence
Description: In this video I interview Lauren Vargas, who is the Community Management Strategist at Aetna. Lauren shares how Aetna is to building a corporate presence on social media instead of focusing on a campaign approach in their marketing efforts as they have done in the past. Source: Socialmediaexaminer.com – video report Date: June 15,… Read more »
Rajat Gupta Convicted Of Insider Trading By U.S. Jury
Description: Rajat Gupta, who reached the pinnacle of corporate America as managing partner of McKinsey & Co. and as a director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. (PG), was convicted by a federal jury of leaking inside information to hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: June 15, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-15/rajat-gupta-convicted-of-insider-trading-by-u-s-jury.html… Read more »
Immigrants’ Role in the Small Business Economy Grows
Description: The share of U.S. small businesses owned by immigrants has expanded by 50 percent since 1990, with almost one-fifth of business owners born outside the country, according to a new report (PDF) by the Fiscal Policy Institute. Source: Businessweek.com Date: June 15, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-14/immigrants-role-in-the-small-business-economy-grows ` Questions for Discussions: What are the highlights of… Read more »
Pfizer Sees Harvard Collaboration As Spark For New Drugs
Description: When Hal Dvorak, a Harvard scientist whose ideas helped spur the advance of targeted cancer drugs, sought a partner recently to help him develop new treatments, he only had to walk two blocks to find one. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: June 15, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-15/pfizer-sees-harvard-collaboration-as-spark-for-new-drugs.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the relationships between educational institutions and… Read more »
