Does American based media and technology better serve to facilitate opportunities for U.S. surveillance/spying or to further our American values, influence and business? In order to gain more intelligence on friend, citizen, and foe alike, are American values as well as business and influence suffering the consequences in perception and tangible impact?
MONEY BUZZ Blog Report: APPLE HUMS: “PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999!” By Ambassador Mo
Today Apple surpassed Microsoft’s market cap value of 1999. Apple now has assumed title as highest valued business in history, (albeit 13 years after Microsoft). 1999 in hindsight was categorized to be the Tech Bubble, and soon thereafter it burst. Is it different this time around? –MORE–
http://diplomaticallyincorrect.org/blog_post/apple-hums-party-like-its-1999/55720
MONEY BUZZ Blog Report: DID FACEBOOK HURT ITS BRAND AS WELL AS STOCK VALUATION? By Ambassador Mo
The SNAFU that the Facebook IPO turned out to be has seen FB’s stock price drop by around 25% from its offering price. The perceived confusion & apparent greed may in longer term be as bad. Could though the episode even more damage FB’s brand & “customer” loyalty? We might have before called customers the “community,” but whole discourse is about valuation & monetization. –More–
