Selena – A Real American Drama
“Selena” Hard work, vision, entrepreneurship and the making of a true American dream! If you haven’t seen or heard of it, “Selena” is a movie based on the life of Selena Quintanilla Perez: a once up-and-coming Hispanic pop star. This biography follows the star from her humble beginnings to her untimely death in 1995 at the…
Read MoreFinding Motivation When You Need It Most
Whether it be in our workout routine or in the workplace, there comes a time when we could all use a little more motivation. How do you know you are needing some motivation? You dread the task at hand You find yourself unhappy or not enjoying the things you used to You are moving further…
Read MoreIs Productivity Increased by Stimulants?
Do Stimulants like Coffee Increase Productivity? Everyone in the office has a moment from time to time – or maybe several moments – where they’re just not feeling very productive. With many factors that could be the possible culprit, for whatever the reason, productivity levels have gone down. If you’re tempted to reach for…
Read MoreThe 2015 Report On the State of Cyber-security
The 2015 Report On the State of Cyber-security SEC staff have been conducting sweep examinations of over a hundred registered investment advisers and broker-dealers to test the preparedness and practices of these firms against cyber-security attacks. What they found convinced the SEC to issue a Risk Alert through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). The…
Read MoreWhat’s New in the Medical Industry?
The ability to communicate with our loved ones through real-time video via computer or even cell phone was once a futuristic concept. However, today many of us use Skype, Facetime, or Google Hangouts on a regular basis. From calling our family or friends, to catching a lecture, to watching a video podcast…telecommunication has become a…
Read MoreHow To Promote Like Starbucks
Are you a Starbucks junkie who’d gladly stomp across a bed of rusty nails for a Caffe Americano? Or do you scoff at the coffee maven’s high prices and frilly drinks? Quite frankly, it doesn’t matter how you feel about Starbucks. Fan or foe, you must admit that no one markets better than they do.…
Read MoreNightcrawler: Observations of Where Marketing Meets Entrepreneurship
“If you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket.” Lou Bloom A man at the end of his income, we immediately see the brilliant and complex nature of Jake’s character in this dark story of one thief’s quest to weasel his way into an industry and into…
Read MoreHow Can Twitter Help Businesses Recruit Perfect Candidates
How Can Twitter Help Businesses Recruit Perfect Candidates Over the years, recruitment agencies have evolved to keep pace with technology. Video conferencing, handheld tablets and mobile computing devices, which were only fictional gadgets often talked about in movies and books, are now a reality. The internet has grown from a small community to a network…
Read MoreThe Best of Super Bowl XLIX’s Commercials
Every year, TV viewers everywhere know that the Super Bowl brings the best commercials (and the most expensive commercials!). In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, the media world breaks out into a frenzy as Super Bowl commercials are “leaked” and teasers about the campaigns expected to be appearing in the Super Bowl…
Read More“The Social Network” – A Cautionary Tale
For those of you who have a Facebook page (1.23 billion active users worldwide) you have Mark Zuckerberg to thank. It’s not only Mr. Zuckerberg however, that helped dream up this idea. Although he is the main designer behind the internet site, there were other influencers who helped propel the process along. For those of…
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