Twitter have released their IPO at $26 dollars, $12 lower than Facebook’s IPO. the New York Stock Exchange has been given the task to aid the IPO and make sure it’s successful. The stock price is predicted to rise to $37 by June, and thus a smooth working IPO is essential to enable Twitter to reach that stock price.

Nasdaq failed to successfully introduce Facebook’s IPO, and the stock price fell significantly due to a design flaw in Nasdaq’s opening auction. NYSE will have to successfully auction the stock price for Twitter. If investors and shareholders are to buy shares then they need to trust that Twitter will continue to be successful. Despite not having included the advertiser numbers and quality in some of their IPO documentation, those interested in the stocks of the company will not fail to recognize that Twitter is a successful organization, and provided the IPO runs smoothly, I think they can feel relatively confident about the benefits that will come from buying Twitter stocks.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-07/twitter-trading-begins-as-nyse-avoids-facebook-like-error.html

The PS4 has made it’s debut in the North American market and after a 7-year spell from it’s predecessor and though the Xbox One is yet to make it’s debut,  people struggle to determine which is the better to buy.

PS4 is said to undeniably have the better graphics on the console, but despite this leap in the way gaming is played on consoles, it doesn’t make it the better, nor more desirable console to buy.

Sony and Microsoft have found themselves fighting for the top console position for years, introducing new innovative idea’s for gaming and transforming gaming into what was considered unimaginable a mere decade ago. But to become ‘number one’, both companies will need to market their product correctly. Already having introduced themselves at conferences, such as E3, the PS4 and Xbox One will need to integrate various tools and concepts in order to find themselves in a controlling position. Of course, Sony and Microsoft produce a vast number of products. The PS4 is looking to aid Sony and boost their profit after a disappointing introduction to their newest TVs. In the early stages, marketing and differentiating the products could determine which company wins.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24899400

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gaming/games-consoles/sony-ps4-1131803/review

Is privacy an issue in our world today? Technology has progressed so much in the past decade that it’s able to match a simple anonymous photo of an individual with a picture located on the web in order to determine the identity of a person. Organizations use things like these to learn about the lives of individuals who apply for jobs. Of course, these businesses believe they have the right to determine who they could potentially hire, but individuals think otherwise – people believe that an organization or business shouldn’t have the right to search personal information in order to determine whether or not they should hire someone.

Information kept online doesn’t necessarily determine how capable an individual is at doing a job, so why should organizations feel the need to do a background check into peoples personal Facebook profiles? Are the businesses being ethical? or is it an invasion of privacy? IT has improved to a point where businesses have been able to use it to their advantage, but has it really helped those who are looking for employment?

Facebooks IPO didn’t go as planned, needless to say. From $38 to $18. $50bn drop in market value within 90 days. Facebook’s shocking struggle after their IPO was blamed on both Mark Zuckerberg and David Ebersman – Facebook’s 42-year-old CFO. Provided, Facebook has come back from that and is now back on track, but if Facebook’s IPO caused such trouble for them, will the same happen for Twitter?

Twitter makes the majority of its money from advertising. When it came to filing for their IPO, however, it appears they forgot to put out the information most important to their investors and possible future shareholders – advertiser numbers, quality or renewals. If a possible investor or future shareholder were to look into twitter and find none of this information, how reluctant would they be to buy shares from the company? If this lack of information is only the beginning of a rough IPO, twitter will have a lot of work to do. However, Twitter’s success is undeniable, and despite a possible struggle they may have to overcome, if a repeat in Facebook’s trauma occurs, I think Twitter will find themselves back on their feet before too long.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/david-ebersman-the-man-behind-facebook%E2%80%99s-i-p-o-debacle/?_r=3

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304500404579126950604701622

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-06/facebook-misadventure-means-scrutiny-on-nyse-with-twitter.html

The use of IT systems in business has increased drastically in the past decade. Technology as a whole has integrated successfully into both businesses and the every-day life of a large majority of the worlds population. Security has become an increasingly problematic aspect of technology, with people finding new ways to use fraud as a means of theft. Voice biometrics could be the best way to prevent fraud, and businesses want people voices in order to get a range of voices for the biometric system which will enable the system to differentiate the right and wrong voices with the best possible precision. Fraudsters are said to be obtaining £52bn annually from the UK economy. With an introduction of significantly improved biometric systems, this number can decrease, and the security of businesses and people alike will be increased drastically.

Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), believes that in order to be successful you need to be tough on yourself. The American business executive believes that he is where he is today because he has been critical towards himself through his career.

So, if a business man such as Jeff Immelt has found himself at the top with hard work, and an excess of being self-critical, is this the way in which entrepreneurs and/or aspiring workers should aim for success? Should they be as tough on themselves as possible in order to make themselves ‘perfect’ for the role that they have wanted for years prior?

Though being aware of the good and bad aspects, I think there’s a lot more to becoming successful than being tough on yourself. Though it could prove vital to notice where you’re lacking skill, and what your strongest aspects are, in order to be successful, being tough on yourself isn’t always the best way. Sometimes it could just end up bringing you down. Moreover, aspiring business men and women are all different, thus they should find what best suits them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24550655