Description: Once Instagram courted professional photographers. On Dec. 17, it kicked them in the teeth—or so the reaction to the photo-sharing site’s new terms of service suggests. On Instagram, professional photographers were not pleased. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 18, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-18/instagram-does-damage-control-dot-can-it-keep-its-core-users#r=hp-lst Questions for Discussions: What happened in this management decision-making fiasco? Do you think… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
EA’s Moore Says Mobile Gaming Future of Industry
Description: Peter Moore, chief operating officer at Electronics Arts Inc., talks about the transition to mobile gaming and EA’s games. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton also speaks. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/UCDhpx#ooid=Rsd2JsNzqa56Bz9ML2QeDhgQtZjqUG1i Questions for Discussions: Summarize the trends taking place in… Read more »
Walmart vs. Union-Backed OUR Walmart
Description: Cindy Murray has been working at Walmart store No. 1985 in Laurel, Md., for 13 years. She’s stationed in the fitting rooms and earns $12.40 an hour. Murray, who’s in her fifties, says she loves her job. She thinks of herself as a model employee. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 13, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/walmart-vs-dot-union-backed-our-walmart#r=hp-ls Questions… Read more »
Old school bookstore thrives in NYC
Description: The Strand Bookstore in New York has held on for over 80 years despite the changing city around it. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2012/12/07/sbiz-old-bookstore-the-strand-new-york.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Describe the similarities and differences between the operations of this book store and online competitors? Who is the target customer for… Read more »
Alternatives to Running Your Business From Home
Description: When Melissa Thompson began developing her online counseling business, TalkSession, in February, she worked out of a Manhattan apartment. “After three days, we referred to it as purgatory,†she says. “The lines became so blurred between living and working, productivity was affected. I woke up on weekends and my walls were all covered in… Read more »
The Internet of Things: does it start with parking?
Description: They say trying something again and again but expecting a different outcome is a sign of insanity. If you’ve ever circled a few city blocks, over and over again, searching for a parking spot, you’ve probably felt your own sanity slipping away. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Dec 06, 2012 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/the-internet-of-things-does-it-start-with-parking/720?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660 Questions for Discussions: Should… Read more »
$500 caviar from a vending machine
Description: California holiday shoppers can spend $12 to $500 for caviar from a vending machine in a shopping mall. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 29, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/11/29/n-caviar-vending-machine.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Who is the target customer for this machine? Explain the reasons for the success of selling caviar through this channel? How influential… Read more »
Dumping its CEO won’t fix Groupon
Description: (MoneyWatch) After disappointing results and slowing growth, the board of Groupon (GRPN) meets today and will talk to CEO Andrew Mason about his performance. The news came out with a surprise question to Mason at a conference in New York yesterday. Source: CBSNews.com Date: Nov 29, 2012 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57556227/dumping-its-ceo-wont-fix-groupon/ Questions for Discussions: Explain Groupon’s… Read more »
The Game of Business
Description: Ever watch gamers thumbing away at Fruit Ninja, World of Warcraft, or Angry Birds? They’re totally absorbed in the moment. What are they playing for? The personal satisfaction of reaching a new expert level or using a magical sword to slay imaginary monsters? Don’t scoff: The video game business is a $70 billion industry…. Read more »
For advertising, a user experience revolution
Description: Lynn Teo is impressed. “It’s funny,†she says, “how just one gesture can make such an impact.â€We’ve met at the cafe of the Crosby Street Hotel in lower Manhattan. It’s a few days before Thanksgiving, and the dining room already bustles with extra guests. Noting the noise and my tabletop recorder, Teo asked the… Read more »
