Travel Apps Lead Industries in Usage Growth

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Description:  Travel companies are digging deeper into mobile app development as they aim to connect with consumers at all points during the travel journey. That means providing mobile services that support everything travelers are doing during their excursions, from planning to booking to sharing their experiences. Source:  eMarketer.com Date: Oct 11, 2012 Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009408&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4#jseAGHdmyeEv8qbu.99 Questions… Read more »

3D printing buttons, jewelry and shoes

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Description: 3D printers are becoming more powerful and more mainstream, with a retail store opening up to sell them. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 03 , 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/innovation/2012/10/03/3d-printing-buttons-jewelry-shoes.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why do you think this technology would be appealing to customers? What consumer and small business applications do you think this… Read more »

Carol Bartz’s advice to Marissa Mayer

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Description: Ex-Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s advice to the current CEO Marissa Mayer – ‘changing culture is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 03, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/10/02/f-mpw-carol-bartz-advice-to-mayer.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the views presented by Carol Bartz. What is your opinion of these positions?

How a Dashboard Can Set You Free

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Description: Creating value in a business often starts with a change in the behavior of the owner. See if this sounds like you: Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/how-a-dashboard-can-set-you-free/?ref=smallbusiness Questions for Discussions: What is the Dashboard concept and how is it supposed to help managers? Describe the specific problems faced by the author of… Read more »

Japan Tries Cars That Make the Mini Look Maxi

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Description: Japan, always huge in the business of making compact cars, is thinking even smaller. The so-called ultracompact—picture a street-legal golf cart—this month is set to become Japan’s first new vehicle niche to win government approval in 50 years. That’s drawn the attention of both established automakers and a new generation of startups eager to… Read more »

H-P’s services meltdown offers no easy fix

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Description: The magnitude of the meltdown of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s services business has surprised many analysts and is a major reason why the tech giant has stretched its turnaround plan into at least the next two fiscal years. Source: Moneywatch.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/h-ps-services-meltdown-offers-no-easy-fix-2012-10-04 Questions for Discussions: Explain the reasons for HP’s situation. What… Read more »

The farmers market goes digital

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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 »

How a tech co. ended up in Concord, Mass.

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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

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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

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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 »