On April 8, 2010
Google’s Ears Still Ringing Over Buzz Brouhaha
Google has become the target of another lawsuit alleging privacy violations in connection with the February rollout of Buzz, its social networking application. The suit, Feldman v. Google, was filed in a federal court in San Jose,…
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Google’s Nexus One Phone: A Case Study in Bad Product Management
Google's Nexus One phone continues to have serious problems and customer complaints since it was first introduced in January.
No tags for this post.
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
United and US Airways: Why the Merger Won’t Happen
Ugh, here we go again. If I had a nickel for every time United (UAUA) and US Airways (LCC) talked about merging, I'd be a rich man, and well... here we are again. The New York Times reports that United
…
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Why Nike’s New Tiger Woods Ad Is the Worst Commercial Ever
Nike (NKE)'s new commercial with Tiger Woods -- video below -- is an unmitigated disaster, an epic mistake, a foul-up of New Coke proportions.
No tags for this post.
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Jagged Little Pill: When Drug Companies “Forget” to Mention Suicide Risks
One reason an FDA panel rejected Forest Labs (FRX)'s new lung disease drug might be the last-minute surprise Forest pulled in revealing the number of suicides among patients it was tested on. The company only revealed the suicides two days
…
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Water: The Next Great Risk for Companies and Investors
The Carbon Disclosure Group, along with 137 financial institutions, are calling for the world's largest companies to share how much water they consume.
No tags for this post.
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Auto Sales are Up, But the Industry Still Feels Queasy
The U.S. economy in general and auto sales in particular fell so far, so fast, it's no wonder that the next few years are going to feel "lackluster," according to IHS Global Insight.
No tags for this post.
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Big Mistake: Business Plans And Investor Returns
Another problem that comes up a lot as I read on with my business plan marathon: too many business plans are taking too much time and effort telling supposed investors what their supposed return on investment…
- By admin 0 Comments View More
On April 8, 2010
Visual Artists Crave Piece of Google Books Pie
Photographers and illustrators claim that they are not being fairly compensated by Google. Seeking what the visual artists assert is their fair share, James J. McGuire, lead counsel for the group, filed a class action copyright infringement…
- By admin 0 Comments View More