New Business: Six Pixels of Separation: Personal cost of social media is the subject of debate

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Description:  Has the Internet turned into a wasteland of hollow ideas and groupthink? Is it possible that in a day and age where any individual can have an idea and publish it in text, images, audio and video for the world to see – instantly and for free – that the true value of critical… Read more »

Why Mellody Hobson is on Groupon’s board

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Description: Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments talks about her involvement on boards of Groupon, Starbucks and Estee Lauder. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 01, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/05/29/f-mellody-hobson.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about the decision-making activities of board members, as described by Mellody Hobson? How do these boards benefit from her… Read more »

Your Boss Is Snooping On Your E-mail

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Description: Bloomberg’s Gigi Stone takes a look at recent studies on digital etiquette and the dangers that come along with email and social media. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: June 01, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/LPeh8S Questions for Discussion: Summarize the latest concerns about online communication etiquette? How should employees and managers deal with… Read more »

Apple’s Cook says focus remains on products

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Description: CEO does not see himself as replacement for Steve Jobs Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 30, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-cook-says-focus-remains-on-products-2012-05-30?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about the management style of Apple’s new CEO? How do you think this style will affect the performance of the company? Is he a better sort of manager for… Read more »

Facebook Users Interact with Brand Content Over Ads

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Description: Facebook is now a public company, and its revenue and advertising plans are under significant scrutiny. However, users are more likely to interact with branded content on the site, not advertising, which may be an obstacle for the social network down the road. Source: eMarketer.com Date: June 01, 2012 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009089&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4 Questions for Discussions:… Read more »

On Facebook, ‘Likes’ Become Ads

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Description: On Valentine’s Day, Nick Bergus came across a link to an odd product on Amazon.com: a 55-gallon barrel of … personal lubricant. Source: NYTimes.com Date: May 31, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/technology/so-much-for-sharing-his-like.html?_r=1&hp Questions for Discussions: Explain how “sponsored stories” work. Why are they more effective than regular advertisements? Do you think this strategy is unethical in… Read more »

J.C. Penney buckles under pressure

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Description:  Commentary: Discounts are back in style Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 30, 2012 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jc-penney-buckles-under-pressure-2012-05-30?siteid=nwtwk  Questions for Discussions: Why did this pricing strategy fail to please customers? What does this report say about the transferability of managers from one business to another? How are Apple and JC Penny different and the same?

Why China can’t let Europe slip

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Description: China has been investing heavily in European debt and opening its markets to retailers in order to diversify its risk. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 24, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/05/24/n-china-europe-worries.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why is Hugo Boss opening more stores in China? Does this strategy make good sense to you? What does this… Read more »

Top 5 in Tech, Friday, May 25, 2012

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Description: Would you pay $800 for a smartphone? How a 15-year-old invented a new test for pancreatic cancer and why augmented reality isn’t just science fiction anymore. All that and more in this weeks top 5 in tech. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: May 25, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/top-5-in-tech-friday-may-25-2012/A3977B09-F4D0-480D-B1F9-2F8BB3DB4D02 Questions for Discussion: Do you think… Read more »

Building a Business on Helping Companies Hire Smarter

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Description:  ClearFit founder Ben Baldwin always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur, although he wasn’t always sure that this attitude was a good thing. “I’ve never really fit into the way other people think/act and I have a real problem with authority,” Baldwin said in interview. “I kinda thought that I was screwed professionally,… Read more »