The evolution of man(woman)-kind has regressed as technology continues progress. Specific individuals determination to progress society’s convenience factor will ultimately dwarf future generations ability to process and complete simple tasks. My generation is a perfect case and point: Calculators have made my generation basic math degenerates. While incredibly convenient, they have made younger generations lazy. [...]
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I’m nearly 2 weeks late, but for the sake of putting thoughts and ideas to paper I find it necessary to write and disclose my New Year’s Resolutions Goals. After discussions with many people I decided goals was the preferred word compared to resolutions. Resolutions is centered towards correcting your mistakes, while goals is centered [...]
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With the economy being in shambles more and more recent graduates are turning towards more education to help them on the job-front. University officials were correct in predicting that business professionals, and recent college graduates, would turn to an MBA program to solidify job security. Dr. Randall S. Hansen has a great article on, “Is [...]
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It typically takes significant turmoil or angst to produce results. If you look at the world of business, politics, or sports at what point is true progress made? At what point do we look within ourselves and say, “this is unacceptable”? It seems that only after hitting rock bottom, or experiencing severe turmoil, that we [...]
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Since the 6th grade I’ve been an avid and active runner, but I’ve never run a marathon before. I ran cross country, the 1500m, and 3000m in high school and finally participated in the Hood to Coast when I reached college. The Nike / Kaiser Permanente 5 miler, The 8K Shamrock run, and the Run [...]
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One of my favorite grocery stores to shop at is Trader Joes, but I wish they engaged in more social media interaction. I love their fresh produce, amazing variety and selection of alternative foods, and friendly customer service. Though Trader Joes is currently the 21st largest grocery chain, with 294 stores and $4.3 billion in [...]
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Concerned stock holders don’t need to look search very long before understanding why Sirius Radio, now Sirius XM Radio, is struggling as a company and experiencing a $2 decrease in stock price. Sirius Radio’s social media footprint is as prominent as their customer service. Their customer service is abysmal at best and the only breathing [...]
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I recently visited PF Changs for my craving of great Chinese happy hour food and was surprised to see how few actually knew about their great deals. I didn’t have to search very long before I figured out why no one knows about PF Changs happy hour. They don’t talk about it, promote it, or [...]
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In 1996 the movie rental industry was dead and monopolistic. The Blockbusters and Hollywood Videos of the world ruled the land and consumers were left with either watching movies in the theater or renting them from one of these establishments. In 1997 Netflix broke the barrier and gave consumers a choice. Movie lovers no longer [...]
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As publicized through a social media blog post, my Twitter account, and Facebook profile I’ve decided to give the social media engager a little more structure and organization. My penultimate goal is to write posts as organically as possible, but this has led to some very late evenings and often rude awakenings. Unfortunately I don’t [...]
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