Nov
22
External Blog Post: “The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword”
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
This Economist blog, “Johnson,” is all about languages. http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson This blog allows the readers to get different perceptions about languages. It shows how people from different countries and different background can view the same language in a different way. Language is a topic that interests me greatly. This is the main type of communication in the world. […]
Nov
22
Is Our World Getting Smaller Or Are We Getting Smarter?
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
“The average distance in 2008 was 5.28 hops, while now it is 4.74” -Facebook Between two individuals, there are “six degrees of separation” on average. However, Università degli Studi di Milano and Facebook’s study of 721 million Facebook users show a different degree. Facebook states that it is now only 4.74 degrees of separation […]
Nov
22
Purchase Your Next Starbucks Coffee With Your iPhone!
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Starbucks Canada is now offering to let their customers pay with their iPhone app. Starbucks joined the large group of businesses that are allowing their customers to use their smartphones to purchase their products. The app links to a registered Starbucks and it can do various functions: checks the balance, reload the amount on […]
Nov
21
No More Cell Phones While “Driving” in California
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
California Court of Appeal made a decision that it is illegal to drive while sitting in the vehicle – stationary or moving. In 2009, there was a case where a driver, Carl Nelson, was using his cellphone at a red light but as soon as an officer pulled up beside Nelson, he put his phone […]
Nov
21
RE: “Microsoft”
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Here is a link to Joel Lim’s blog post. In this blog post, Joel talks about Microsoft’s activities in the gaming industry. Comment on Joel Lim’s blog post Microsoft currently has a big market share in the gaming industry. One of their most popular product is their very own gaming console, Xbox. However, as mobile […]
Nov
21
RE: “Small-Business Mindsets”
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Click the link below to see my comment on Tracy Lam’s blog post. Comment on Tracy Lam’s blog post Tracy wrote a blog about how major corporations are trying to implement a “small business” mindset for their operations. At first, I disagreed with this approach; I did not understand the reason for this action. However, […]
Nov
10
Entrepreneurial Company: “Gemvara – Jewelry your way.”
Posted by: Joseph Hong | November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Matt Lauzon, CEO of Gemvara, operates a website that allows the customers to customize a jewellery of their choice. This idea was risky because online ordering does not allow the customers to actually see the real product and jewellery is a product that most people try on before purchasing. However, in the first three months, the […]
Oct
9
Canada hoping to strengthen relationship with China
Posted by: Joseph Hong | October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Ed Fast, the federal trade minister, will be spending his Thanksgiving weekend making an effort to strengthen Canada’s relationship with China. The past Liberal governments made successful agreements with china, but Harper disrupted that relationship by meeting the Dalai Lama. Fast is hoping to continue with his plans of fortifying relationship with China later this fall. China, the emerging […]
Oct
9
Jiang Zemin, Former Chinese President, Is Still Alive!
Posted by: Joseph Hong | October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Former Chinese president, Jiang Zemin made a public appearance at the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of China’s 1911 revolution. A couple months ago, rumours stated that he has died. As I mentioned in my past blog, the world is getting prepared for a big change. The important positions of the world are […]
Oct
9
Apple rivals honour Steve Job’s death
Posted by: Joseph Hong | October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
To honour Steve Job’s death, Apple’s rivals Samsung and Google, postponed their launch of new smartphones. The new Android phone was scheduled to make its debut at a wireless industry trade show in San Diego this Tuesday, but the representatives wanted to pay respect to the death of an “iconic figure in our industry.” This […]