MIS in Action 1

Find example videos of augmented reality in action (use Nick Burcher's blog if you're stuck: http://www.nickburcher.com/2009/05/augmented-reality-5-more-examples-of.html ), and use them to answer the following questions.

1. Why is the example shown in the video an instance of AR?

2. Do you think it is an effective marketing tool or application? Why or why not?

3. Can you think of other products or services that would be well suited to AR?

MIS In Action 2

Use the Web to search for information on the Black Monday crash of 1987.

Then answer the following questions: (information below was copied Nov 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_%281987%29 )

1. What features of the Black Monday crash are different from the 2010 flash crash?

2. How are the two crashes similar?

3. What measures did regulators take to ensure that no future crashes would happen again?

4. How has the advent of electronic trading affected those regulatory measures?