Description: Media companies are making big bets on tablet-friendly newspapers and magazines — even as they bleed cash chasing a still-tiny audience. Source: CNNMoney.com  Date: 02/05/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/04/technology/ipad_magazines/index.htm Questions for discussion: Who is the target market for this app? Estimate the size of the potential market in terms of subscribers and dollars of revenue…. Read more »
Posts Tagged: The Changing Face of Business (p2)
Super Bowl XLV: The NFL’s Last Game?
Description: A labor dispute between the National Football League and its players is threatening to bleed billions in revenueâ€â€and possibly cancel the 2011-12 season. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 01/27/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214058410168.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues in this situation. How do you think it will be resolved? Whose side is likely to win out in… Read more »
Your private data pays for ‘free’ Facebook and Google
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 »
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 »
Solar Panel Maker Moves Work to China
Description: Aided by at least $43 million in assistance from the government of Massachusetts and an innovative solar energy technology, Evergreen Solar emerged in the last three years as the third-largest maker of solar panels in the United States. Source: NYTimes.com  Date: 01/14/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/business/energy-environment/15solar.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons given for moving… Read more »
Wikipedia, 10 years old, targets India
Description: With China virtually cut off and Western markets maturing, Wikipedia is targeting India first and possibly Brazil next to reach its goal of 1 billion users, Executive Director Sue Gardner says. Source: Reuters.com Date: 01/12/2011 Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70B6DP20110112 Questions for discussion: Explain why Wikipedia’s user base has grown so rapidly. Do you believe this rate… Read more »
Profits are Booming. Why Aren’t Jobs?
Description: To gaze upon the world of American corporations is to see a sunny place of terrific profits and princely bonuses. American businesses reported that third-quarter profits in 2010 rose at an annual rate of $1.659 trillion, the steepest annual surge since officials began tracking such matters 60 years ago. It was the seventh consecutive… Read more »
End the Ethanol Insanity: Ed Wallace
Description: Ethanol damages engines and is not a viable alternative to fossil fuels, but farmers and lobbyists don’t want you to know that. Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 12/23/2010 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/dec2010/bw20101221_927461.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights of this report. Why do you think there is so much controversy over this economic policy? Who are the… Read more »
digits: The Beatles Invade iTunes
Description: Beatles songs are finally available in Apple’s iTunes store. But ATD’s Peter Kafka says that iTunes is all about apps these days, while digital music sales have flattened out – and even the Fab Four may have a hard time changing that. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 11/16/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/digits-the-beatles-invade-itunes/874EB528-ED14-44A4-B14E-2529BB1659DC Questions for… Read more »
Israeli Biotechs Find Partners in Ohio
Description: Government incentives and an Ohio venture capital fund focused on Israel have drawn Israeli entrepreneurs to a state with top research clinics and a flourishing health-care industry. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 11/18/2010 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/nov2010/sb20101117_584843.htm?chan=smallbiz_special+report+–+focus+on+entrepreneurs+november+2010_special+report+–+focus+on+entrepreneurs+november+2010 Questions for discussion: What are the reasons motivating these parties to collaborate in this effort? What are the basic benefits for… Read more »
