Session Ten

Session ten’s topic on the dot.com failures was very interesting. There seemed to be a consensus on what caused e-businesses to fail. I think too many business were entering the market at the same time without much capital to sustain them in the time of crisis.

The e-businesses that survived had a competitive advantage over their rivals. They had the product customers wanted that competitors were not able to imitate. To survive in any business you want a product that is unique to competitors and marketable to consumers.

I think the secret to success is to have a vision and a belief that you will succeed. In reality capital, marketing, and networking is a key to success. Without a chain to supply your product other that yourself, it will probably limit your ability to reach more consumers.

Session Nine

The topics this session were interesting, GPS and data mining. GPS has been used in many different ways. I think locating a vehicle is a nice tool to use GPS. I used On Star on my vehicle four years ago and did not find it necessary. The phone did not work and I felt the reason I was paying insurance and taxes was to recover and protect my vehicle. I do not think GPS probably has not reached its potential. It has been integrated with cell phones, which is the newest technology. There were also some interesting comments on data mining. In my opinion it is an infringement on a person’s right if the information is used illegally. I think people need to be more protective in sharing there personal information.

Session Eight

Organization memory was an interesting topic this week. I think businesses should not allow one person to obtain and retain all the important information about the business. When CEO, CIO, and CFO leave a business they take much of their marketing, leadership and financial expertise with them. When research and development leaders and supervisors leave a business they could possibly take information that is needed to complete a project. I agree that information should be stored and shared amongst team members. It should be recorded in the business’s database for future review. One person should not prevent an organization from reaching its maximum potential. It is important to have groupware tools in place to prevent this from happening.

Session Seven

Well it is great to be back at home and behind my computer. There were some interesting discussions on Sales taxes over the internet. As I stated, I am totally against it. Before the government tries to tax the internet, it should provide something to the users. How is it possible to tax something that is not owned?

It is easy with all the search engines to market and promote your website. When I first setup my blogger, Google immediately put it in their search engine. It felt good seeing my name on a Google website. After two weeks I could hardly find my website. I am guessing because it was not website beneficial to Google.

An ideal website is one that is user friendly and accessible. Most real estate and e-commerce website develop the same format to make it easy for some users. The easier it is to access information on a website the more the user will logon.