By now it is obvious that the Ebola epidemic (regional) has the potential to turn into a pandemic(global). Every agency (WHO, CDC etc. etc. ) has been extremely vocal about the threat. Not only is the virus spreading but it is also mutating. New strains are already emerging…
Some of you may remember Soylent Green (book/movie) where the central premise is people living on wafers because of pollution and over population. You may also have heard recent reports about someone living on no food but something called Soylent-a drink based on the essential elements humans need to survive.
If you don’t know what TMI means, you can always ask your kids (Too Much Information) but the normal context is related to some gross or vile thing where all the information being shared is making you regurgitate. The emergence of Big Data (why is it always capitalized-makes…
Who remembers the summer of 2011 when Netflix, Inc. raised its prices by 60% (“Netflix raises price of DVD and Online Movies Package by 60%” NY times 7.12.11) and lost almost one million customers? Fast forward to October 22, 2013 where Netflix reported adding 1.3 million U.S. customers just in the third quarter ( “Subscribers Fuel Netflix Stock” – WSJ) to eke out HBO by one million subscribers. In addition, its stock price is up 282% since the beginning of the year. How did they do it?
I have long been a proponent of hiring interns. We actually have two working for The Mpower Group this summer, Kevin (entering Notre Dame in the fall) and Allison (entering Boston College in the fall). You will hear from each of them this summer as we are requiring them to write a blog post for us (they are scared to death by the way, which is great 🙂 ). There are so many benefits for both the intern and the hiring company, one of which is an increase in competency.
