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:
Friday, 31 January 2014
A ghost town in China
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
New National 5 Business Management website
Revised web address for National 5 Business Management.
http://national5businessmanagement.blogspot.co.uk/
Friday, 24 January 2014
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
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
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.
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
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?
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Plastic bank notes by 2016
The UK’s currency joining the space age at last!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25427663
What do you think the costs and benefits will be?
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Tablet Wars Continued
A new ultra cheap entry into the Tablet PC market at the low price of £30.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25402621
HOPE City, Ghana
An ambitious plan for Ghana. A new international airport and a modern, 21st century city to be built near Accra.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/20/tech/hope-city-ghana
Monday, 16 December 2013
Google buys the creator of the Wild Cat galloping robot
Incredible video of the galloping robot called Wild Cat:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25395989
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Amazon Prime Air
My pupils were excited and intrigued by the rather sci-fi idea of Amazon delivering to your house within 30 minutes of delivery by a drone called an Octocopter. We discussed it in some detail about the amazing pros and the all to practical cons. Will it ever become a reality?
Here is an interesting article which covers some of the things we talked about in class, though it also suggests a cynical ploy by Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon!
http://memeburn.com/2013/12/amazon-prime-air-just-another-pipe-dream-or-technological-breakthrough/
Ideas like this fire the imagination of learners both young and old. Who knows what kind of a world we will live in by 2020? Driverless cars, 3D printers, undersea hotels, space tourism, and now parcels delivered by robots…. Maybe Blade Runner was on the money after all?
Festive Cyber Scams
Keep a look out for these cyber scams which appear en masse at Christmas time:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25200338
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Market Research and Surveys
Some detail when it comes to polling and market research of the political kind:
http://news.stv.tv/politics/252342-stv-poll-on-independence-referendum-puts-yes-at-34-and-no-at-57/
Aldi has a success on its hands
Aldi’s discount tablet a sell out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25299602
It is called the Medion Lifetab and was a rival to Tesco’s Hudl Tablet, but is much cheaper. What will be the impact on Apple and its premium product – the iPad?
Monday, 9 December 2013
Supermarket for low income families
A shop in Barnsley has opened up with heavily discounted items for families struggling on low incomes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25264865
Lost in communication!
Ray Kroc did not invent crocs and Donald Trump did not invent Top Trumps! #Entrepreneurs
Odd locations for McDonald's
Here is a link to some of the most unusual McDonald’s restaurants in the world!
Business Locations - World's Smallest McDonald's
This is the world’s smallest McDonald’s in the Pudong area of Shanghai.
Friday, 6 December 2013
Amazon Prime Air
Just how will this drone delivery service really work? More details here from Amazon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU
Distribution - Singapore
While discussing delivery and distribution as one of the 4 Ps of the Marketing Mix, my mind went back to this extraordinary scene in Singapore. Cargo ships, in their hundreds, as far as the eye could see. In the USA most freight is by rail, I also recall in South Dakota counting an incredible 244 cargo sleeper cars… which took something like 7 minutes to pass by.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
The South Korean School Day
The typical school day in South Korea for a pupil…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25187993
It achieves results in PISA tests, but comes at a high price.
Saturday, 30 November 2013
S2 STEM Awareness Day
Our first ever STEM Awareness Day was very successful. Pupils got hands on experiences in Lego robotics, codebreaking, bridge building, tower building, building a PC, forensics & fingerprinting, DNA testing, engineering and the Bloodhound car and other interesting activities. #STEM
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Friday, 15 November 2013
STEM EEP Schools
Please watch Hamilton Grammar’s video entry to the #EEPschoolsentry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe_sXAiHyvc
Scottish Space School
Applications are now on for the Scottish Space School! Hope to have a few applicants from our school to enter. It is an opportunity of a lifetime!
Terms and conditions are here: http://www.scottishspaceschool.org.uk/Pages/GuidanceNotes.aspx
And the application form is here: http://www.scottishspaceschool.org.uk/Pages/ApplicationForm.aspx
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