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Dear Vibazoners, September has come and gone and another month of exciting news has passed. Apple continues to dominate the smartphone and tablet markets and recently launched the iPhone 5, Now, both Microsoft and Amazon are looking shake up the tablet industry. Amazon launched a whole new line of Kindle devices and Microsoft is set to debut its Windows 8 operating system, which is optimized for tablet devices. While American tech companies have been doing well, traditional Japanese giants, such as Sony and Sharp continue to struggle. In North America Waterloo, Canada is becoming a start-up hub that may someday rival Silicon Valley. Election campaign season is underway in the United States and President Obama is holding onto a strong lead. Meanwhile, the economy in Asia is cooling off as China and other major manufacturers are slowing. This in turn is reducing demand for resources from Australia's vast mining industry, threatening the Aussie economy. And in China workers are demanding better pay and working conditions, which will most likely result in upwards pressure. In other parts of the world, George Soros has announced a major investment in an Ethanol project in Mozambique that could reduce dependency on harmful charcoal stoves for cooking. Syria and Turkey are now on the verge of open war with the Turkish Parliament. Enjoy, P.S. Thank you for signing up for VibaZone! We hope you are enjoying your experience. VibaZone is still in the start-up phase and we are working to expand our services. We would like to invite you to sign up for a free 12 month trial for the VibaZone Platform using coupon code NSGENUNI2000. October 2012Economic & Innovation World Review Reportby Brian Brinker As has been the trend for the last few years, Apple is still dominating the technology news. Apple has finally launched its long awaited iPhone 5. The phone has been well-received so far, and Apple, along with numerous other retailers, has sold out of their "Pre-reserve" stock. Can Japan's Broken Economy Be Fixed?by Brian Brinker It's a known fact. Japan has stagnated over the last two decades. From the seeming cusp of global economic power in the late 1980s to a flat-lined economy and burgeoning deficit through the 1990's and 2000's the once mighty Japanese economic machine has stalled. Basic Guidelines in Crisis Management Communicationby Richard Chia Crises are unpredictable, but not unexpected. Crisis are threats, meaning that they actually do or have the potential to create negative or undesirable outcomes. Threats can often translate to mean damages, which at most times include financial losses, injuries, death, structural or property damages, sullied reputations and/or environmental harm. Gamification and Commercializationby Varun Ananthula 'Gamification' is a relatively new term - coined in 2008 - it relates to adapting game mechanics into non-game settings, applying game design thinking to non-game applications to make them more fun and engaging. |
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