The Mystery of the Missing Price Tag

Still subject to the market’s supply and demand, the prices we pay could reflect a dynamic pricing phenomenon that we cannot see.

Comparing Santa and Amazon

Comparing Santa and Amazon, we can use statistics that reveal equally amazing statistics about package volume.

Where the Reverse Supply Chain Takes Us

Returning a massive amount of goods annually, we have created a reverse supply chain that uses considertable land, labor, and capital.

How A Brand Is Powerful

When Disney+ launched in 2019, the price was $6.99 a month. Now it’s $10.99. However, those of us that subscribe to Disney+ pretty much ignored the price pop. Although during December 2022, they offered an ad supported cheaper alternative, 94%…

The Problem With a 5-Star Review

Called “reputation inflation,” too many 5-star ratings for a good or a service or a restaurant become increasingly meaningless.

Back to the Future: Standard Oil and Amazon?

Today’s “Back to the Future” looks back to the 1911 Standard Oil Supreme Court breakup decision and then at Amazon’s antitrust concerns.

May 2021 Friday’s e-links: From Big Tech to Two Great Books

For this month’s first three e-links, we recommend some learning and lots of pleasure through one big tech article and two mysteries.

May 2021 Friday’s e-links: From Big Tech to a Great Detective

For this month’s first two e-links, we recommend some learning and some relaxation through a big tech article and a detective series.

May 2021 Friday’s e-links: A Big Tech Graphic

For May’s e-links, we begin with a Washington Post article that presents a graphic history of big tech that shows how they grew so large.

What We Might Not Know About Big Tech

Comparing the companies called big tech, we can see the similar ways that they grew, diversified, and became increasingly powerful.