Directions for Tuesday 9/22/2009

Please grab a Wall Street Journal Newspaper from the back and read the article about Netflix.
After reading the article please answer the following questions below. Please type up your answers; print them at the end of the period and hand them it at the back of the room.

1. Why is Mr. Hastings worried about the long-term prospects of Netflix?
2. Provide a brief description of Netflix's online model.
3. What is Mr. Hastings' biggest challenge with Netflix's online model?
4. The article mentioned that America Online, one of the firs online-service providers, didn't successfully adapt to the broadband Internet era. Use the Internet to research what went wrong. Detail your findings in a short research paper with a one paragraph critique on what America online could have done differently.


Remember to hand in your work at the back of the room.
after you finish please take some time to set a blog for this class. Most of you have used blogs before so this should be an easy task. please help each other. Please post your blog address in the comments section of this post when you finish.

see you Tuesday

Directions for Monday 1/12/09

After you have finished the questions on the worksheet I gave you Friday on Consumer Sovereignty you will be posting some videos to your blog. 

Title your new post "Advertising Techniques"

You will be posting commercials that are examples of the three types of advertising we have discussed. 

1.Rational 

2.Emotional

3.Testimonial 

Your finished post will consist of three videos and three justifications. you may not use my example. Hint the easiest way to add videos is to grab the HTML code from YouTube and paste it into your edit html tab. 

Use the notes on the back of your worksheet for your justifications. 

Example

Testimonial Appeal

This an example of testimonial appeal. The advertisement provides very little product info and makes use of a Celebrity to sell the products. This also may be an example of loss leader pricing. 

Ch 12 Notes

The Rich Pay alot of Taxes?

Please read the article "The Rich Already Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes" and answer these questions.

1. What percentage of the U.S.'s total income taxes did the richest 1% of taxpayers pay?

2. How do we know that a large percentage of the riches 1% of taxpayers are "new rich"?

3. Use the Internet to research tax rates in other countries. Select two countries and compare their tax rates to the United States.

http://www.worldwide-tax.com/

4. The United Kingdom has something called VAT what does it stand for and explaing what it is.

Can you find a good youtube video to explain VAT?

Regulatory Agencies

1. Choose one of the regulatory agencies from the list provided.

2. When and why was the agency established.

3. What types on products or services does your agency regulate.

4. Select one product or service that the agency regulates and analyze the impact of the agency's regulations on consumers and producers.

5. Include a Picture In your post. 

6. Cite your sources

Your post should be in essay format not written out as questions. 

Directions for Monday 10/20

1.   Assignment: Read Chapter 6 (yes skip 5) page 84-93. and answer questions 1-23. Hand in to bin.

2.   Work on wall displays

Directions for Monday 9/29/08

Please grab a WSJ from the back counter and read "Anxiety Spreads" on page 10.

This article deals with inflation and the affects. Please answer the questions below on your blog.

1.  What factors forced Marsha Asbury to raise bagel prices from 69 cents to $1.14?

2. Why have apartment rents increased 18% in Casper Wyo., in the last year?

3. There are many ways to measure inflation define and compare the two measures below in your own words. Please link your sources.

Consumer Price Index

Core Inflation

In your opinion what is the best measure and why?

Please include a picture with your post.