Amy Lavin

This is a good article on protecting yourself and things that you should be thinking about. I thought it was interesting to hear about what the government is doing to protect…

Great article, Anne! It concisely outlines some of the major issues that can occur with an ERP implementation. This quote is really good: ” Expectations have to be managed at the beginning of any software […]

The link to the article can be found here: http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/16/technology/zappos_hack/

Interesting article and I am glad you used this. Not everyone is aware that this is why loyalty cards are used, why stores collect your email addresses, etc… Do you guys ever opt out of loyalty cards? I don’t!

Nice rant! I enjoyed it, Daneen – and I love getting a $1 off coupon as much as the next guy. Win!

A petabyte! What an amazing amount of data… Nice article, Brendan. It really shows the true nature of the data that companies are storing and what they are doing with that data.

I think this is a great idea – would it replace email, I don’t know – maybe? I am sure that people thought the fax would never be replaced – or the handwritten memo in an interoffice envelope, but think about how […]

Hi Anna – great article and questions. I definitely think social media is one of the main sources that could make or break a company’s reputation. Viral videos, pictures, posts can change a company’s standing in […]

Really interesting article, Sean. It provides some good insight as to where we are headed. I like Michelle’s comment about the decreasing social interaction as an answer to question 3 – nice tie in.

For those of you currently taking Marketing classes, I wonder if this is something you discuss? I think about some of my friends that have their own businesses and they really use social media for promotion – […]

Nice article, Jenny. I think this should lead to an interesting discussion! Competition is fierce and it has to be very tricky for small stores to compete and get access to the market online – looking forward to […]

Nice article, Sory! Thank you for sharing!

As the chapter talks about, “to gain and sustain significant competitive advantage, firms must often deploy the latest technologies or re-invent , deploy and re-invest in existing technologies in clever new ways.” […]

While this article is a bit older, I think it truly embodies the shifting role of the CIO in a company and the mentality that IS personnel need to employ. I look forward to our discussion in class tonight!

John – I completely agree with this statement – The way they implement their systems was not how I expected, but it turns out that it may be the reason for their continued success.

Nice article, Tricia – good tie in to globalization and the video this week. The use of Management Information Systems will probably serve as the backbone for this venture, as well as help provide/track […]

A great article to demonstrate the digital divide, Robin! It is true that digital literacy is almost a requirement of society today – and if it isn’t completely yet, it will be in the near future! Temple […]

Great article, Sory! Very timely and relevant to the chapter! I am curious if this something most of you have thought about in the past – this is going to continue to rise as an issue and you’ll probably have to […]