{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"48139506","dateCreated":"1323821791","smartDate":"Dec 13, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Matt_Gray1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Matt_Gray1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/48139506"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Review","description":"Nicely done. I like that the post moves beyond simple definitions and looks at competitive strategies that monopolies can practice in. The charts and graphs are very helpful in explaining topic. There are also several references provided and multiple links throughout the post.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"47755370","dateCreated":"1323279740","smartDate":"Dec 7, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"aeroederer","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aeroederer","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318295145\/aeroederer-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/47755370"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Review","description":"Your wiki is definitely great for reviewing and knowing the definitions... they were very informative with good citations. I would have liked to have seen more real world scenarios-- who is considered a monopoly in today's economy, etc. Other than that-- very good in-depth definitions!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"47861984","body":"The wiki is very impressive and touches on a lot about things like a monopoly, perfect competition, and monopolist competition. I personally like how you have hyper-linked key words, and included pictures. I personally like it a lot more than just text.","dateCreated":"1323387374","smartDate":"Dec 8, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cdmuhlenkamp","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cdmuhlenkamp","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"47530396","dateCreated":"1323019338","smartDate":"Dec 4, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"rmgauger","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rmgauger","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/47530396"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monopolistic Competition","description":"A market structure in which several or many sellers each produce similar, but slightly differentiated products. Each producer can set its price and quantity without affecting the marketplace as a whole.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.investorwords.com\/3111\/monopolistic_competition.html<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"47387826","dateCreated":"1322786646","smartDate":"Dec 1, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cartersprunger","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cartersprunger","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/47387826"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"scholarly article","description":"Here's an article about monopolistic competition in the export markets. Should make for a great read. ;) www.ceps.be\/ceps\/download\/1053","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"47395468","body":"Thanks.","dateCreated":"1322789732","smartDate":"Dec 1, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"dpkreitl","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dpkreitl","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"47022054","dateCreated":"1322403469","smartDate":"Nov 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"RWentink","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/RWentink","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/47022054"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"RIM Tablet Price Falls in U.S.","description":"From the Wall Street Journal, Nov. 23: RIM's PlayBook tablet is selling poorly, and U.S.retailers have cut prices to move inventory during the holiday season. They follow a similar move by Canadian retailers made last week.
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\nRIM sold 200,000 units this past quarter, down from the 500,000 sold in the initial quarter earlier in the year. In comparison, Apple sold 11 million iPads in its most recent quarter.
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\nPart of the reason for the PlayBook's poor performance is attributed to negative reviews from users as well as industry analysts and publications. One of the greatest weaknesses seems to be its inability to run an email application without being linked to a Blackberry or smartphone. RIM has promised a new version which will resolve the standalone email issue.
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\nRIM released the PlayBook in April, and the market has become much more crowded since then, most notably by Amazon's Fire tablet, released in September at $199. Barnes and Noble also rolled out a tablet version of its Nook this month. Not mentioned in the article, but also relevant is that a glance through the Black Friday circulars will provide a list of lesser-name tablet devices beyond those from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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\nAccording to an analyst at Cormark Securities, network externalities play a large part in the success of a tablet device. "To get some buzz on these devices, you need a broader content ecosystem, and they[RIM] don't have that."
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\nAmong other retailers, Wal-Mart and Best Buy are now offering the PlayBook at $200, down from $500. It seems that Angry Birds and other applications contribute a large part of the value to these devices.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"43584844","dateCreated":"1317672187","smartDate":"Oct 3, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Kschoon2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Kschoon2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1317157889\/Kschoon2-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mbaeconfall2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/43584844"},"dateDigested":1532762571,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Monopolistic Competition","description":"Looking around the internet I found the following link:
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\nhttp:\/\/www.econ.uiuc.edu\/~seppala\/econ102\/lect15.pdf<\/a>
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\nIt gives examples of: books, CD's, movies, computer software, restaurants and furniture as monopolistic competition stating that its where many firms sell products that are similar to one another but obviously not identical.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"47395678","body":"Good Find. Thanks","dateCreated":"1322789847","smartDate":"Dec 1, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"dpkreitl","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dpkreitl","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}