Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Articles




First Article


Second Article

What has changed with the book search? Youn don't just get digizited books you also get books that still just exist in the analog world.(older books)
Do you think people will still be reading books in 10 years? Why or why not? yes, because some are that interesting, schools will use them, and if there are good or popular every generation will read.
How long do you currently read online per day (in hours)? How long do you currently read offline per day (in hours)?Online- none, Offline- None, I haven't read in a long time.


Third Article

Summarize- Her advice for the '07 class is that some of the best and brightest will still be behind a counter or have regular jobs. And that one's that are just regular joe's will have regular jobs as well.

Explain whether she is optimistic or pessimistic. How can you tell? Pessimistic because it seems that she doubting the '07 class.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Day 1

1. Google- 1998
Mircosoft- 1968
Yahoo- 1994

2. Google- Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Microsoft-Bill Gates
Yahoo-Jerry Yang & David Filo

3. Google-10,604.92
Microsoft-44,282.00
Yahoo-6,425.68

4.NET is the newest technology umbrella term from Microsoft

5)I don't understand the question

6)Yahoo purchased Flickr.com

7)Clever D.Prince recently purchased Chrysler

8)Providers of private equity venture capital to startup companies. Directory of private investors and private corporate financing vendors. A public corporation is a corporation created to perform a governmental function or to operate under government control, such as a municipal water company or hospital.

9)Money coming to a company is Revenue,Wages, and Account Payable

10)A share of stock is a claim on the current and future dividends (or other cash flows, such as stock buybacks) to be paid by a company.

11)Alcoa does only Mine aluminum .

12)Genaral Electric

13)CEO job involves an initial acquisition search phase in which the executive will work with the company to develop a business plan and identify and evaluate acquisition opportunities in a targeted industry, conduct necessary due diligence on the acquisition target, and then following the closing of an acquisition, assume the CEO position and associated responsibilities for the acquired company.

14)CFO enables entrepreneurial companies to achieve a strategic advantage over competitors that lack similar management talent.

15)The NYSE is the best known of all stock markets. NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system) is an American electronic stock exchange.

16)The board of directors elects a president and chairman that has been traditionally a writer.

17) IPO stands for initial public offering and occurs when a company first sells its shares to the public.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Website

Here is the website or assignment: http://www.davidcfreer.com/~Destiny/Destinee.htm