Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Switzerland CEO pay

I do not think this argument should even be relevant. CEO's should make and receive far more money then share holders of a company as the CEO most likely owns far more shares. The CEO has more experience with the company and should have more authority then everyone else. Share holders hold very small pieces of a company and should only receive an equivalent portion to what they own. The owner of the company is most responsible for the company doing well and not well. When the company does poorly the share holders are more then happy to blame it on the CEO and not share the blame but when things are going well they want the benefits. I find it almost comical that the idea of jail time and loss of salary is being thrown around as the money being made is not the share holders but simply have their hand out asking for more.
The argument of CEO's of companies and top executives making too much money has begun to grow old to me. These individuals have worked hard to put themselves and their business where they are and should be the ones to receive the most profits. Not everything has to be fair and some deserve to make more money then others.
Lastly, I find it interesting that this is occurring in Switzerland as they have a reputation of hiding and allowing those who may not rightfully have money hide it. Out of all the places something like this could arise from, I would not have suspected Switzerland.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Twitter

Twitter is sitting in a very good place right not. Although some are feeling like twitter may have been too cautious, I think they will be fine and continue to have success. They may have missed out on some money, they are going to make far more then that. Twitter played it right and was better off playing it better safe then sorry. Facebook was late to go public but I think twitter made the change at the right time. Facebook and twitter have had similar stories but they are both very different from each other. Twitter is a lot more simple and does not have as much to offer but that can be described as their niche. In order to not have the same fate as Facebook, they will need to make sure that they find ways to keep users interested. Creating new features and uses for the website are a must. Teaming up with Google, I believe, will be very beneficial not only to twitter but also google. Google will be able to help twitter grow in the right way as they have seen similar success. Although the two websites are not the same they are pioneers on the internet and will be great for each other.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Big Foot, Little Bite

The entire situation makes me scratch my head. Obviously these 3 individuals were doing something they should not have been doing but it is unclear what really happened. From the beginning these men should have been straight forward with their tory and not try to cover up what really happened. Even if they are completely truthful from here on out, it makes it difficult to fully trust what they are doing. Right now, all that is clear, a man was shot and a convicted felon was in possession of a firearm. Had the man who had been previously in trouble with the law come forward immediately he would likely be facing less serious charges.
It is interesting to see how much attention this has gained and exactly why is has happened. The story is odd enough, in that a man was shot by a friend while hunting but what they were hunting for; big foot. For years there have been myths and tales about creatures like big foot and society seems to love it. Society likes to imagine things that seem abnormal to us. Most know that these myths are not actually true but in a case like this, apparently these men truly believed it. Myths like these will continue through out history just as it has been passed down. Some of these myths may remain but new ones will form just as the past has shown. It will be interesting to see which current myths fade away and which new ones are created.