...Case Analysis Summary of the case Tangled Webs, begins with the description of the company of Ashley Madison, who strives to provide” a social networking site that connects people seeking extra marital affairs.” This site however led to the chance encounter between James E. Gansman, as successful M&A attorney, and Donna Murdoch, a successful investment broker. This relationship soon went past initial flirting, to where both parties became complicit in sharing of nonpublic information (insider trading). Soon after, Donna Murdoch, began to tip off more investors, such as Richard Branson, who she also meet on Ashley Madison and became her “go to” source of income to play these trades. All of these transactions began to catch the attention of SEC, who were tipped off based on the volume of option contracts, which in some cases Mrs. Murdoch was the sole buyer of. This attention by the SEC soon led to a full blown investigation, which exposed the relationship between Murdoch and Gansman. This relationship when exposed led to charges and convictions for both Gansman and Murdoch; however it put more of a spotlight on Ashley Madison, and made some question the ethics of a company like Ashley Madison. However, when the founder and his wife discuss how they feel about it ethically, they see it as a legitimate business within the confines of the law. Although this remains an unresolved debate that rages on today on whether a business basing itself on “unethical behavior “is in fact...
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...Tangled Webs Case Study 1. Write a summary of the case (approximately 100-150 words). James Gansman was a lawyer and senior partner at Ernest & Young’s New York office. He was looking for an affair on AshleyMadison.com. He focused on the fine details of severance pays and compensation for executives at takeovers. Over time, Gansman came into contact with Donna Murdoch who he sent stock tips and hints to after they had become comfortable with each other and had moved to daily phone calls and messages. Eventually the communication became more than just trading tips for personal favors. Murdoch shared tips with another man she met online who happened to become her supervisor and she shared tips with her father who was charged with securities fraud earlier on. Over time, the SEC caught wind of her trading activities and started an investigation on her which led to a full blown criminal investigation about her activities. She eventually; after many tries; decided to plead guilty for a lighter sentence and gave up all the information she could about Gansman. Eventually Gansman was barred from the state of New York and was not allowed to practice law there anymore. He was sentenced to one year and one day in jail. By the SEC case, Gansman settled on a $250,000 case, Murdoch was charged $404,054 which was waived due to inability to pay and her father was charged with $265,924. Murdoch has not been sentenced on the criminal case yet. 2. Identify (lists) the ethical...
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...Standard Tuning Capo on the 1st fret Chords: C: x32010 Em: x22000 D: xx0232 G: 320003 or 320033 Am: x02210 Intro: C Em D x 2 Verse: C Em He said let's get out of this town D Drive out of the city, away from the crowds C Em I thought heaven can't help me now D C Nothing lasts forever, but this is gonna take me down Em He's so tall, and handsome as hellD He's so bad but does it so well C Em D I can see the end as it begins my one condition is Chorus: G D Say you'll remember me Am C Standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset babe G D Red lips and rosy cheeks Am C Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your G D Am C Wildest dreams G D Am C Wildest dreams Verse: C Em I say no one has to know what we do D His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room C Em D And his voice is a familiar sound, nothing lasts forever C But this is getting good now Em He's so tall...
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...The Social Web: Voluntarily Tangled Mila Rokdack INF103: Computer Literacy Michael Chu June 24th, 2013 The social web is a set of social relations that link people through the World Wide Web. Websites have various functions and uses, but the most popular these days, are that of the social realm. Now days, people rarely pick up the phone and call each other. We no longer mail photographs to loved ones with letters attached. If we want to catch up with someone, we don’t write or call, we log on. Viewing someone’s Facebook page, and writing on their wall is the quickest way today to get in touch with someone. With privacy and copyright issues, surfing the social web can be a risky and comes with certain repercussions, but the benefits and advances, keep us coming back to get voluntarily tangled in the social web. With the development and growth in technology, communicating on the social web is at an all time high. Between our laptops, tablets, desktop computers and smartphones, keeping in touch with one another has never been easier. The most popular websites on the social web include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Instagram, Flikr, Pinterest, Google, YouTube and the list goes on. Among these, one of the most versatile and widely used social networking website is Facebook, “Facebook was the number one social networking site for friends, with 1.1 billion visits in January 2009” (Bowles, 2010). A better understanding of facebook can be stated as, “Facebook (which...
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...Youth Culture Lesson Finding Teachable Moments in Culture From YouthWorker Journal and YouthWorker.com What Tangled Webs What Invading Spiders Can Teach Us About Fear By Paul Asay What Happened It’s two months before Halloween, but no matter: Rowlett, Texas, is looking pretty creepy these days. The Dallas suburb has the long-jawed orb weaver to thank for it. Drive down CA Roan Drive in Rowlett, and you’ll find the trees there are covered in gigantic webs—some 40 feet tall—and filled with thousands of spiders that got together and built a gigantic, creepy communal home. It’s not the first time Rowlett has been home to these massive webs. In 2007, nearby Lake Tawakoni State Park welcomed another infestation of long-jawed orb weavers, which built webs that, according to Park Superintendent Donna Garde, looked like “something out of a low-budget horror movie.” Only, she added, much, much bigger. As spooky as the webs look, and as fearsome as the spiders appear to be, scientists suggest they’re veritable pacifists in the arachnid world. The inch-long spiders are not venomous, and they’ve never been known to bite humans or bother most of the other critters living in the webs. Experts say these huge webs should be treated as natural marvels, not sites for some sort of spider-based apocalypse scenario. After all, spiders are typically loners, and it’s exceedingly rare to see them work together to build such a colossal structure. Talk About It We hear this sort...
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...decide not to buy, but what factors determine whether customers continue to buy? Website design quality is important because attracts customers to keep coming back to the website whether it is a simple thank you to keeping track of customer orders that have become complicated. Website design quality attracts customers to the website while service quality makes a difference by taking care of the service needs of the customer. Zhou, Lu, and Wang (2009) hypothesis that “compared with website design quality, service quality has a stronger effect on consumers’ satisfaction” (p. 329). The analysis will support the hypothesis that service quality is important in consumer behavior in repurchasing different products because trust is a key concept. Web design quality and service quality are both important to websites. The article, “The Relative Importance of Website Design Quality and Service Quality in...
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...wonder when will my life begin? Then after lunch, it's puzzles and darts and baking Paper-mache, a bit of ballet and chess Pottery and ventriloquy, candle-making Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch Take a climb, sew a dress And I'll re-read the books, if I have time to spare I'll paint the wall some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere And then I'll brush and brush and brush and brush my hair Stuck in the same place I've always been And I'll keep wondering, and wondering, and wondering, and wondering When will my life begin? Tomorrow night, the lights will appear Just like they do on my birthday each year What is it like out there where they glow? Now that I'm older, mother might just let me go I See the Light From "Tangled" Performed by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi | All those days watching from the windows All those years outside looking in All that time never even knowing Just how blind I've been Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight Now I'm here, suddenly I see Standing here, it's all so clear I'm where I'm meant to be And at last I see the light And it's like the fog has lifted And at last I see the light And it's like the sky is new And it's warm and real and bright And the world has somehow shifted All at once everything looks different Now that I see you All those days, chasing down a daydream All those years, living in a blur All that time, never truly seeing Things the way they were Now she's here, shining in the starlight ...
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...Case Study - UnME Jeans: Branding in Web 2.0 ! By James Johnson BUS5629 - Integrated Internet Strategies Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Theresa Kraft November 17th, 2013 ! ! ! ! UnME Jeans Case Study Analysis Page 2 Summary UnME Jeans was a rising star in the world of junior denim fashion. The UnME brand focused on the individuality of teenage girls who coveted their designer-style jeans that featured glitter, jewels, and various forms of metalwork. UnME jeans were sold in more upscale department stores and specialty retailers and at premium price. ! Traditionally, UnME advertised to their target consumers using TV ads spots during popular programs for teenage girls, like Gossip Girl, American Idol, and One Tree Hill. They also took out full-page magazine print advertising in beauty and fashion magazines, as well as radio ads on popular stations. In addition, they had a corporate website and used online banner and display ads on the most popular websites for teenage girls. ! Margaret Foley, the brand manager for UnME Jeans, had trouble justify the expenses of advertising using traditional media outlets. Especially since the prices to purchase TV ads were increasing each year, despite declining TV audiences, and consumers’ who were skipping or delete TV ads from the programs they had recorded to watch later. In order to reduce costs, Foley asked the ad agency they were using to look into Web 2.0 social media options to see if there was a better...
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...Statement of the Problem This study was conducted to find out what are the impacts of social media to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College. Particularly, this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What are the profiles of the respondents in terms of? 1. Age? 2. Gender? 3. Socio-economic status 4. Educational Background 2. What are the reasons why the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College wants social media? 3. How does a social medium affect the social skills of the respondents? Hypotheses Ho: Social media has no significant impact to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. Hi social media has significant impact to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. Scope and Limitation of the study This study was conducted to determine the impact of social media to the social Skills of the selected high school students. The respondents of this study are the Selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. HSL-Braille College 26c Durian extension pag-asa st. zone 1, signal village taguig city Telefax no. 541-7137 e-mail:hslbraillecollege04@yahoo.com Social Media: its impact to the physical and mental health of the selected high school students of...
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...larger for me. I would make them a couple of sizes larger for the older customers who can’t see that well. I did like the graphics they are nice and clear to see. I do like that you have a quick view of the product and it shows you different sides of the product. You can click onto another link, but if you want to go back to home you have to hit the back button. Adding products to your cart is pretty simple just click on product and it adds it to your cart. I would change the way the site checks out. You have to click on my bag and it is way at the top of home page in a very small print to check out. Did not see it and I was confused for a moment. Looking at the site the designer did not use a css style. It appears to be a basic web design and a functional site. When clicking on the blog it seems to be a little busy to much is...
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...and Libya. Protests seemed to have have also had profound effects in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. Demonstrations have arisen in most other Arab states as well as Spain and Uganda. The role of social media in these uprisising has been dubbed the “Twitter revoulitons.” Does social media, really deserve all those accolades? Revoultions have been overthrowing oppressive governments long before web 2.0. Iranians in overthrew the Shah in 1979, Filipinos overthrew President Marcos in 1986, and the Communist bloc in Eastern Europe crumbled one after another in 1989. This paper will explore the phenomenon of social media nad its role in promoting and prompting progressive political change, particularly in countries with oppressive leaders. Social media has been defined as “a group of internet based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, which allows the creation and exchange of user-generated content”. (Kaplan) “Web 2.0” is the name for internet platforms which allow for interactive participation by users thereof. It may be contrasted with Web 1.0 platforms, which simply provide content to users, without giving them the opportunity to interact with or modify that information online. This content is all considered user generated content. The OECd has specified there criteria for content to be classified as “user generated”: it should be available on a publicly accessible wegsite or aon a social networking site that is available to...
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...Student Guide This week’s topics cover collaboration tools and Internet technologies and their use in meeting business goals. Reviewing some of the chapter one readings will help you with the other chapters. You will become familiar with Internet terminology, such as B2B, B2C, B2G, Web 2.0, and Social CRM. Knowledge of collaboration tools can make you very marketable as a business manager, because many companies use these tools in their team work. This week covers using these collaboration tools to improve communication as well as document sharing. Internet and Collaboration Tools OBJECTIVE: Determine how and when to use Internet technologies in business. Resources: Ch. 1 & 8 of MIS Essentials Content • Ch. 1: The Importance of MIS o Q1: Why is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School? o Q2: What is an Information System? o Q3: What is MIS? o Q4: Why is the Difference Between Information Technology and Information Systems Important to You? o Q5: What is Your Role in IS Security? • Ch. 8: E-Commerce, Web 2.0, and Social Networking o Q1: What Types of Interorganizational Systems Exist? o Q2: How do Companies use E-Commerce? o Q3: Why is Web 2.0 Important to Business? o Q4: How Does Social Capital Benefit You and Organizations? o Q5: How Does Social CRM Empower Customers? OBJECTIVE: Determine collaboration tool needs based on business function. Resources: Chapter Extension 2 of MIS Essentials, Article One of Business...
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...Table of Contents: 01. Executive Summary……………………………………..…..3-4 02. Company Description…………………………………………5 03. Product Description…………………………………………6-7 04. Market Analysis…………………………………….…….....8-9 05. Strategy and Implementation…….………………………10-13 06. Web Plan Description……………….…………………....14-16 07. Management Description……………..…………………..17-18 08. Financial Plan……………………….….……………….…19-22 09. Appendices……………………………..…………………..23-26 10. References……………………………...………………....……27 Page | 1 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 Company Background Company name: Application World Sdn Bhd Address: Cyberia, Cyberjaya Telephone number: 03-42968891 Our business plan is primarily about creating and launching the mobile “Lunch Partner” application; a tool to help people connect with others by affording them the opportunity to meet other people like themselves during their lunch break. With our application, we offer people the gift of never having to suffer through a lonely lunch ever again, if they so wish. As students, we don’t have any fixed break times for us to have our lunch, as most students take different courses and subjects. This means that no matter how much you try to synchronise your schedule to that of your friends, you will inevitably come upon a time where you will have no available friends to share your lunch or breaks with. This scenario was the backbone of our motivation to create the Lunch Partner application. With our app, we help our customers in a few key ways. The first and most...
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...[pic] LinkedIn: The Future By: Katarina Begonja Table of Contents Executive Summary...............................................1 Case Facts..............................................................2,3 Case Analysis.........................................................4,5,6 Recommendations.................................................7 Work Cited...............................................................8 Executive Summary Future of LinkedIn. Becoming more like Facebook. Despite being widely recognized as the undisputed champion of the professional networking industry, LinkedIn has made several recent changes to become more like the competition, most notably, Facebook. In an effort to attract daily users, LinkedIn has added many new features, such as, notifications and photo/video sharing. All of these features have long been available on Facebook. In addition to aiming for a similar user experience, LinkedIn also appears to be following in the footsteps of Facebook in regards to generating revenue. As users increasingly access these social networks via their mobile phone, LinkedIn has revamped their mobile app to include advertising. 1 Case Facts: -Updated version of their mobile app was launched in April. For the first time, it will have ads on the app, to generate revenue for LinkedIn. The CEO recognizes the task...
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...According to a survey by social media consultancy Drizzlin, Vodafone is most admired by online social media users for its ads and promotions Drizzlin Media, a social media consultancy, has released the results of its survey on the most admired telecom brands based on social media conversations. According to the survey, Vodafone is the most admired telecom brand online with a score of 117.57 points. This brand was admired most for its ads and promotional messaging. In terms of products and services, BSNL Mobile is most admired. However, in terms of customer service, MTNL scored the highest while Vodafone was at the bottom of the stack. The survey also showed that despite the popularity of Facebook, only two telecom brands Tata Indicom and Vodafone are active on it. The survey monitored 10 telecom brands on six online platforms: blogs, Twitter, social networks (Facebook and Orkut), forums, YouTube and Mouthshut. About 7000 conversations were taken as a sample, of which relevant ones numbered 1631. Of the conversations where gender could be identified, 83 per cent were by men and six per cent were by women. Another revelation of the survey was that telecom companies in India are limited in their engagement of customers online. "We chose to analyse the buzz around telecom companies in India as the first of our surveys since telecom is a consumer intensive industry. Since the industry is so competitive, it becomes essential for telecom companies in India to understand what their consumers...
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