Description: “The cost of reading the New York Times for free is being tracked. The cost of being on Facebook is being data-mined,” Peter Eckersley, a senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Friday at a panel discussion on the intersection of technology and privacy. Source: CNNMoney.com  Date: 01/28/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/28/technology/google_data_privacy_day/index.htm Questions… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Google Finds It Hard to Reinvent Philanthropy
Description: JUST before Google first sold its shares to the public in 2004, Larry Page, one of its founders, excited the nonprofit world with a bold commitment to philanthropy. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 01/29/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/business/30charity.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic points made in this report. How would you judge the effectiveness of Google’s philanthropic… Read more »
Hub Extra: How Nervous Should Apple Investors Be?
Description: With many questions unanswered about Steve Jobs’ medical leave of absence, Wall Street Journal ‘ROI’ columnist Brett Arends says the news is ominous for investors. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 01/17/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/hub-extra-how-nervous-should-apple-investors-be/BFCF78EB-4250-4572-83E5-62975923A6E3 Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions made about the importance of Steve Jobs to the success of Apple. Do you… Read more »
Larry Page: Ready to run Google?
Description: Eric Schmidt steps down after 10 years at the helm of Google, and the search giant names co-founder Larry Page as the new CEO. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/20/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/01/20/t_google_ceo_schmidt.fortune/ Questions for discussion:  Do you think Google will be better managed now than it was before? Why do you suppose there… Read more »
Google’s Schmidt Named Executive Chairman as Co-Founder Page Becomes CEO
Description: Google Inc. co-founder Larry Page will become chief executive officer, taking the reins from Eric Schmidt, who oversaw the transformation of a barely profitable startup with 200 employees into the owner of the world’s most- used search engine, with $29 billion in sales last year. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 01/21/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/google-profit-tops-estimates-on-ad-demand-page-is-named-ceo.html Questions for… Read more »
Forever 21’s Fast (and Loose) Fashion Empire
Description: The cheap-chic teen retailer is growing amid questions about just how original its clothes are Source: Businessweek.com Date: 01/20/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_05/b4213090559511.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for this retailer’s success. Who is the target customer? Do you think there is anything else that should be added to their business strategy? Are there any… Read more »
Union Membership in U.S. Fell to a 70-Year Low Last Year
Description: The number of American workers in unions declined sharply last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, with the percentage slipping to 11.9 percent, the lowest rate in more than 70 years. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 01/21/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/business/22union.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons reported for union membership decline. Is this a good… Read more »
Skype CEO: Only 6% of users pay
Description: Despite a small base of paying users, the VOIP and video chat service is still profitable. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/14/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/01/13/t_connected_skype.fortune/ Questions for discussion:  Explain why Skype dominates this marketplace? How is Skype able to be sustainable when only 6% of users pay anything for services? How can Skype convert… Read more »
Balancing babies and business
Description: Stephanie Sonnabend, CEO of her family’s hotel business, gives advice to women looking to have both a career and a family. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/13/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/01/13/n_ceo_moms.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: What did this report teach you about women striving to reach senior management levels? Do you agree with the tone of… Read more »
The Robot in the Next Cubicle
Description: The new wave of robots for sale is aimed squarely at the office market. Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 01/14/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_04/b4212069774202.htm Questions for discussion: What is driving the use of robotics? How different is the introduction of robots in an office environment to other technologies such as computers? Do you think there can be… Read more »
