Christian and I created two infographics that explored student tendencies of cheating and plagiarism in colleges and universities. We learned that a pretty good sized minority has committed a minor offense, such as copying some text from a source without citing it, and that larger offenses such as purchasing a …

My Sunday School class visits the nursing home across the street from us every first Sunday of the month. I was greeting new people and this one particular woman was sitting in her chair watching me closely. I wrapped up my short little spiel with the woman in the wheelchair …

Our group did a propaganda campaign opposing gun control laws. We found a good number of images that help portray our position on the subject. The pictures we chose use two different strategies, a satiric approach and a direct approach. We chose a fair amount of comedic pictures because satire …

Web 1.0
Pros:
mostly reliable information
simple
Cons:
not interactive
less information available

Web 2.0
Pros:
more interactive
more information available
Cons:
sometimes the information is less reliable because anyone can edit it

Web 3.0
Pros:
virtual reality

Cons:
there is no practicality so far
not an actual name for …

If I wrote, what would I write about?

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Having your cell phone in your hand

Dragon Ball Z style capsules for easy storage…

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1. Tv ad’s, the daisy ad for example, which uses propaganda and (not so) subliminal messaging
2. Twitter, espn having live debates with analysts arguing which team will win an upcoming game and people tweeting a hashtag in support of either side
3. Music, artists making songs and lyrics supporting …

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1. My favorite idea was to recreate an old movie using new technology. I think it would be neat to see how a great old movie would look except with modern special effects. One movie that really comes to mind is The Birds. When I was little, my aunt said …

For our project, we 3D scanned several artifacts from the James Monroe Museum including Monroe’s Desk, a bas relief of Monroe’s negotiations regarding the Louisiana Purchase, and many other of the Monroe family’s personal possessions. It was really cool and fun to have the opportunity to work up close and …

It has been almost a year and a half since I was in Hawai’i; it’s the longest I have been away.

Shark’s Cove

I miss swimming the afternoons in the ocean with my dad, chasing his fins.
Running from the aquatic life; even strokes like I am flying.
Breathe in …

Chapter 16: Pricing Objectives and Policies

Walmart is a very well known company within the U.S. Over the years they have made it obvious that maximizing their profits is important to their success. Chapter 16 of Essentials of Marketing discusses the various objectives and policies that companies such as Walmart …

Chapter 15: More Details on Advertising, Publicity, and Sales Promotion

The Essentials of Marketing states that in 2010 Television used the most amount of money for advertising their products/services to the public. Although that fact is still true today, it seems evident that as the times are changing the internet …

Chapter 14: Personal Selling

Personal selling is strategy that causes sales people within a company to convince potential buyers to purchase their product. This article discusses the various marketing strategies in personal selling. Personal selling is seen even when a person is trying to sell themselves to potential employers. The …

Chapter 13: Promotion

“Promotion is communicating informationbetween the seller and potential buyer or others in the channel to influence attitudesand behavior.” (Essentials of Marketing)

The three basic objectives to promote a product successfully are to inform, persuade, and remind customers. The idea of informing is to provide customers with all …

Chapter 10: Place and Development of Channel Systems

Ever walk into a store and wonder WHY they sell a certain product there? Imagine visiting an area that is mostly dry and hot and walking into a convenience shop and one of the things they’re selling is an umbrella? It sounds …

Chapter 8: Elements of Product Planning for Goods & Services

“Branding” is the use of a name, term, symbol, or design – or a combination of those – to identify a product (Essentials of Marketing).

The manner in which our society has progressed over the last couple of decades has …

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything and, though this is not going to be a hefty post, I’m going to ease my way back in.  Here are some of the silly things that kids say:

From my beloved Puppylove: “You need to go potty.”  Why?  “Because you keep …

Chapter 5: Final Consumers and Their Buying Behavior

A “need” is the basic force that motivates a person to do something, while a “want” is a need that is learned during a person’s life. As humans we are motivated by either a “need” or a “want” which has been psychologically …

Chapter 1: Marketing’s Value to Consumers, Firms, and Society

Most of the time we don’t realize when we encounter the idea of “marketing” because it’s become second nature. Chapter 1 of “Essentials of Marketing” attempts to define marketing on a more personal level. We use marketing as a part of …

The first article I read was the Nicholas Carr one, original I know. I completely agree with him. I actually had a conversation with my Dad about this topic a few weeks ago. I’ve noticed the same change in myself. I used to love to read, all throughout my schooling …

Finished this over the weekend but forgot to post about it, whoops haha

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