According to Ben Morgan’s blog about the Nutella lawsuit, Nutella will pay around 2.5 million dollars to settle the lawsuit which “objected to advertisements suggesting the spread was a healthy food”.  However, I believe that the company isn’t the only party to blame.  Anyone purchasing any kind of food should take responsibilty for their purchase. They should be aware of what they are purchasing and consuming. All pre-packaged foods in Canada must contain a nutritional label and a list of all the ingredients.  A quick glance at the Nutella packaging would quickly indicate that the product was not a healthy choice.

It comes back to the old saying “don’t believe everything you hear”. Politicians can make promises and not follow them.  Stock market advisors can tell you to purchase a certain stock and the stock may crash.  However, not everyone will vote for the politician, and not everyone will buy the suggested stock. Why? Because people make decisions based on many factors, not only on what they hear. So why, when Nutella says something that is technically truthful, are they liable, particularly when the packaging contained all of the relevant information? Why can’t consumers be responsible for their own decisions when purchasing food, like they are when they vote for a politician or invest in stocks?

The owners and the commissioner of the NHL, Gary Bettman, have locked out the league yet again. The players want to play, the fans want to watch, and the owners are greedy. Even with record revenue earnings last season, the owners still want more money.

What the owners and Bettman don’t seem to realize, is that the players have been reasonable and have previously settled for less on many issues. The players have offered to drop their salaries from 57% of hockey related revenue to 52%. This is a 5% decrease in each players’ salary but Bettman, along with the owners, currently refuse to settle for anything greater than 49%.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/nhl-cancels-first-two-weeks-of-regular-season/article4589396/

It is the owners turn to give.

Respect the players. The players dedicate their lives to hockey, they sell the game with their efforts on the ice. They are the reason fans come to watch and why the fans buy merchandise. The owners must give in and accept the compromises the players have made to continue to play the sport that they love.

Dear Bettman and owners,

Make the right decision and give the players and fans their league back.

The company Blackberry (BB) is set to launch its Blackberry 10 in early 2013. Blackberry has seen stocks diminish in the past couple years, as companies such as Apple and Google have taken over the smart phone industry in North America.

Although the companies stocks have dropped, Blackberry is still the leading smart phone brand in Southeast Asia, South Africa, the Middle East, and South America. As well as 95% of Fortune 500 companies use BB.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/video/video-defending-the-blackberry-brand/article4582034/

However, Can Blackberry regain momentum in the developed world?

After researching the Blackberry 10 and the company’s new platform I think it will be the best product ever released by RIM. The innovation and user friendly appeal of both Google’s Droids and the IPhone have made consumers fall in love with those products. Now blackberry has adapted to what the consumers want by incorporating just this and what the company calls FLOW. (below a link to new BB10 features including “flow”)https://www.youtube.com/user/blackberry?v=mmND2-fkUD0&feature=pyv&ad=27664005223&kw=blackberry%2010&CPID=KNC-kw826798_p7&HBX_PK=rim|0a32275d-a291-4448-53d7-00000d6add7c

Consumers will ultimately decide whether they are willing to give Blackberry a second chance, enabling the company to regain momentum. Will they be “cool” if they buy a new Blackberry instead of the new IPhone? Can BB be cool again?