Zipline Green and 1MillionCups

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I was recently introduced to something called 1MillionCups, and it is a very cool idea. It is sort of a “Shark Tank” but without sharks. It happens all around the United States, and it is a way to help and incentivize entrepreneurship. After reading about it, I chose a video (business pitch) to analyze a little bit.

‘Yes’, ‘No’, and everything in between.

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 We all know about the importance of Negotiation and Deal-Making, and we used everyday not even realizing we are doing it. We used on the phone with our Internet provider, we used with our friends when deciding what to do one evening or where to go on vacation. We used it with our teachers, our students and our families. We used it, most of all, in our everyday jobs, no matter what it is.

These next videos are perfect examples of the use and importance of negotiation skills.

The Wonderful World of Movies (Marketing)

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We are used to seeing big blockbusters with big production budgets that, ultimately, make a lot of people a lot of money. But how does that work, you might ask. Why do some movies do better than other at the box office? 

Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television

The subject of consciousness in television is something that a lot of us think about. What shows to we watch? What am I in the mood for? Comedy, drama or reality? These are all questions the follow us each time we turn on this magic box. It is something that has only been around for sixty years and it started as a commodity. It would stay in the living room where everyone would watch and nobody thought of owning more than one television set.

How We Met Their Mother

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The subject of this week’s blog post is the very sad, very funny, very disappointing, and also very fulfilling finale of the show “How I Met YourMother”, or simply known to fans as HIMYM.

I need to warn you, spoilers are coming after this, so if you don’t want to know what happens or are still waiting to see it, I suggest reading this after you’ve watched it.

300: Rise of a Disappointment

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I was overly excited to go see 300: Rise of an Empire, I mean, the first one was an awesome movie, beautifully directed by Zack Snyder. The storyline was compelling and the graphics just blew your mind away. This was my mindset walking in to the theatre last Saturday night.