Opportunity #1
Florida police officer ticketed after slamming into woman's car
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF7028B2D3B800?p=AWNB
A police officer crashed into a woman's car going around 90 miles per hour. He was pursuing armed robbery suspects and had his sirens blaring and lights on, and he ran a red light through an intersection to continue the pursuit. The woman took her green light through the intersecion, and was T-boned by the cruiser.
In today's current climate, police officers are under some harsh scrutiny and any cop story gets media attention. The issue here is that the cop crashed into a woman, breaking several of her bones and totaling her car, and she is suing the city. However, she did not stop though she acknowledged his lights/sirens, which - though not a law - is more than standard practice. This is a grey area as to who is in the wrong.
The cop and the city of Ocoee are mainly affected by this problem.
Opportunity #2
Transgender bathroom debate comes to Florida
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF702699A70FF8?p=AWNB
A state representative pleaded with Florida's District Attorney to denounce the federal alw allowing transgender students to use the bathroom they feel most at ease in, but the DA's office is silent so far.
Transgender people and issues are highly misunderstood, especially by the people making laws about them. Laws are being made and not-made based on ignorance and the closed-minded perspective of cisgedered men and women who have never com into contact with or tried to see the perspective of anyone unlike themselves, and this is a major issue.
Transgender students under the age of 18 are most affected by these laws. As a whole, the transgender community is also affected.
Opportunity #3
Influence marketing: the new cost of entry
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CE73068436B470?p=AWNB
Now more than ever, non-celebrity social influencers are being used to target the masses.
Businesses need to find creative ways to entice prominent bloggers and intagram-ers to sample their product and voice their honest opinions to their audience.
All businesses with a service or product to sell are affected by this shift into influence marketing, and so are the influencers that are becoming the main target of these businesses.
Opportunity #4
Uber getting special zone at Miami International Airport
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CEC77B9DCD0740?p=AWNB
Although Uber is still illegal in Miami-Dade County, MIA airport is giving businesses like Uber specific areas where the drivers can and cannot operate at the airport.
Uber drivers are being given the short stick at MIA, while taxis and Super Shuttles get VIP service. Uber can only operate on the outermost curb when picking customers up, and must wait to complete pick-ups until halfway down the concourse. Also, drivers cannot pick up a new customer in the same trip that they drop one off - they must circle back into the airport and begin a new trip.
Uber and Lyft and other ride-sharing businesses are affected by this problem, as are all the drivers for these companies and, mos importantly, the customers.
Opportunity #5
Allen's Drugs owner says missing neon sign safe, but fate is unclear
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CE7307F36326C0?p=AWNB
South Miami residents are upset that a new law is changing a historic piece of the city's culture.
A popular corner drugstore in South Miami may have to remove its historic neon "DRUGS" sign that has hung in the store since the store's inception, since a new law dictates that the selling of drugs cannot be advertised by a store that dos not contain a pharmacy.
The store owner, Al Collazo, is mainly affected by this problem, as well as the community surrounding the the drugstore.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteYou provided some good articles. In particular opportunity number 4. I think the Uber mandates are out of control. I understand taxis and shuttles will lose business with the increase in the demand for Uber but competition is what this country is built on. The customers really lose out on this policy because it effectively says one group (cabs) can operate and another (Uber, Lyft) cannot.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteWell done! You provided great articles and explained them very well. #4 is so interesting to me because I just had a huge project in a class last semester about Uber and ways to better promote it. #3 is interesting as well. This is such a big thing right now with Vines and what not. You did a very good job with all of these articles! I love how they are all over Florida too!
Hi Sarah, your articles were fun to read. I kept mine all through south florida like you did and even chose one about Uber as well and I like that. The Uber one is interesting since the city and Uber themselves have been going back and forth about doing business in the county and the surrounding areas. I'm upset to hear about the cop, it's something that everyone knows to do when you hear sirens and see lights flashing. Hopefully the lawsuit doesn't fall through. Great job!
ReplyDeleteSarah, your local opportunities the one that stood out to me the most was the transgender bathroom debate. That was actually a pretty popular topic that I have seen in the different opportunities. That article was very interesting and am excited to see the changes that occur. Opportunity number one also was really shocking to me. The fact that a cop got a ticket is astonishing I have never seen a cop receive a ticket. Overall all of your posts are really interesting.
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Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI am extremely interested to see how number one will play out. It will likely depend on the quality of the attorney that the woman can afford. Having said that, litigation against government entities can be an extremely tedious and time consuming. Hopefully something can be worked out. As for number three, a recent episode of Shark Tank had a non-celebrity promoter get a massive deal with Barbara. It is a field that you almost have to be born to do, but if possible, that would be a wonderful way to produce an income.