response to Advertisements in Schools

Children are sent to school to learn, not to be sold on products at school. I think that children are already looking for distractions in school when they become bored, so adding advertising which is designed to catch someones attention logically only leads to more distractions in the school. But with schools lacking money it seems that money will drive decisions instead of values.

If  your child was in a school with advertisements what would you want them to see? what would you be objected to?

overspending in america

After watching the video in class about overspending, I find it a little sad that marketers and companies are trying to coax people into spending more then they have. Profit is the goal of any company but is there no moral boundary to running a business? I think using advertisements that use differing social classes and a way to sway people into a purchase by saying " upperclass people have this and if you have it, you will be at the same level as the upperclass.". At the same time it is the responsibility of the consumer to spend wisely.

So who is at fault? the marketers and companies for using researched and highly formed techniques to make people buy, or the consumer for giving in to such advertising?

response to Advertisements in Schools

well it appears we have finally reached to pinnacle of selling out in the form of our schools. It is a sad day when the country we live in and the government who is suppose to look out for us, sends money we should be spending on our children and sending it out to other countries. Yes its good to help others but not at the sacrifice of our own children. we cannot be a nation of leaders when other countries like india have more honor students then we have students.

is it wrong to think of our selves first?

Response to blackberry on the way out

I think in this age of rapid technilogical growth is making companies in modern times have shorter life spans. If a major company lasts for a decade they are already doing well, and with the rest of the world coming into this age the rapid deterrioration of many companies will be inevitable. Sadly people will have to prepair for a few large companies that drain the market, and many companies that like black berry die shortly after they come in to the market.

what do you think of blackberrys downfall?

The Hunger games

The use of social media has helped the movie rake in 155 million dollars this weekend. Facebook, twitter and tumblr have all played a vital role in the creation of the media frenzy of the hunger games. Which can only lead to the assumption that social media is rivaling the media. Also in some ways may be replacing the normal media as the way popular culture is influenced.

do you think social media will one day replace regular media?

Starbucks Brings Mobile Payment Capability to the Drive Thru

Yes, we are now at the point where human to human contact is to much to handle and to much to deal with, so now Starbucks will be making mobile purchases available for consumers in the drive through so they do not have to suffer through interaction with an actual person. Needless to say with the rapid and almost unstoppable surge of technology the analog era of human contact is slipping away.

Are we ready to fully rely on technology? or should we at some point say maybe things are not to difficult and we do not need so much extra in life?

Response to Amazon challenges Wal-Mart, one click at a time

For the first time in human civilization we are able to see rapid decline and growth in large corporate structures. With the influx of technology into our society we can now see the product life cycle in action. Wal Mart was at its pinnacle and now will be entering their decline phase unless they can compete with online competitors.

Do you think we are now at a point where companies will last a matter of years instead of a matter of decades?