In marketing, what’s a Facebook “like” worth?
Here's a causal study of the effects of "liking" a page or a company on Facebook. What does it do for a company to build up followers?
Economics
A high school eagerly gobbles up Snap Inc. stock
An exceedingly hot stock right now is Snap Inc. Founders of Snapchat, Generation Z, and even a high school in Calif. are making money.
On the Day Without Immigrants
Protests took place in many US cities over Pres. Trump's travel ban and immigration enforcement policies. A Day Without Immigrants on Feb. 16.
Youth remember alcohol ads more than adults
Young people report seeing more alcohol ads online than adults do, according to a new study released by Johns Hopkins.
K12 Inc. gets a boost with DeVos
It's possible that a momentary rally in the price of K12 Inc. stock was driven, in part, by the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as US secretary of education.
Australian students make an expensive drug cheap
Chemistry students know that most drugs can be made much cheaper than pharmaceutical companies often charge for those drugs.
We can spot downsizing but not supersizing
Any time a company or restaurant reduces the portion size, we complain loudly, but not about supersizing. In fact, we don't even notice itl as much.
Money doesn’t grow on trees. Fruit does.
President Trump proposed and then pulled back off a 20% tariff on goods produced in Mexico. It would have changed a lot and might not have worked.
Trump orders the building of a border wall
President Trump hopes to make quick work of some campaign promises, including building a wall along our border with Mexico.
My school-centered alternative fact predictions
Kellyanne Conway made an observation this weekend that "alternative facts" were dispensed from the White House by the press secretary.