Apple’s Siri is eating Google’s lunch By Nigam Arora Student: John Huang Service marketing article paper MARK 361 Sarah Holding Nov 14 th 2011 Introduction Siri is a personal assistant application for iOS. The application uses natural language processing to answer questions‚ make recommendations‚ and perform actions by delegating requests to an expanding set of web services. Siri claims that the software adapts to the user ’s individual preferences over time and personalizes
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The Apple of My Eye: An Analysis of “To Siri‚ with Love: How One Boy with Austism Became BFF with Apple’s Siri” Judith Newman’s “To Siri‚ with Love: How One Boy with Austism Became BFF with Apple’s Siri” is an article showing the relationship between Gus‚ her autistic son‚ and Siri. Austism limits Gus’ ability to socialize and carry-on thought provoking conversations about random topics‚ but Gus loves to discuss topics he is passionate about such as “trains‚ planes‚ buses‚ escalators and‚ of course
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CORSET A corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect). Both men and women are known to wear corsets‚ though women more commonly do. In recent years‚ the fashion industry has also borrowed the term "corset" to refer to tops which‚ to varying degrees‚ mimic the look of traditional corsets without actually acting as them. While these modern corsetsand corset tops often
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In Victorian era‚ corset was seen as part of women’s life‚ as the narrowness of their waist defines their beauty. The discomfort brought was offset by the compliments from others‚ as the image of being weak and needing for protection could greatly increase their female charm. This phenomenon shows the importance of corset in women’s daily life and their self-identity. Before Victorian era‚ in the 17th century‚ even though corset was popular‚ it was only worn by upper-class women. In the18th century
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accessories that will be the main focus are corsets and shoes. CORSET No other garment in Western history has assumed such political‚ social‚ and sexual significance. What is it about the corset? A mere undergarment‚ designed to enhance the female figure‚ has become an icon of all that fascinates about the ambiguous sexual codes of the Victorian era. Was wearing corsets primarily about sexual empowerment or restrictive chastisement? Could the corset explain common female maladies of the Victorian
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2011 The Corset: Instrument of Oppression or Power "I must tell you something of significance. Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. The problem of fashion in 1925 was different. Women were just beginning to go to work in offices. I inspired the cutting of the hair short because it goes with the modern woman. To the woman going to work‚ I said to take off the bone corset‚ because women cannot work while they are imprisoned in a corset." (Coco Chanel)
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Compared to the Victorian era‚ our modern idea of “dressing up” is laughable. The Victorian era timeline took place from 1837 to the 1890s and is named after Britain’s Queen Victoria. Victorian women spent hours putting on tight corsets‚ enormous hoop-skirts‚ and ridiculous sized bustles. Contrary to today’s society‚ women power was almost nonexistent as well as opportunity‚ depending on the man‚ whether it be their father or husband. They also were expected to be obedient to the wishes of these
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The role that location plays in SRI is also embodied in Silicon Valley’s combined effect. Dozen’s of global IT giants and countless small or medium high-tech companies gather here. In addition to the economic agglomeration‚ cultural agglomeration and talents agglomeration‚ agglomeration effect also exists in the knowledge management. Through this effect‚ we can take full use of the dissemination and sharing of knowledge to a large extent. On top of that‚ Silicon Valley has become a synonym for
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look. They went to the extremes of wearing corsets. Corsets were designed to help women reduce the size of their waists by excessive amounts. Ribs were permanently bent or even broken in the process of wearing these corsets. Even today we are obsessed with these unrealistic looks. We’ve just found different ways to emphasize these
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The terms Waist trainer latex‚ corset or waist cincher have similar meanings but there are also slight differences. So‚ let’s get familiar with these. Introduction Waist trainer latex/corsets are usually tight-laced in order to wear. It is also known as a waist trainer corset. Generally‚ it’s made from latex or rubber seam. It is typically worn as a foundation‚ for fashion and for fun. Waist trainer latex will provide you an immediate transformation to a temporary‚ smaller waist and it will create
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