Posts Tagged: Using Technology to Manage Information (p496)

Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room

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Description:  AS the sun rose over the mountains circling Los Reyes, a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán, one morning in March 2009, a caravan of more than 300 heavily armed law enforcement agents set out on a raid. Source: NYTimes.com   Date: 11/06/2010 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/technology/07piracy.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize how Microsoft deals with… Read more »

Monster roars. Good news for jobs?

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Description: The job market may not exactly be healthy. Unemployment is still relatively high around the country and those who have been out of work a long time are really struggling to find permanent, well-paying jobs. Source:  CNNMoney.com Date: 10/29/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/29/news/economy/thebuzz/index.htm Questions for discussion: How does Monster.com  use technology to attract business away from… Read more »

A Look Inside a Hedge Fund’s Black-Box Trading

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Description:  A hedge fund started by four young math wizards is using a branch of artificial intelligence, called “computer learning,” to make investment decisions. Rebellion Research’s four, 20-something-year-old partners explain how their computer program “thinks” up their strategy. Source:  Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 07/13/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/a-look-inside-a-hedge-fund-black-box-trading/BFAFFD06-F76B-4AF3-B2D1-577D3300F2AD Questions for discussion:  What do you think of… Read more »

Google victorious in Viacom’s YouTube lawsuit

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Description: A federal judge has ruled in favor of Google Inc. in the company’s courtroom battle with Viacom Inc. over alleged copyright violations on Google’s YouTube video service. Source:  Marketwatch.com Date: 06/23/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-victorious-in-viacoms-youtube-lawsuit-2010-06-23?siteid=nwtwk   Questions for discussion: What are the arguments that support YouTube’s legal position? Do you think YouTube will change the way… Read more »

Online video saves business big bucks

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Description:  Web-conferencing software and cheap digital video cameras are reducing the need for costly business travel. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report   Date: 03/04/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/03/04/tm_video_conference.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented favouring the growth of online video. What are the reasons for consumer use of online video? How does this compare to business… Read more »

U.S. Companies’ Electronic-Discovery Spending Tripled in 2009

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Description: Budgets for managing electronic data tripled this year at average-sized U.S. companies, according to a study, as businesses braced for an influx of lawsuits stemming from a recession that’s been partly blamed on fraud. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 10/20/2009 Link:  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_qD_YdAZA7o Questions for discussion: Why is spending in this area increasing so drastically? How important… Read more »