As students begin a new semester ... I started to write this as a note of encouragement to my junior database students to be helpful in their development as future business leaders. But then, I thought this would be helpful to others. So I modified it for a mass audience and placed it here for … [Read more...] about Are you a priority? Or are you just looking at your watch?
Does Amazon Have The Prescription Right?
If you talk to many people in the retail "brick and mortar" industry (and maybe publishing), they will probably tell you that Amazon is the new "evil empire" – ousting Walmart. The reason why retail is losing money, closing stores, malls becoming inhabited and general despair. In the mid-1990s of … [Read more...] about Does Amazon Have The Prescription Right?
Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II
So you read the previous article of Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods. More to quench your business and technology appetite (don't worry, no calories). Amazon's one Achilles Heel (yes, they have one). Delivering fresh and perishable food is a much different operational activity commodity than … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II
Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?
OK, I guess that I had a premeditation moment in early May. Posting a blog article suggesting that Amazon should purchase one of the cable shopping channels and add it to its retail portfolio. I was "close" :-). Think about this ... probably for the first time in its history ... the retail … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?
Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?
This idea has been rolling around in my head for about two months (yes a scary thing!). And, finally transferred it to paper (or in this case, a blog). Clearly, Amazon has transformed retailing by inventing the pure play concept of online retailing. The Amazon Effect is clear ... … [Read more...] about Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?
Is Net Neutrality Changing Lanes? Or Stuck at a Traffic Light?
There are so many policy issues that are analyzed, politicized, lobbied and discussed these days. A fair number of discussions seem to revolve around technology. One of the issues that has been bantered about over the last two years is net neutrality. This topic probably affects more people than … [Read more...] about Is Net Neutrality Changing Lanes? Or Stuck at a Traffic Light?
Is Amazon’s Strategy “Go”-ing Anywhere?
Amazon has been the focus of several of my blogs and quotes. Why? Amazon is a business organization that is a leader to leverage technology so tightly into their business strategy. Maybe more than any other business in the US history. So many successes, new business models and achievements. In … [Read more...] about Is Amazon’s Strategy “Go”-ing Anywhere?
The Millennial Danger
This post was written by Connor Evans, Bryant University ‘19 American millennials have adapted very differently to our world than any generation that has come before them. Though showing promise in some areas, they exhibit potentially dangerous qualities to society at large. As a whole, this … [Read more...] about The Millennial Danger
The Millennial Danger — Part II
This post was written by Connor Evans, Bryant University ‘19 This is the second part of the blog article. You can read the first part by clicking here. Diversity Focus Millennials are all about diversity. Diversity is the epicenter of their sense of equality, fairness, peace, and prosperity. … [Read more...] about The Millennial Danger — Part II
Transferring Internet control from US — Symbolic progress?
This post is as close to political content as I will (hopefully) ever post on this blog. Don't worry, no commentary on the elections :-). In a March 17, 2014, I posted an article titled Does the US Need to Give Everything Away?! That post outlined an early conversation about transferring the … [Read more...] about Transferring Internet control from US — Symbolic progress?