Microsoft to take over Nokia's iconic headquarters next year by: PTI nov. 21, 2013 the economic times
Microsoft will be taking over Nokia's headquarters by march in 2014, this will cause Nokia to reallocate their employees to another facility and will open up more job opportunities in the tech market. By doing this microsoft will be taking the deal for the building from another real estate company, this is part of Nokia's plan to get out of the hole that Apple and Samsung have dug for them in the cell phone business. I think that doing this will be good for the economy because it will hopefully make the cell phone market much more competitive and help get the best prices for consumers.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/microsoft-to-take-over-nokias-iconic-headquarters-next-year/articleshow/26151915.cms
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Google glasses
Google glasses - wearable technology and its impact on business by: Tim Bennett Sept. 3 2013
This article talks about the new glasses that Google is making, it talks about the ways that different companies will be able to use it so that their operations will be more efficient. It also tells about how this new technology will help consumers by letting them compare products and prices easily while they are shopping. I think that these glasses can have a relatively large impact on the economy because they can help companies by making their operations more efficient, they can help consumers find the best prices and they will provide competition for smartphones and laptops by offering a small device that has the same capabilities as a laptop.
http://www.mycloudmedia.co.uk/blog/google-glass-wearable-technology-impact-business/
This article talks about the new glasses that Google is making, it talks about the ways that different companies will be able to use it so that their operations will be more efficient. It also tells about how this new technology will help consumers by letting them compare products and prices easily while they are shopping. I think that these glasses can have a relatively large impact on the economy because they can help companies by making their operations more efficient, they can help consumers find the best prices and they will provide competition for smartphones and laptops by offering a small device that has the same capabilities as a laptop.
http://www.mycloudmedia.co.uk/blog/google-glass-wearable-technology-impact-business/
Friday, November 1, 2013
Brazil and the Olympics
Will Brazil be left counting the cost of the World cup and the Olympics by: Johnathan Watts, Theguardian June 11 2013
The coming of the Olympics and the world cup are two very large expenditures for Brazil's government as they try to prepare for these large international events, but can they help the economy? By bringing the world spotlight to rest on Brazil, the country expects their economy to be able to take advantage of this, they hope that it will help by accelerating investments in infrastructure and lifting their governance and local businesses to an international level. However their plans may be short lived since they are building these large stadiums for a single use and the cost of the setup is predicted to be between 13.5 billion and 18 billion dollars and their only source of compensation will be from tourism which is expected to only recoup a fraction of the cost. I think that they shouldn't spend so much money on these events because it wont bring that much attention to the country and it will have a negative effect on the people who will have to be relocated and have their lives disrupted.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/11/brazil-counting-cost-world-cup-olympics
The coming of the Olympics and the world cup are two very large expenditures for Brazil's government as they try to prepare for these large international events, but can they help the economy? By bringing the world spotlight to rest on Brazil, the country expects their economy to be able to take advantage of this, they hope that it will help by accelerating investments in infrastructure and lifting their governance and local businesses to an international level. However their plans may be short lived since they are building these large stadiums for a single use and the cost of the setup is predicted to be between 13.5 billion and 18 billion dollars and their only source of compensation will be from tourism which is expected to only recoup a fraction of the cost. I think that they shouldn't spend so much money on these events because it wont bring that much attention to the country and it will have a negative effect on the people who will have to be relocated and have their lives disrupted.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/11/brazil-counting-cost-world-cup-olympics
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