Week 2 Discussions:
Thread 1 (graded – initial posting plus two comments required) Blockbuster vs. Netflix
Thread 2 (graded – initial posting plus two comments required) Enron

Discussion Thread 1
Blockbuster vs. Netflix: Both Blockbuster and Netflix are involved in delivering movies to customers.  They have different business models.
1.	Which company has provided a better return to their investors over the last five years?  
2.	What source(s) did you use to answer the previous question?
3.	What mistakes do you think Blockbuster has made (if any) and were these business strategy or information technology mistakes?  (Cite any sources you used)
4.	What mistakes do you think Netflix has made (if any) and were these business strategy or information technology mistakes. (Cite any sources you used).
Discussion Thread 2
Enron: Enron was a large and apparently very successful company that failed. Accounting scandals, ethical lapses and even employee suicides occurred.  If you want further background information see (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron) for an overview and (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25624-2002Jan10_5.html) for a timeline of events
1.	Search the Internet to see what you can discover about Information Technology at Enron.  Summarize in one paragraph what you found and cite your source(s).
2.	Do you think that Information Technology contributed to the failure or any of the ethical lapses at Enron? Why or why not?  Cite your sources (if any).
3.	Why do you think Enron collapsed?