Responding to Aislynn Sherry's Campaigns

Which campaign do you think is more successful? Or will be more successful? Do you think these ads are useful and preventative at all? 


There was a national campaign which talked about not doing drugs and staying away from doing bad things. Then the MTV add which presents Not wasted weekend. In my opinion MTV campaigns is more successful because its watched by many teenagers and doing something like this will show them the effects that drugs are bad.  These ads are very useful because there are all kinds of teens that see and it doesn't hurt to reinforce this issue. Many teenagers want to party but MTV can help them find better trends to do and get into. 
The national campaign is also a good preventive measure and it covers more area and can help deter many teens from partying and doing bad decisions. 


In my final decision MTV is the better campaign because it focuses on a still large area of teens that may be focused to more dangerous entertainment. 

Much snow this winter?

Many who rely on snow removal are hurting financially this winter season. Last winter there was so much snow and they couldn't keep up in the removal process. But this is not the case this winter. Even though many stocked up ready for a winter and ready to turn over profits and sell stock. One hardware owner which is a friend of mine stocked up his hardware store full of inventory he spent a $100,000. But now as March rolls around he has to cut back profits and try to mark down the items and turn them over, or stock them away and take away from another area of spring inventory. One man states “It’s probably going to take us a few more seasons to recoup some of our investments,” This is a huge burden for many business owners in New Hampshire and the northern regions. If you were a hardware store owner would you stock heavily before winter started? Or any season or wait for that season to start before you order huge inventories?

Responding to Chris Belands, Apple Worth a half trillion dollars.

Do you think they will sustain thier growth further? or do you think they will slip back down like the other 4 companies that reached that half trillion market cap? Apple has grown very big very fast. They have had many great products and features to please the market. Since the passing of Steve Jobs and the transplant of a new CEO apple seems to be doing O.K. They have the market in the best products lap tops and Ipods which are the best of the best. It will be interesting to see how well they hold in the future, my question is how many more products can Apple produce that the market will go crazy over and buy at the most expensive price. I think well find Apple to keep competing in the market and will always hold good market share. They make great products that many people like. I don't know what they will produce next but it will have to be good to keep us buying. 

Gas Climbs For 20th Day. At a National high of $3.70 a Gallon.

Only a month ago the national average for a gallon of gasoline was $3.41. But it is more then $4 a gallon in some spots like Alaska and Hawaii. Most gas prices are just under $4 dollars in Connecticut and Washington D.C. and the lowest prices are in Wyoming and Colorado with $3.20 a gallon. Its amazing to see how just a hick hop in the middle east can cause such chaos he for us on the United States. The gas prices have been rising on the back of the oil prices, which have risen nearly 10% in the last month due to the tension in Iran and the tightening of supply. The rising of economy and stock market have also played a major role in the rising oil prices. With all the tension of rising gas prices, many politicians are speaking out on how they would lower gas prices. Newt Gingrich stated in a debate "he would get gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon" this sure sounds nice Newt but good luck implementing such a thing. Newt who is struggling to stay in this political game will say anything he needs to gain a vote. With the rising gas price would you change you driving habits? Buy a car thats better on gas efficiency? During the spring and summer months I drive the yellow smart car that you see in my blog profile. Its a great little car and sure starts a controversy in a minute. people yell out "are you scared of me" as they drive by in there Toyota Tundras. What do you think of Smart Cars?

In response to Aislynn Sherry's Blog

How do you feel about a driverless vehicle? Would you be an advocate for this type of technology?

Aiylynn's article was about designing vehicle to vehicle communication so cars can drive on there own and communicate with each other. The technology would be so good that you wouldn't have to drive the car. You sit there and its does all the work for you. The biggest issue there having right now is reliability and safety. Because if they design a car to drive completely on its own and it crashes liability will stir, no different then the Toyota issues. I would be skeptical to get in a car I had no control over. But it is a interesting idea, they say that most accidents can be avoided, so if this technology works then I'm all for it. But it would take me a while to get used to that technology. I like control while driving. 

Foxconn and low wage chinese employees.

Foxconn technologies one of the worlds largest technology producers in is hot water. They have been pointed out for unethical behavior towards there employees. Giving them very low wages and dangerous work environments. Apple is a big player in this situation and has many products produced by Foxconn and employees mainly in China. Now that they have been spotted for doing this type of behavior another big issue has risen. How much to pay the Chinese workers? The chinese economy is very equal people are all equally poor, but the gap is getting bigger between the rich and the poor so many are getting upset over this unethical situation. The chinese government is very strict on how they pay employees and how its spent. So the simple answer is not so simple, by paying the Chinese workers more it will change the whole persecutive of the economy and will hurt what the Chinese governments purpose. It would help the average chinese employee over all with living standards and such but will change things also as a result. If you were Foxconn would you be this unethical? Would you give lots back to the employees? Why or why not?


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/technology/pressures-drive-change-at-chinas-electronics-giant-foxconn.html?ref=business

How reliable is the news your reading?

When you read the news or some newspaper do you think about the truth behind the story? Many of us pick a newspaper and just start looking at articles that interest us. Or we look at the newspaper to see what's going on in the world around us. When I read the news paper I'm always reading further into them then necessary not thinking about if the article is true or not, but always thinking how bad was that situation or just to intrigued. I was looking at some facts and ratings on how truthful many new sources are and the ratings weren't overly high. Well known newspapers like the New York Time only has a rating of 8%. The Wall Street Journal has a 7% rating. I found these to be on the lower side due to how much public awareness they get. Do you read the newspaper much? If so, do you think of truth behind the story? Is it really true?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/02/60minutes/main6454361.shtml