Monthly Archives: November 2011

The NBA Lockout and the Economy

. According to the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, every Oklahoma City Thunder game pours $1.3 million into the local economy. As The Atlantic recently pointed out, Spurs games generate $95 million for San Antonio, the Portland Trail Blazers made … Continue reading

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E-Commerce

The term “e-business” was coined by IBM’s marketing and Internet teams in 1996. Electronic business (e-business), also known as e-commerce, is the way companies use to sell goods and services via the Internet. The past several years have seen an explosion … Continue reading

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Comment on An External Blog. “$ Impact of International Students”

Today my attention is catched by a post with an interesting topic “$ impact of international students.” I totally agree with the viewpoint presented by Wepps. As globalization becomes a inevitable trend, more and more students choose to come to Canada for higher education.  Considered about economy, … Continue reading

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Blog Comments #2 “Tweet Me That House”

This is a response to a post published by classmate Lisa Wong . The blog link is https://blogs.ubc.ca/llisawong/2011/10/08/tweet-me-that-house/ I admit that the market for real estate companies becomes stagnant these years because of two factors. One is that the existence of … Continue reading

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Blog Comments #1 “Get Mobile, Get Rich”

This is a response to a post published by  classmate Logangraham. The blog link is https://blogs.ubc.ca/logangraham/2011/10/21/get-mobile-get-rich/ I am totally with the principle Logangraham raised, “prepare for change and structure for flexibility, because nothing ever stays the same.” Some people say that the … Continue reading

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One Entrepreneurial Company—–PrinterWorks

http://www.myprinterworks.com/ PrinterWorks is Western Canada’s leading provider of Managed Print Services. From consulting services, to procurement and installation, to total outsourced solutions, PrinterWorks is unique in its ability to support large fleets of print, copy, scan, and fax environments. PrinterWorks … Continue reading

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Treat Your Employees Like Customers

We have known that Zappos treats employees very well, offering free food, recreation breaks, and other unconventional perks in exchange for employee loyalty, and even tests the effectiveness of its perks by offering to pay employees to quit. The secret … Continue reading

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NikeiD Turns Design Into Demand

http://nikeid.nike.com/nikeid/index.jsp#home Nowadays, many companies such as Nike, Starbucks, Apple have met one of the hottest startup trend–Mass customization. Personally I love Nike sports and I usually use the  customizing service–NIKEiD for shoes and T-shirts. It is more applicable to say that I buy … Continue reading

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