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Online Gambling Problems, 2008.
This paper discusses the negative effects of online gambling.
865 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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In this article, the writer outlines three major problems which accompany online gambling. To begin with, the paper notes how online gambling can aggravate problems often associated with excessive internet use. The paper then explores how Internet gambling can, by offering so many alluring opportunities to make money at the click of a mouse, quickly destroy a family or individual financially. Proceeding further, the paper concludes by looking at how online gambling can produce misery not only for the gamblers, but for innocent victims otherwise untouched by the affliction. In the final analysis, the writer wishes to underscore that gambling has many victims and many very serious consequences that extend beyond merely losing cash at the online craps table.
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"Therefore, what is frequently over-looked by those absorbed with pointing out the destructive financial consequences of online gambling is the fact that it isolates individuals at precisely a time when they need the assistance of others; furthermore, time spent gambling is, quite simply, time not spent engaging in a healthy physical or intellectual lifestyle."
"Another - and more conspicuous - problem which can be readily associated with internet gambling is the fact that it makes it very easy for an individual to accrue crippling debts from the comfort of his or her own home. In large measure, this the real tragedy for anyone addicted to online gambling: whereas "normal" gambling usually involves having to physically exit one's home, secure transportation, and find the time in a busy schedule to first begin the gambling process (trips to Las Vegas or to any Casino are not always easy matters to arrange, after all), online gambling can begin innocuously simply by someone turning to the wrong website one particular evening and finding it alluring enough to start. One other factor which must be borne in mind - and this is rather related to the last sentence - is that online gambling sites never really shut down and can be readily accessed at any time from anywhere."
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Analysis Planning, 2007.
An examination of the failed attempt at e-publishing by Harrison-Keyes Inc.
1,101 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines the lack of risk management and planning at Harrison-Keyes Inc. It explains the issues that caused the e-publishing failure. The paper identifies missed opportunities that led to the failure of its newest business venture. The paper also shows the stakeholder perspectives and the company's ethical dilemmas.
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Abstract
Harrison-Keyes Problem Statement: Problem Statement
Table One: Issues and Opportunities Identification
Table Two: Stakeholder Perspectives and Ethical Dilemmas
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"This document discusses the case of Harrison-Keyes, Inc. Harrison-Keyes is a traditional publisher of specialty books in the professional, academic, scholarly, and educational markets. Harrison-Keyes is attempting an e-publishing initiative but it failed to plan appropriately for oversight, disaster, and exit strategies."
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Value of Knowledge, 2007.
This paper discusses the issue of knowledge and looks at the transformation and application of data.
1,979 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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Historically, businesses have long considered data and information the apex of business intelligence. The quandary many companies face is how to turn raw data and information into executable market intelligence or actionable knowledge. The answer in many cases is to make better use of existing databases and data warehouses through the deployment of more effective database management systems in the form of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that are able to manipulate data in meaningful ways. The writer looks at this issue as it relates to UCB, which is a global enterprise with three primary lines of business: chemicals, films, and pharmaceuticals. The writer concludes that while there is clear value in amassing data and information and doing so is critical for most enterprises, the knowledge created from data and information is a competitive differentiator and one that UCB, among many others, has begun to leverage with lethal effectiveness.
Outline:
Overview
Data & Information
The Transformation of Data into Intelligence
Business Knowledge Application
Conclusion
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"Business Intelligence reports may then be generated from the data written to the warehouse. In this way the data warehouse supplies the data and information for the business intelligence tools that an organization might use. For UCB implementing a data warehouse is a prerequisite to positive growth and for increased research capabilities that lead to improvements of its core corporate strategies. Considering its sourcing, inventory, and product tracking requirement in its chemical division, for example, its knowledge management requirements in its pharmaceutical division, and its research and testing information needed for reference in its films division, amassing this huge amount of data in a logical fashion is a priority. However, even more important, placing it in a repository that not only categorizes it but makes it useful to its managerial core is paramount."
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FramesDirect.com, 2007.
An overview of the optical supply company FramesDirect.com.
1,802 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses the competitive profile of FramesDirect.com. FramesDirect.com is a competitor in the optical product and service industry offering a full line of eyeglass frames, sunglass frames, Rx contact lens fulfilment, and other services. It looks at how the company is competitive and operates solely on a web-based business model.
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Abstract
Company Overview
Partnerships
E-Commerce Security
Marketing Effort
New Technologies
Business Model Recommendations
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"FramesDirect.com is an optical supply company operating exclusively over the internet. Framesdirect.com utilizes the World Wide Web (WWW) as its marketing, sales, and supply channels. Framesdirect.com sells prescription and non-prescription eyewear in the form of glasses, contacts, designer frames and associated products (About, 2006). The company was founded by Dr. Hodgson and Dr. Cooper in 1996 and the founders were instrumental in instituting the company's high levels of customer service and its attention to quality via a 6-step inspection program that every pair of frames undergoes before leaving its facilities (About, 2006). "
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Customer Relationship Management, 2007.
An analysis of the most effective system for a customer relationship management program.
1,265 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper aims to decide on the best software to use for a customer relationship management (CRM) program. It first looks at the benefits and uses of a CRM program. It then examines and judges the software that is offered by various companies. After considering various systems, the paper concludes that the Dashboard Customer Service and CRM system from Iventa is seen as the best for a particular size company.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
CRM Basics
Software Solutions
Analysis
Alternatives
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"Kopf (2000) notes how CRM can fail when a company believes that it can serve customers more effectively but does not have the tools, the skills, and the expertise to make a CRM system work. Failure may come with inadequate staffing, poor site location, or the wrong technology. In addition, there is often confusion surrounding CRM so that many companies are reluctant to take the steps necessary."
"Jones (2000) cites a successful implementation and notes that customer service can be assured and give a company a competitive advantage, noting above all that customers "want the feeling that the organization considers their business to be important, essential, and vital to its operation" (Jones, 2000, p. 26), with CRM a way to assure that this idea is pursued."
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Online Music Distribution, 2007.
This paper explains that the rise of peer-to-peer (p2p) digital technologies has led to a fundamental transformation in how the audience of popular music regards music as property.
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that, while property rights in the music industry remain based upon rigid copyright laws, which give the copyright holder protection against any unlicensed copying or use of a music property, digital media has permitted widespread disregard for this law. The author points out that, even though there remains an opposing view by some people in the music industry that peer-to-peer (p2p) networks exchanging music amounts to theft of their property, a transformation in the understanding of property rights and music is underway on a global scale. The paper concludes that, as the phenomena of mashes and sampling indicate, artists and audiences have come to see digital music as a new medium for creative growth, which promises substantial changes in our popular music in the future.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Copyright Law and the Question of Ownership
Peer-to-Peer Technologies and Music Exchange
Audiences and Music Property
Conclusion
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"It must be noted that even this limited copying capability was the result of fierce renegotiations between Apple and the leading recording industry companies who were unhappy about the one fixed price business model, as well as Apple's limited support for the audience's right to copy music. However, this right was based upon a key limitation on copyright known as "fair use" in the United States, and "fair dealing" in Canada. Under "fair use", for example, it is possible to not only use a copyrighted work without the copyright holder's approval but even to do so over the owner's express objection."
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Media Strategies in Corporate Training, 2007.
An analysis of whether different companies' use of new media training methodologies will result in measurably different outcomes in corporate training.
2,876 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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This paper discusses the use and implementation of new media strategies in the corporate training and educational environment. It discusses the strategies that should be employed when implementing corporate communication and training activities and the benefits and challenges that are associated with its use. The paper also looks at the need for expert technical administration if these strategies are to be implemented. Finally, the paper presents an experiment to determine if different companies' use of new media training methodologies will result in measurably different outcomes.
Table of Contents:
Experiment
Results
Review and Discussion
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"One other issue that ought to be emphasized in a review of this experiment is that the theoretical perspective underlying new media technologies for corporate training (i.e., the pedagogical substratum) has been a much-overlooked aspect of new media implementation (cf., e.g., Govindasamy, 2001). For example, the benefit of visual information to supplement more traditional audio information (as used in old-style teleconferencing) is that, not so much providing a supplement to audio information, it can be used by group participants to evaluate the "communication availability" of other participants, thus providing "remote opportunistic communications" that are more commonly experienced in face-to-face (FTF) environments (Whitaker, 1995). This and other considerations are in need of further research and examination in order to more fully make use of the technologies for learning that are already at our disposal. In this regard, the current experiment has only touched the surface."
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MTS Allstream: Marketing Analysis, 2007.
This paper discusses marketing a consumer product and looks at Manitoba Telecom Service (MTS).
1,473 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This document discusses MTS Manitoba Telecom Service relative to its product pricing and scheme. The various levels of product characteristics are first established vis-a-vis core, actual and augmented. The other components of a marketing plan are discussed including pricing, promotion and place (distribution). Finally, how these aspects of the company's marketing components have affected business strategy and marketing are examined in detail.
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Abstract
The Product
Pricing
Channels of Distribution
Promotion
Product Positioning
Buyer Behaviour
Market Research
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"MTS offers this plan to address that segment of the market that may have a limited or irregular income, such as a student or homemaker and who prefers to purchase anytime minutes upfront. This plan is $25 for every 200 minutes of use regardless of time or weekday. Telusmobility offers a comparable service with somewhat more flexibility. Its Pay & Talk plan can be purchased in various pre-paid card formats such as in $25 or $10 cards for a set amount of pre-paid minutes."
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Technology, Information and Society, 2007.
Examines three articles regarding technology's impact on society today:
Neil Postman's "Science and the Story that We Need", V. Mosco and D. Foster's "Cyberspace and the End of Politics" and L. Winner's "Interview with Langdon Winner: Technology as Big M
1,501 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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The paper explores how the development and rise of mass media and mass communication has influenced our society. The paper looks at three texts that examine the promises, claims and the future of technology and information. This includes "Science and the Story that We Need" by Neil Postman, "Cyberspace and the End of Politics" by V. Mosco and D. Foster and "Interview with Langdon Winner: Technology as Big Magic and other Myths" by L. Winner. The paper compares these texts and argues that Winner's argument is most convincing, as he examines broader issues and potential problems that we may face in the future.
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"Neil Postman in his article "Science and the Story That We Need" claims that the technological advancements have solved the problem of information scarcity and the speed by which the information is exchanged. Our present technological level has managed to defeat the barriers of space, time and form. Indeed we all are aware how much the technological breakthroughs and media put emphasis on the speed and amount of information delivered. For example, the commercials for high speed Internet, for new computers, newspapers, TV news etc. are all based on the speed and amount of information delivered. However, Postman notes that this has created a new problem in that "our technological ingenuity transformed information into a form of garbage, and ourselves into garbage collectors." (Postman, 1997)"
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Internet Protocol, 2007.
This paper discusses the Internet protocol (IP) of the past, present and future.
1,184 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper explains that protocols are agreed upon sets of rules or standards that allow end points, nodes, or other points of interaction across a network to communicate in the same language. The paper discusses early versions of the IP, current versions and the future IPv6 that is certain to further refine the usefulness and security with which data and information is funneled across networks and the Internet.
Outline:
Overview
Early IP
Current Iterations
Future Iterations
Conclusion
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"Within the field of information technology (IT), the establishment of standards and predetermined rules of operation is vital in order to engender technological progress across a greater spectrum of IT related activity. Protocols are nothing more than an agreed upon set of rules or standards that allow end points, nodes, or other points of interaction across a network, internet or otherwise, to communicate in the same language (Bradbury, 2005). Protocols do not exist at a single level across a telecommunication network but rather they are established at each level in a network in order for consistency and communication to take place. These levels consist of the actual hardware level for device communication, information exchange at the application level, and together these and other levels combine to create the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model whereby protocols are packaged together to form an integrated system of interchange (Bradbury, 2005)."
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The Cyclades and Greek Art, 2007.
This paper examines the archaeological evidence of the Cyclades, as well as later Greek works.
2,671 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper analyzes the artifacts found from the Cyclades sites and pottery from the same region. The paper describes how the style of the Cyclades statuettes fits with other works from different parts of the near east and shows how it influenced later classical Greek and Roman sculpture. The paper discusses the many shifts in aesthetic viewpoint in this century, when art was redefined in terms of the existing social relations and prevalent aesthetic ideas. The paper also looks at the geometric style in Greece and the relationship of art, mathematics and computer technology today.
Outline:
Introduction
Findings
Pottery
Developments
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"The Cyclades are a group of islands in the Aegean Sea where neolithic burial sites have been found. The figurines found tend to be stylized and abstract in form (Fiero 8). The clay figurines in this culture are in place of the neolithic idols made of clay from other regions. The marble quarried on these islands made it possible for the workshops of the culture to flourish. Products made by artisans on the Cyclades made their way to Crete and also to the mainland. Most of the statuettes are naked female figurines with their arms crossed over the abdomen, and they are generally not designed to stand erect."
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The Evolution of Advertising Media, 2007.
An analysis of the role of technology on the evolution of advertising media.
2,098 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper reviews how media will continue to change and evolve as it responds to advertising and marketing needs in the future. It looks at the impact of the 21st century upon clients and the advertising agencies themselves and then discusses what all of this means for various traditional advertising tools, such as newspapers and magazines. The paper particularly focuses on the role of the Internet in the future of advertising and media.
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"Technology will also evolve in much the same dynamic fashion as all of the other elements of twenty-first century marketing and advertising. Several of these technological possibilities - such as VOIP technology integrated with e-commerce managers or new holistic software packages that facilitate immediate response to purchasing patterns - have been previously touched upon and need not be returned to here. However, other technological advances could include interactive or virtual reality technology for geographically-distant consumers eager to "test-drive" a new product. Likewise, an advertising agency might give its sales staff palm-pilots equipped with features that provide them with instantaneous information about a client's questions or concerns simply by aggregating data about that client's purchasing patterns and demographic characteristics. In any case, the next five years or so are likely to see startling advances in all of these areas as the once-elusive goal of instantaneous information transfer and synthesis is worked towards steadily."
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Portable Ultrasound Technology, 2007.
This paper focuses on the GE Logiq Book XP, the portable, high-quality diagnostic imaging technology.
772 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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The paper discusses how current portable devices are changing imaging diagnostics. The paper focuses on GE's Logiq Book XP Ultrasound System and shows how it fulfills the market need for a relatively low cost, mobile and flexible ultrasound device. The paper looks at its advantages over existing systems and stresses how the GE Logiq Book XP is an important addition to the growing field of portable ultrasound devices.
Outline:
Introduction: The Portable Revolution
GE's Logiq Book XP Ultrasound System
Discussion
Conclusions
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"Ultrasound technology bounces acoustic waves off samples, extracting images and data from the reflected signals by using relatively inexpensive electronics that switch between transmitting and receiving (Rollins, 2005). Ultrasound technology exists in a variety of forms from analog to digital, from pulsed to continuous wave, and from 2D to 3D to 4D images. One of the most advanced ultrasound systems is a continuous wave (CW) Doppler ultrasound that colorizes time-controlled images to calculate fluid velocities within the body (Allan, 2006; Tuite, 2005). Unfortunately, ultrasound technology isn't traditionally considered portable. CW Doppler ultrasound devices, in particular, require large computer boards to function (Allan, 2006). The end result is that most ultrasound equipment is large, ungainly, and expensive."
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Cybertext, 2007.
An overview of cybertext, ergodic literature and the role of the "reader".
2,298 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines the debate over the concepts of cybertext and ergodic literature with particular reference to electronic games. The thesis is argued that the key aspect of cybertext is the reader's capacity for choice as the primary narrative determinant. As is seen, an emphasis upon this aspect causes us to understand cybertext as a narrative strategy that, while facilitated by electronic media, nonetheless transcends it. The paper also discusses how, from this perspective, cybertext may be understood as a process of engagement between individuals and texts that supports individual agency as the determinant of textual meaning and narrative progression.
Outline
Introduction
Cybertext and Ergodic Literature: The Critical Controversy
Reader's Choice and Electronic Gaming
The Value of Ergodic Literature
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"A demonstration of how "revolutionary" such games can be may be seen in the controversy over a user-mod to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which allowed players to access a sexually explicit cutscene that was not previously accessible. While this level was part of the code for the game, public access was clearly not intended by either the game designers or the manufacturers. In fact, the widespread public controversy over the revelation of how to access this part of the game led to the producer ceasing manufacture of the game, as well as it having to absorb an estimated US$50 million in losses (CNNMoney.com). When a game narrative facilitates player choice to such a degree that it negatively impacts the game designers themselves, we can appreciate the revolutionary nature of such cybertexts. "
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Coldwell Banker HomeTime Realty, 2007.
A business analysis of Coldwell Banker HomeTime Realty and their plan to open a web-based business platform.
2,060 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper discusses a real estate industry business plan that extends Coldwell Banker's traditional real estate office onto a web-based platform. The paper describes the company and shows how it can duplicate its business structure and, essentially, double its volume without the equivalent increase in resources required. The paper also discusses the company's goals and current market trends. It then looks at how the company should implement its goals and its business strategy.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Objectives
Mission
Company Summary
Company Goals
Company Ownership
Startup
Services
Competitive Comparison
Market Analysis and Overview
Market Segmentation
Market Trends
Strategy and Implementation
Marketing Strategy
Pricing Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Distribution Strategy
Product/Service Presentation
Management Summary
Financial Plan
Important Assumptions
Key Financial Indicators
Break-even Analysis
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"The Company's initial marketing investment will be $5,000 for its promotional initiatives. Additionally, Coldwell has allocated an additional $1,440 for insurance during its initial year of operation for the new internet business while legal consultation and corporation set-up is expected to be $1,000. For taxation and accounting purposes, Coldwell expects to adhere to an Accelerated Cost Recovery Method in order to benefit from its equipment depreciation while still maintaining effective use of the equipment over the long-term. Coldwell RealTime expects to acquire a small business loan through a banking institution for $24,000 at a 10% interest rate and the company expects to pay $750 monthly on the loan until it is paid in full over the first three years of operations. There is an additional short-term loan to cover operating costs and that loan cost is 8%."
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