The bigger bill of a connected future

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Description: As companies begin to connect thermostats, cars, and glasses to the Internet, carriers are looking for a way to bill those items. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 27, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/03/27/t-ts-connected-devices.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report suggest is in store for consumers and companies selling connected products and services? How… Read more »

The $3 billion industry powered by bees

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Description: Every February, billions of bees pollinate California’s almond groves that provide 80 percent of the world’s supply of almonds. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 29, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/03/29/f-bees-almonds.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the management operations of bees? What are some of the operational problems specifically related to the management of these creatures?

Provocateur Comes Into View After Cyberattack

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Description:  Sven Olaf Kamphuis calls himself the “minister of telecommunications and foreign affairs for the Republic of CyberBunker.” Others see him as the Prince of Spam. Source:  NYTimes.com Date: Mar 29, 2013 Link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/30/business/global/after-cyberattack-sven-olaf-kamphuis-is-at-heart-of-investigation.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: Describe the issues related to the cyber-conflicts between parties in this report? How does it resemble a conflict… Read more »

Meet the XBA: A better, faster, cheaper MBA?

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Description:  The Fullbridge Program mixes drills with a bit of theory. Participants learn to read balance sheets, income, and cash flow statements in small groups for eight hours a day, for just 20 days. Source:  Fortune.com Date: Mar 28, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/28/fullbridge-program-xba/?iid=F_F500M Questions for Discussions: Describe the learning system presented in the report and the… Read more »