In response to Chris' Facebook IPO

I think that Facebook will do extremely well.  Facebook is a technology that people of all ages are using; they also gain more members everyday.  Facebook is a worldwide company that has members in many different countries.  Facebook to me is going to be the next Apple in the world of stocks.  I can admit one thing, every time I sit down at the computer, I'm going to check Facebook at some point even if it is not the moment that I sit down.  There is definitely money to be made with this offering, it is already such a successful company that this will only help them.  Mark Zuckerburg seems to know how to run the website and what people want with social networking and I believe that investors understand this, which will make people want to invest in this company even more.  Do you think that the investors will try to put too much of their own words in on how to run the company? Will this upset Zuckerburg if it happens?

TSA Airport ID Scanning

TSA in airports is now using an automated systems that checks your ID and boarding passes.  These new systems will prevent from fraudulent ID's or boarding passes from getting through security as they have in the past.  I think that this new system is a great idea, this will make it nearly impossible to create an ID or boarding pass that can pass these automated machines.  Up until this new invention TSA employees physically check each individual ID and boarding pass.  This will also improve the time it will take to get through the line at a security checkpoint in the airport because all the employees will have to do is slide the ID or boarding pass through the machine and this will tell them whether it is a valid ID or boarding pass.
Do you think this is a good thing for the TSA to do? Do you t think that the TSA is trying to do to much with the new machines that they are coming out with to improve security breaches?

In response to Michael Thompson's "Pick up your phone, your tattoo is vibrating"

I recently read about this and found it very interesting.  Having a tattoo that vibrates would be pretty neat but don't you think that would get annoying after a while?  Nokia has reached a new level and market with creating tattoos that can vibrate and I personally think it's a waste of time.  I don't think that there is a big enough market for vibrating tattoos.  I've got one tattoo right now, I've thought about getting another one; but to get one that would vibrate every time my phone rang, well, I think I would be ready to cut it out of me after the second day.  In a business perspective I think that this is a waste of time and money for Nokia; this will turn out to be a "cool thing" for a few months but people will begin to get sick of their tattoos.  How do you feel about this? Would you go out and get a vibrating tattoo for your phone?

Economic Downfall

Yes I bet the only reason you're reading this is because the title caught your eye.  Well I just read an article today saying that the stock market is on its third day at a loss.  To me this comes as no surprise because of where the economy has been for the past few years.  However, according to the people who wrote the article this is a big deal because this is the "first time in some time that there has been a particularly negative job report".  This is a little surprising to me because our unemployment rate is still above 8% right now so how can they say this is the first time in some time that there has been a negative report? Last time I checked 8% is pretty negative.  The article goes on to explain how stocks in the market is continuing to decline over the past few days.  I don't think that this will change until the market starts to improve.  What do you think this article is showing? DO you think the writers are overreacting to the loss in the market or do you think it means something?

Apple iPad 2

I'm sure just by looking at the title you know what this blog is about, actually, I'm sure anyone who sees the title to this blog would know what I'm talking about.  The new release of the iPad 2 has already sold out, even the preorders are backed up.  Apple has just released the iPad 2 that has more features and better qualities than the previous iPad.  Having sold out of the iPad 2 already Apple is on its way to record selling sales this week as customers continue to buy the tablet.  The one question this article made me ask was, "If we're living in such a tough economy right now, how is it that Apple can have record selling sales with a device that is no where near a necessity?"  I still don't know if I know how to answer the question, but I'll try and take a stab at it.  People living in this economy right now don't want to spend they're money (unless it's someone from the upper/rich class) unless its on necessities such as groceries, clothes, bills, etc.  However, being in a generation run by technology everyone wants the new device to be caught up in the loop.  Here's where buying the iPad 2 comes in, since everyone wants the new device they will start saving up for it before it even comes out so that they can buy it the day of release.  This was just a few thoughts I had about this.  How do you feel about Apple's products?  Do you think that them having record selling sales for one week is saying something about our economy possibly growing?

In Response to Dr. Johnson's article about John Smith

First of all John Smith should not sell the names to the car company.  Secondly, the statement of ethics for the AMA to me says the it is completely unethical to sell the names of the people to the car company.  The people who agreed to take the survey done by John Smith are trusting Smith with their information and that they won't let it get to places that the people would not like their information to go.  They are trusting Smith with their information the same way Smith is trusting that the person being surveyed will give their honest answer and not lie.
I think that the whole statement relates to John Smiths dilemma; my reasoning behind this: their three main principles that the AMA goes by, which is, "Do no harm, Foster trust in the marketing system, and embrace ethical values."  Two of the three principles effect John Smith directly, these are "Foster Trust in the Marketing System and Embrace Ethical Values".  The reason that these two are effected is because the people being surveyed are trusting John Smith with their information so if they turn around and sell the names to the car company then Smith would not be Fostering Trust in the Marketing system.  Embrace Ethical Values is also being disrupted because it is completely unethical to sell someones information to another company without the person knowing, which is exactly what John Smith is debating on doing.  Do you think that these types of situations happen a lot in the marketing world?  If it is so unethical to sell names to another company, why does everyone who has a mailbox receive flyers an advertisements?  Do you think the companies who send out flyers to mailboxes get your information in a similar way?

Apple Cutting Cords

Everyone recognizes Apple's famous USB cord that connects the iPod, iPhone or iPad to their computer. In the article here from PC World Apple talks about how they are trying to cut down to a smaller port connector or maybe even no cord at all.
The new operating system from Apple, iOS 5, Apple offers a new "iCloud" that allows you to get your music and files from your phone, tablet, or pc without any cords at all so this new step moving to smaller, less or even no cord at all is something that is not far off.  For the generation growing up with this technology, this is awesome.  Less cords means less work; this also means it will be easier to understand.  When I say that, yes I do mean the older people who have a hard time with technology, if everything is wireless and all you have to do is click a few buttons and then everything is exactly how you want it, well, I think that everyone could figure that out.  Tell me, how do you feel about moving to smaller, less or possibly no cords at all?  Also, how do you feel about "iCloud", the cloud feature that allows you to share things with all your devices via off-site server that Apple controls?  Do you think they have access to too much of your information?