In today’s world, companies are becoming more and more green mainly because it is an ethical issue. The mindset of consumers must be changed in order for companies to gain market share. Such tactics include advertising their points of difference surrounding environmental products.

Another topic which I read called “Ethical Business: Are Companies Actively Avoiding the Green Way,” talks about how companies can become more green using many different tactics. Such tactics include: Cloud computing and digital storage, Green outsourcing, low-footprint technology, and renewable energy. These tactics help get rid of problems surrounding wasting energy and carbon emissions.

Another positive attribute of going green is cutting financial costs. In another article I read called “Companies find that ‘going green’ cuts costs as it helps environment,” it talks about how sales of green products have increased 15%. Reasons because it is eco-friendly, attracts consumers, and cuts financial costs. These costs include cutting lighting and heating costs, using less packaging, streamlining transportation to save gas, and recycling more instead of throwing away.

Overall, the world is becoming a more eco-friendly place, but is it enough? In my opinion, there are still many money driven carbon producing companies which are ethically wrong. Such companies relate to one of my other blog posts relating to energy sourcing companies. In the end, these companies need to understand their damage to the world and how becoming eco-friendly can actually save them money.

In a Current Business UK blog titled “Contribution of the IT Sector to the Digital Economy,” written by Alan, the author writes about how the IT sector is currently expanding into companies and how the demand is increasing for technology geniuses. This falls into our guest speaker for Comm 101 Carson Woo who explained that the world of technology is growing so fast that all companies need a technology team. For example, companies are using more technology to market their products with smart phone applications and other non traditional methods like email. This has lead me to think about my current situation and how I might want to go into IT.

I read this blog because it talks about technology and how it plays a role in companies, but also because I have a passion for technology. Ever since I was young, I always loved playing video games on the computer which lead me into thinking about becoming a gaming designer. When I become older, I am hoping to become a successful entrepreneur surrounding a technological idea. I would recommend this blog because it further explains our guest speaker Carson Woo’s point. Our speaker talked about how IT contributes to companies, but did not explain the specific jobs. In the following blog, it tells the reader exactly why and what IT professions are scouted for.

As I read my classmate Miss Lau’s blog post on entrepreneurship, it left me with a little awestruck moment which made me quite happy. Firstly, during the summer when I was contemplating whether to go to UBC or SFU, I told my friend the only reason I would go to SFU is to join their entrepreneurship major program. My friend told me I was delusional and mentally insane because “you can’t learn to be an entrepreneur; anyone can be an entrepreneur but only people who are talented and hardworking will succeed.” In the end, my friend helped me choose UBC because he had a good point. No class can teach you how to be innovative and creative, you need to have an original mindset to begin with. Hearing another person say the same things just melts my heart because It helps me know that I made the right choice.

I would recommend  Miss Lau’s post to people who are contemplating on whether they should major in entrepreneurship. People need to understand that there are better majors to go into other than entrepreneurship. Even our guest speakers for class 19 could relate to this; they didn’t major in entrepreneurship, they had the drive and passion and that is what lead them to succeed. In the end, you can take an entrepreneurship course, but true entrepreneurship consists of hard workers with heart and talent. You can’t take a course and expect to become the next Zuckerberg

The earth is currently being polluted every day, mainly because of green house gases which destroy the planet gradually. On September 23rd, 2009, Jay Yarow created a post showcasing the world’s fifteen most pollutant corporations. Out of the fifteen, a majority were companies selling energy using coal as its main supplier of energy source. Coal is currently one of the most pollutant energy sources generating carbon emissions damaging the ozone layer. An example of the damage coal can generate is the Great Smog of England. In 1952, pollution was so horrific that it created a great smog which blocked out sun light during the daytime. Such a horrific event was due to coal being burned to generate energy for households. Even with such a dreadful history, many companies continue to use coal as their main energy supply.

During my last class in Comm 101, my speaker James Tansy did a great job in informing my class on the current situation of the planet. He even explained why Vancouver is the most eco-friendly city in Canada. A main reason was due to B.C Hydro which is an energy company using hydroelectricity to supply the demanders of energy. More detail is on the B.C Hydro website. B.C Hydro’s environmental tactics should be followed to ensure that the next generation will have an earth to live on.

On November 1st, class 17 of Comm. 101, I discovered an interesting phenomenon revolving the power which  information technology (IT) has. Our guest speaker Carson Woo was giving a great speech on how there is so much information on the web and used an excellent example revolving around a teenager who had information online about her pregnancy before she even announced it. At that moment, I realised that the internet was not deemed as safe as I expected. For example, Mr. Woo presented the topic of “Facebook Places” and “Foursquare”; both social networks enable potential strangers to know where you are located. Another article by Kristen Judge also generate controversy around the idea of the social network and how it can lead to robberies. Judge proposed the idea that a robber can easily know when and where a family is located just by looking at pictures, updated statuses, and Facebook Places. If people don’t put a sign in front of their house stating “out of town,” why post it online? This just increases the chances of robberies and other potential hazards like kidnapping. Although the people you add on social networks are likely friends and most of them are safe, but it is still possible for strangers to surf your information; who likes creepers?

Facebook Picture