Description: Research in Motion’s… excuse me, Blackberry’s… attempts to become “cool” on Wednesday failed to impress investors. Source: Forbes.com Date: Feb 01, 2013 Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mergermarket/2013/02/01/rim-shot-for-blackberry-maker/ Questions for Discussions: Do you agree with the view that BlackBerry is still searching for “cool” in order to compete against Apple and Android devices? Should Blackberry try the “uncool”… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo turnaround
Description: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has already put her stamp on the company in a short time and has Yahoo’s revenue growing again Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 29, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/01/29/t-yahoo-mayer-turnaround.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How has Yahoo changed over the past few years? Do you think Marissa Mayer’s summation of the future… Read more »
BlackBerry 10’s Debut Fizzles as U.S. Buyers Left Waiting
Description: Even Alicia Keys couldn’t get investors excited about the debut of the newest BlackBerry. The smartphone maker formerly known as Research In Motion stumbled in its introduction of the BlackBerry 10 lineup yesterday, disappointing shareholders with the lack of a firm U.S. release date and setting a price that may be too high to… Read more »
Outsourcing to surge in 2013: study
Description: Love it or hate it, outsourcing is here to stay as a standard business practice. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Jan 28, 2013 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/outsourcing-to-surge-in-2013-study/11466?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660 Questions for Discussions: Why is outsourcing popular? How does outsourcing relate to productivity? What are the risks and limits to outsourcing?
It’s time to switch off your mobile and set yourself free
Description: Experts have found an effective new formula for happiness – ditching the smartphone Source: Telegraph.co.uk Date: Jan 28, 2013 Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9831913/Its-time-to-switch-off-your-mobile-and-set-yourself-free.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report suggest about the influence of technological devices like the Smartphone on personal management? Do you think the writer is on to something that will result in… Read more »
As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle
Description: Like plenty of music fans, Sam Broe jumped at the chance to join Spotify two summers ago, and he hasn’t looked back. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 28, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/business/media/streaming-shakes-up-music-industrys-model-for-royalties.html?ref=media&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What does this article have to say about the royalties earned by artists? As small business people on the lower end… Read more »
Manufacturing: The solution to jobs crisis
Description: Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris says advanced manufacturing is coming back to America and will drive our economy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/01/25/n-davos-dow-chemical-ceo-manufacturing-jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why is manufacturing so important to overall economic development and activity? Why has manufacturing declined in North America? Is there a solution… Read more »
The Story Behind Smosh, Youtube’s Number One Smash
Description: Smosh President Barry Blumberg talks with Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman about how Smosh has become a Youtube sensation. They speak on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/WpPwpk#ooid=w2eGFwODoME4dzTmiBSK3q8HKQLcTu91 Questions for Discussions: How is YouTube different from television? How has the growth in YouTube audience share… Read more »
To Fix Overproduction, China Wants to Supersize Industries
Description: China aims for super big when it comes to its industrial enterprises. China’s bureaucrats announced plans this week to push mergers in nine key sectors including steel, cement, shipbuilding, autos, and aluminum, and also set targets for just how consolidated they should become. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-25/to-fix-overproduction-china-wants-to-supersize-industries#r=hp-ls Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Forget a broker, invest based on the Super Bowl results
Description: In fewer than two weeks, the two best teams in the National Football League will face off in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII. The winning team will receive the Lombardi Trophy, along with rings, hats, T-shirts and perhaps even a victory parade in its home city.But could the outcome also tell investors what’s… Read more »
