Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:47am
Throughout the comment arena, the beliefs around competition keep coming up in user posts. This speaks to a larger issue in society now regarding fairness, consumer rights. Interestingly enough, sociologist and author Joel Polodny talks about how it is actually status that influences who a product producer does and does not accept as a partner and how the producer's inventions are perceived. And here's the good part: "to achieve desired status, firms must offer more than strong past performance and product quality--they must also send out and manage social and cultural signals." See any relation to this situation???
Google Maps has a special Christmas present for their fans using iPhones: their mapping system app is back. Nearly three months ago, Apple replaced Google Maps with its own app, which was a disaster, according to users. Apple's maps made huge errors including the fact that they misplaced landmarks and overlooked towns. Daniel Graf, mobile director of Google Maps, said that they started the app from scratch. A new feature, according to reports, is the turn-by-turn directions and street-level photography of local neighborhoods. There still isn't a Google Maps app for the iPad, however. Tech savvy lost people think what?
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