Abstract
This paper examines in detail the failure of the Internet start-up, Boo.com. Several aspects of Boo.com's demise are analyzed, including the overall downfall in the dot.com community at the time of Boo.com's demise, and the company's business plan and approach. The author argues that the management of Boo.com failed to see their business from the customer's point of view. In the end, Boo.com teaches us many lessons about how not to start up a small business.

Outline:
Background
What Went Wrong
The Importance of Branding
Recommendations for the New Start Up
Achieving Balance

From the Paper
"From 1999 to 2001 the Internet developed into a pile of wreckage consisting of dot-com failures. Most of the carnage failed for the same reasons conventional businesses fail. They failed because of poorly conceived business models (Pandya and Dholakia, 2002). The largest number of these failures were and the Business to Customer (B2C) portions of the market. Many of the failed business models did not fail to attract visitors to their site, but rather failed because of the inability to convert visitors to paying customers (Agarwal, Arjona and Lemmer, 2001). Most failures occurred because businesses did not adhere to basic marketing principles, just like any other business that is bound for failure. "

Tags:business, failure, internet, dot, com, website, B2C, business-to-customer, start-ups

Abstract
This case study discusses the failure of Boo.com, its business model, competitors, alliances, technologies and recommendations.
Introduction
Business Model
Technologies
Competitors
Acquisitions and Alliances
Advertising
SWOT Analysis
5 Force Analysis
Recommendations
Summary
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Boo were probably one of the most publicised victims of the Dot.com crash. Boo's concept was to sell top fashion clothing over the Internet at retail price with the aim of creating a global brand. Boo launched in November 1999 and on May 17 2000 Boo had gone out of business. In six short months, Boo had spent $US135 million dollars. Boo has since been purchased by fashionmall.com Inc. in New York, which bought the boo.com domain name, trademarks and other assets. Boo.com has since reopened under the fashionmall.com banner. This case study will examine some of the key factors in Boo's failures."

Tags:swot, market, crash, dotcom

Abstract
Thispaper presents an in-depth discussion on "The Boo Aint No Making It" by James MacLeod. It takes the reader through the mind of the author and his belief that racisms and social structure count more towards a person's ability to succeed or fail in life than any other factor. He does this by detailing two groups of teens, one white one black and their attitudes and ideas as high school students. Then he goes back eight years later and sees how they turned out.

From the Paper
"This study will examine the characters in Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird in order to define the nature of courage. Atticus Finch, a clearly heroic figure in the novel, who lives according to high principle, offers a definition of courage as "when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what" (112). This definition seems to have more to do with stubbornness or determination rather than courage. Atticus' definition would seem to hold that a career criminal is courageous, for such a criminal knows that he will be caught and punished sooner or later. Was Hitler courageous when he set out to conquer the world and establish a one-thousand-year German reign, when he must have known on some level that it was impossible, yet he began? Simple stubbornness, determination, sticktoitiveness, or plain..."

Abstract
The paper describes how the film relates the action of Lee's novel with a great deal of clarity and loyalty to the events that take place in Lee's novel. The paper shows how in many instances, Mulligan makes clear points in the film that are vital to Atticus' heroism and logic he exuded during the court room scenes, as well as the important moments that Scout had encountered with Boo Radley. The paper notes that since Lee was essentially showing how Scout was educated to avoid bigotry and racist behaviors, Mulligan actively shows the moral lessons that were taught as a result of Atticus' strong example set against the hostile and ignorant townsfolk.

Tags:race, issues, south

Abstract
The paper argues that anti-Americanism has increased in the past few years, and U.S. foreign policy - particularly its unilateral and arrogant approach to the war in Iraq - is to blame. The paper contends that because of the U.S. conduct in this conflict, America has come to be viewed negatively not only in the countries where its military force is felt directly, but also in places with which the U.S. has peaceful rapports. The paper discusses how Canadian hockey fans have been seen to boo the American national anthem during matches; Swiss high school students have become reluctant to come to the United States for exchanges because they hold a negative view of this country and its ideology. The paper asserts that war in Iraq has also exacerbated other international dissatisfactions with the United States.

From the Paper
"Anti-Americanism has increased in the past few years, and U.S. foreign policy -- particularly its unilateral and arrogant approach to the war in Iraq - is to blame. Because of the U.S. conduct in this conflict, America has come to be viewed negatively not only in the countries where its military force is felt directly, but also in places with which the U.S. has peaceful rapports. Canadian hockey fans have been seen to boo the American national anthem during matches; Swiss high school students have become reluctant to come to the United States for exchanges because they hold a negative view of this country and its ideology. War in Iraq has..."

Tags:american, foreign, policy

Abstract
This paper provides two brief essays on Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. The first addresses three examples that show the maturation of Scout in the novel, and the second provides examples of how the treatment of Tom and Boo in the work reinforces a central theme, the loss of innocence.

From the Paper
"Six-year-old Jean Louise Scout Finch learns a great deal in the course of events in Harper Lee's novel of racism and prejudice in Maycomb, Alabama, in "To Kill A Mockingbird". Scout is a tomboy who prefers to do things her way and say what is on her mind. We see her maturity as she comes to learn about the injustice of treating others differently merely because of race or color. Her father's influence on her is one illustration of her maturity..."

Tags:prejudices, racism, hatred, bias, ignorance, development, justice, rape

Abstract
Harper Lee, in "To Kill a Mockingbird", clearly understood the importance of the journey for the end of the story seems almost incidental. We understand that Scout will see a change in the people around her, we understand that there may be tragedy awaiting her. But, we cannot truly care if what happens between the beginning and the end of the story is not compelling and allows us to understand one of the most engaging and endearing literary characters in American fiction. It is the purpose of this paper to demonstrate that both Scout and Boo Radley are more important to themselves, each other and to the reader during the story than at the end.

Abstract
This paper explains that, on "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way", Louis Armstrong re-interprets the music of very familiar songs associated with Disney by adding a jazz flair to each song resulting in a more enjoyable sound than in their original format. The author points out that the new style actually makes the songs a much mellower flavor, which flows along nicely instead of being choppy in places as in the original Disney style. The paper analyzes the songs "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "When You Wish upon a Star", all of which definitely have that New Orleans flavor with trumpets, trombones and various brass instruments playing Disney tunes.

From the Paper
"Another aspect that struck me was my attitude towards the kind of songs being performed. I had always thought of these tunes as children's songs, just funny, cartoon type lyrics and music. The way, in which these tunes were performed by Louis Armstrong, I could actually see some of them making it onto the charts. Even though they are suppose to be fun songs, the new format somehow gave them a little more seriousness. "

Tags:recommend, soothing, re-interprets, brass, children's

Abstract
In this paper, a mock interview of the main characters in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" give fictional answers as to how they would react after meeting. Both Scout and Boo Radley give their opinions on how they now understand each other after the unifying climax of the Harper Lee's novel. It attempts to show how, in this manner, the literary aspects of the novel can be reenacted through this unique interview perspective.

From the Paper
"The main reason why had hidden from Scout and Jem was the fact that I had gotten into trouble with law some years earlier, and was imprisoned in the house by my father. However, my father and I did not get along. We constantly fought and he abused me on many levels. When it was too much to handle anymore, we had gotten into a fight. I was desperate, and didn't know what to do. When father lunged at me, I grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed him. Although the stabbing was accidental, I had still killed my father and was considered criminally insane by many of the townspeople. Fortunately, my grandfather had legally intervened on my behalf, suggesting that I had acted in self-defense; and that my father had been aggressive toward me."

Tags:lee, mockingbird, interview