A ghost town in China

China is planning massive new cities to cope with their population, but mainly the migration of rural workers into urban cities. However it doesn’t always go to plan:

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/455590/The-empty-streets-of-Ordos-Take-a-look-around-the-biggest-ghost-city-in-China

 

New National 5 Business Management website

Revised web address for National 5 Business Management.

 

http://national5businessmanagement.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

 

Bad PR for Irn Bru

Apparently Irn Bru contains an additive that is banned in Canada:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25867613

 

 

Trouble ahead for Facebook and its Product Life Cycle

Worrying news for Mark Zuckerberg it seems.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1199647/facebook-could-lose-80-percent-of-users-by-2017

 

National 5 Business Management Blog

National 5 Business Management blog up and running now at: http://national5businessmanagement.blogspot.com/

 

Still got some slides to put up but hopefully you will find it worthwhile.

 

Britain's oldest family firms give business advice

Good article from the BBC:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25711108

 

Bendable TVs

Was talking about this to a class yesterday and found this on the news today!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25633199

 

I think it is the same technology as will be used in the flexible smart watches. It could revolutionise the way we watch TV. You could roll up your TV and take it to a friend’s house and literally throw it up on the wall! Still a bit unsure how the connectvooty wi;ll work, unless it is all WiFi… but must have a rechargeable battery?