Monthly Archives: October 2011

Controversy on the Keystone XL Pipeline

The Keystone XL pipeline has become a hot topic in the US and Canada over the past few months. The pipeline would carry oil from the oil sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston, Texas and Port Arthur, Texas. … Continue reading

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Crisis in Europe and Potentially the World

Over the past 2 years, Europe has been dealing with the bankruptcies of numerous countries that are part of the European Union (countries in Europe that are part of the economic and monetary union). This time they are dealing with the potential bankruptcy of … Continue reading

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Netflix Split Cancelled

The main topics in class 6 were brand positioning and value proposition. In that class we discussed Netflix’s decision to split up their service into Netflix (the streaming portion of their video service) and Qwikster (the DVD by mail portion of … Continue reading

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Future of Apple

Last Wednesday, one of the the world most visionary entrepreneurs and  Apple’s co-founder’s died at age 56. Steve Jobs man that introduced the Apple computer, iPod, iPhone, and iPad to the world died peacefully today according to a Family Statement. He has … Continue reading

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