In Response to Michael Thompson

Could this new law in France open an entirely new market for in-car breathalyzers?

I absolutely think this will open an entirely new market for in-car breathalyzers. I am sure not many people happened to have one in their car but now that it is mandatory, everyone will. The breathalyzer business will skyrocket once they are necessary in every car. The price they are currently going for are very affordable at only $2. I would not be surprised if some companies will raise the price on theirs because they know people will have to buy them no matter what. It is a great idea for car companies to put in the breathalyzer in their new cars to save buyers from purchasing one since it’s already in the car. I think that it would be wise for the United States to come up for a law similar to this to reduce the number of deaths due to drunk driving. Do you think the US will do something like this? How could they market the breathalyzers?

Advertisements on Facebook

            As if Facebook hasn’t changed enough recently, be prepared for more. Facebook plans to add even more ads to people’s newsfeeds, mobile feeds, and even when you log off of your account. With the old setup they had, ads were only shown on the side of your homepage, but with the soon to be necessary “timeline” users will see ads all over their screens.

            I have recently grown annoyed with Facebook with all of their constant changing of layouts and how to navigate around pages and I am sure others are too. I do not think this is a wise change for Facebook. Nobody goes onto Facebook to look at ads, it is for social networking; connecting with friends, looking at pictures, and seeing what people are up to. The ads are supposed to bring in money to the company, who is currently valued at $75- $100 billion. Facebooks seems to be more concerned with money recently, than how their users are reacting to their changes.

            Do you think that Facebook will lose users do to the soon to be increase in ads? Will users begin to switch to other social media sites, like Twitter, who do not show as many ads?