Posts Categorized: Part 5 Managing Technology and Information

Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb. Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try.

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Description: The company has teamed up with Ray-Ban to create glasses that can take photos, record video, answer phone calls and play podcasts. Source: NYTimes.com – video report Date: Sep 10, 2021 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/technology/facebook-wayfarer-stories-smart-glasses.html Questions for discussion: Why has wearable technology, like these eyeglasses, been a difficult sell to the public, in your opinion? What… Read more »

How Amazon’s cloud business generates billions in profit

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Description: Every year since at least 2014, more than half of Amazon’s operating profit has come from the online retailer’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services, which provides online services and tools that software developers can stitch together to run websites and applications. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 05, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/05/how-amazon-web-services-makes-money-estimated-margins-by-service.html Questions for discussion: Are… Read more »

American Eagle shares drop after revenue falls short, e-commerce sales slow from last year

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Description: American Eagle shares tumbled Thursday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue short of analysts’ estimates, as its e-commerce business decelerated compared with the prior year. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/02/american-eagle-aeo-q2-2021-earnings.html Questions for discussion: Explain the problems retailers like American Eagle are facing as they adapt to the ever… Read more »

Instagram For Kids Raises ‘Serious Concerns,’ Lawmakers Say

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Description: Lawmakers say they have “serious concerns” about the prospect that Facebook will launch a children’s version of the photo-sharing app Instagram. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Apr 06, 2021 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/362047/instagram-for-kids-raises-serious-concerns-lawm.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=121966&hashid=l3tGlXhWQw2MIejOLismCw Questions for discussion: What are the ethical and social issues presented in this story? How would you advise management to proceed? What advice would you… Read more »

In gaming, mobile phones are the No. 1 device by a long shot

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Description: The coronavirus pandemic led to heightened gaming usage and viewership of gaming video content in 2020, with mobile phones being the most popular device for gaming in the US. ?Source: eMarketer.com Date: Mar 31, 2021 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/mobile-phones-are-most-popular-gaming-device-by-long-shot?ecid=NL1001 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about online gaming and the reasons? What does this… Read more »

Coursera begins trading at $39 per share, stock pops 18%

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Description: Shares of education tech company Coursera opened at $39 apiece in its market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 31, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/coursera-ipo-cour-begins-trading-on-the-nyse.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Describe the Coursera business model. Who are the target customers? What are the limits to growth? How should HR managers approach… Read more »

‘This is a low-cost peoples’ vaccine:’ Expert on India’s Biological E vaccine

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Description: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is getting lots of help both at home and abroad to get its COVID-19 jab out to the masses. In the U.S., Merck (MRK) stepped up to begin the process this month, while in Europe, Sanofi (SNY) has offered to help fill and finish vials. And in India, J&J has… Read more »

TikTok Star Sells Viral Video as NFT for $500,000

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Description: It is very likely that you know Nathan Apodaca, the TikTok skater who went viral in October 2020 with a single video. ?Source: Entrepreneur.com – video report Date: Mar 19, 2021 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/367518?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email Questions for discussion: Explain the benefit and value gained by each player related to the video clip. What does this case say about publicity,… Read more »

Wikipedia Wants Tech To Pay Up For Content

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Description: The Wikimedia Foundation — which operates the Wikipedia project in more than 300 languages as well as other wiki projects — earlier this week announced the launch of a commercial product that would allow it to license its content to the large tech companies curating its content and serving it up online in search… Read more »

SPOS #765 – Kat Cole On The State Of Leadership – Live From Clubhouse

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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #765 – Host: Mitch Joel. Welcome to the our second-ever live podcast recoding from Clubhouse (the new social audio app that is all the rage these days). This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021. Our conversation this week is with someone I met many moons back on… Read more »