In response to regulation

I also don’t believe that regulation is effective, as the government would like to think that it is. An example would be alcohol… Touchy subject… But on the other hand I definitely think that there should be regulations in the work place, and I think that is important to have a minimum wage. I think that the work place would take advantage of not having one. I know that being a small business owner is hard, and there are struggles financially, and if there is anywhere to cut corners, those corners will be cut. I can also see there being a mess in bigger companies, over working their employees, and taking advantage of all of their hard work, just to make an extra buck.

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In response to Collaboration and Creativity.

I feel like Facebook has almost changed everything about daily activities. It has changed how you are hired, when applying for a job, and especially how we meet people. I know its not good for us to be so open online. What would be so different about our culture if there was no Facebook? I feel like I would be emailing a lot more to keep in touch with my grandmother. I digress. I’m not one to have a creative mind, and thinking about how much more collaborative Facebook could get, are just in my wildest dreams. If we compare Facebook and Google plus, Google you can have hang outs and do a lot more with, but why isn’t it as popular? Maybe they will upgrade, buying more of Google’s technology. http://mo-blog-kjohnson.blogspot.com/

(RED) Marketing details.

After the launch of (RED) it was stated that $100 million was spent on marketing, while only actually a quarter of that was given to charity. The industry should realize that this is not good advertisement for the company. I think that there is no reason for the criticism to be justified, because they should have seen this coming. I understand that Oprah was supporting the cause, but there was no reason to spend way more on a "good" cause than what was actually given. My thought is that they must have assumed that there was going to be a time where they wouldn't have to spend a lot on marketing, and they would have gotten the funds to donate, but when will that time come? If I was a personal supporter of (RED) then I would stop supporting the company, because their mission behind the marketing that they have done doesn't seem credible to me. Unfortunately, there is a part of their supporters (ones who buy their product) that will never know how much they spent on marketing, and how little was actually given to charity. They will continue to buy the (RED) symbol, thinking that they are doing well. When really the facts don’t match up.