Wednesday, August 6, 2008

All Small Cars Are Not Created Equal

This article discusses how just because its listed as fuel efficient doesn't mean its cost effective.
Click here to find out who is the winner and losers of this race.

The Facebook Economy

Undoubtedly the majority of students in this class have once had, currently have, or will soon obtain a social networking website. (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Second Life). This is an interesting article exploring the economic opportunities in this new age internet mega industry.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/technology/facebook_economy.biz2/index.htm

Fiscal Responsibilities!!@&^%#%^$

Facebook Stock for Sale

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_33/b4096000952343.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis

Top execs at the social network are selling shares—at prices far lower than the site's once-vaunted $15 billion valuation

Matching the right person to the right job

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_66/s0806052903081.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz
This article is about employees that no longer work well in your company. Managers and owners of companies often make the mistake of hiring and keep employees that are not good workers. My company has a good philosophy, "they will pay well to get and keep good people". This way you have efficient people that fit the jobs at hand. It's best to make sure of the people your hiring are right for the job.

Sex sells, but not enough for Time Warner

A healthy dose of Sex and the City failed to disguise a slide in internet revenues at Time Warner, prompting the media conglomerate to press ahead with a plan to split up its AOL online arm.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/07/aol.mediabusiness

advance auto improves profit

http://online.bucks.edu/webct/urw/lc576106001.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct

this article was intresting to me becuase i work for pep boys which is showing record losses even though a competor is improving. it just proves to me what i have always expecteded PEP BOYS SUCKS!!!