Description: AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson explains how the car industry is on the road to recovery despite an overall decline in new car sales. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/27/2011 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/07/27/n_ceo_autonation_cars.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the current state of the automobile business. Why are sales improving? Why is the industry so important for… Read more »
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The Edison of Silicon Valley
Description: Steve Perlman, Silicon Valley’s self-styled Thomas Edison, has found a way to increase wireless capacity by a factor of 1,000 Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 07/27/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-edison-of-silicon-valley-07272011.html Questions for discussion: Describe the technological development and why it would be a major breakthrough for the industry. Who would benefit and who would be harmed, if… Read more »
U.S. and Europe Battle Over Carbon Fees for Airlines
Description: Sharply divergent climate change policies on opposite sides of the Atlantic are setting off political fireworks as European environmental regulators prepare to extend their reach across the ocean. Starting Jan. 1, the European Union will require all carriers entering or leaving its airports to either reduce their emissions or pay a charge  whether… Read more »
Book’s closed on Borders. Who’s next?
Description: Brick and mortar retail stores will have trouble keeping up with the likes of Apple, Amazon and Netflix. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/21/2011 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/07/21/n_bz_borders_retail.cnnmoney/  Questions for discussion:  Summarize the reasons for the demise of Borders. Do you agree that other businesses with similar business models facing changing customer behaviors are equally… Read more »
Pandora CEO Sees `Significant’ Growth in Ad Sales
Description: Joe Kennedy, chief executive officer of Pandora Media Inc., talks about outlook for the company’s growth and advertising sales. Kennedy also discusses Pandora’s social-media strategy, initial public offering and competition in the digital music industry. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)  Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: 07/21/2011… Read more »
Spotify CEO: Music access, not ownership, is the future
Description: Daniel Ek, the CEO of the online music service Spotify, has ambitious plans for penetrating the U.S. market. Profitability, for now, isn’t a concern. Source: Fortune.com  Date: 07/21/2011 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/21/spotify-daniel-ek-brainstorm/ Questions for discussion: Describe the key differences between the Spotify and Pandora business model. Which company do you think the market will subscribe… Read more »
America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs: 2011 Winners
Description: Businessweek.com readers voted a San Francisco print shop that hires recovering addicts and ex-offenders their top choice for America’s most promising social enterprise. Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 07/19/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2011/07/americas_most_promising_social_entrepreneurs_2011_winners.html Questions for discussion: Review the companies that were listed in this article by visiting their respective websites. What do they have in common? Can… Read more »
VEVO wants to reinvent the music video
Description: The social network giant has built video chat capabilities via Skype into its instant messaging platform. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/15/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/07/15/t_vevo_music_videos.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion:  Describe the evolution of the music video business. Where do you think it will go over the next few years, in terms of production, audiences, revenue… Read more »
Hello America, Spotify Is Here
Description: Bloomberg’s Sheila Dharmarajan talks about Spotify, the European online music service that’s making its U.S. deb Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: 07/15/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/video/#video=5tOGluMjqsysbBlqRcbDNE333bgX4I4a Questions for discussion: How is Spotify different from Pandora? Do they appeal to the same target audience? Do you think the business model can be successful and allow for… Read more »
The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood
Description:  Hollywood’s formula for freshening up old cartoon characters like Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Smurfs goes something like this: Reformulate them in 3-D, give them a skateboard and sunglasses, add some dance moves and inundate children and their nostalgic parents with advertising. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 07/14/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/business/media/disney-returns-to-the-original-winnie-the-pooh.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Describe the… Read more »
