Daily Show Publicity

Jeff Bezos - Founder and CEO of Amazon.com goes on John Stewart's the Daily Show to discuss the release of Kindle 2. Not your typical corporate guru, Jeff comes across as just another laid back tech guy who likes gadgets and inspires creativity. I don't think I have seen a mastermind behind a billion dollar company laugh this hard after being on the Daily Show's hot seat. Just goes to show you that he is not your typical Founder/CEO leading a not so typical company towards success.



Jeff's interview is 14:21 into the show.

Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and a HUGE Threat to Amazon.com!

Here it is, Amazon.com's newest threat, the Plastic Logic Reader. Amazon's recent release of the Kindle 2 reading device has e-book readers in amazement, but here is a THREAT that could cut into their market share. It is called the Plastic Logic Reader and is 8.5 X 11 in., essentially a piece of paper. It could challenge Amazon.com further to break new technological limits and create an increase in the type of technology available for digital readers.

CEO Speaks Out

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com's CEO goes on CNBC to speak to the attributes of their new Kindle 2 reading device and the recent success the company is seeing. Jeff is a highly visible and very hands on oriented CEO and his success at Amazon can be attributed to his curve jumping foresight.

Stock Price ( 61.71) at 3:05pm

#1 in Customer Service

Business Week recently voted Amazon.com as #1 in its annual "Customer Service Champs" rankings. Given that Amazon.com has fared well these past few months, I dug up an article, How Amazon Aims to Keep You Clicking, which described one woman's experience with getting what she paid for.

As Amazon.com continues to play off of its strengths, their customer customization and differentiation, and capitalize on opportunities like their e-book initiative and upcoming release of Kindle 2, it will be interesting to see how it pays for both customer and shareholder.

Stock Price : $63.86 (+3.08% for Friday)