Description: Mobile apps can shorten the food chain, skipping grocery stores and connecting farmers directly to consumers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/09/27/n-farmigo-digital-farmers-market.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Which marketing functions are being provided by the Internet system that is connecting farmers directly with consumers? How is this system more socially responsible?… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2012
How a tech co. ended up in Concord, Mass.
Description: Concord, Mass. wasn’t co-founder Paul English’s first choice for Kayak’s HQ, but he did it for the sake of recruiting the best talent. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/09/26/ldrshp-kayak-4.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the way in which businesses are formed and business people are… Read more »
U.S. Is Tightening Web Privacy Rule to Shield Young
Description: Federal regulators are about to take the biggest steps in more than a decade to protect children online. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/technology/ftc-moves-to-tighten-online-privacy-protections-for-children.html?ref=technology Questions for Discussions: What are the social concerns that Web managers will have to deal with as a result of this movement in legislation? Do you believe web… Read more »
More Dismal Science for Would-Be Entrepreneurs
Description: Teaching entrepreneurship is a growth business for U.S. business schools. The number of the nation’s undergraduate entrepreneurship programs grew 15.3 percent from 2007 to 2011, while the number of master’s programs increased 19.1 percent, according to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Sep 25, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-25/more-dismal-science-for-would-be-entrepreneurs#r=hpt-fs Questions for… Read more »
How to argue with the boss — and win
Description: (MoneyWatch) The whole problem with advice on how to deal with boss issues is it’s usually black and white. That’s because writing without a distinct point of view is usually very boring. In social media terms, that means it’s not very “clickable.” Source: CBSMoneyWatch.com Date: Sep 25, 2012 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57519430/how-to-argue-with-the-boss-and-win/?tag=nl.e664&s_cid=e664 Questions for Discussions: Summarize… Read more »
