you ever wondered who invented bubble gum‚ or why it’s pink? How do you go about getting the answers to these questions? Easy. Think way‚ way back‚ not to prehistoric times but close‚ 1928. Popular With Children‚ Unpopular with Parents and Teachers. The first known bubble gum appeared in 1906‚ and was a dud. Known as Blibber Blubber‚ it was sticky‚ brittle‚ and insufficiently cohesive. In 1928‚ an accountant‚ Walter Diemer‚ invented an improved version of bubble gum. The only food coloring he
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America’s economy saw its longest economic expansion in history. From 1991 to 2001‚ the improving economy‚ new jobs creations‚ and the success of the stock market were big factors that lead the nation to prosperity. Overall‚ people had a positive outlook on life and were hopeful about the future. Many Americans were confident in the direction the country was growing and the country was productive. In addition‚ the decade introduced the Internet. This marked the beginning of the Information Age and
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table‚ the price of a 3 minutes phone call have been reduced by 98‚6%. The reduction in air transport costs per mile is 74%. There is no doubt that such reductions encourage companies to expand geographically. In addition‚ the rapid growth of the internet has made it possible to share information with the rest of the world in microseconds. Eric Samuels states that one of the industries that has grown because of information technology is the financial service industry. He states that “delivery of
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Who directs‚ who? Are we the conductor or the actor? It would appear the Internet is not an instrument of the public but a private enterprise‚ controlled by the few to manipulate the many; however‚ its effect on literacy is minimal and is not fully to blame for the present lack of focus and critical thinking enabled people. The
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a company’s success in today’s world. As recent as 10 years ago it was unheard of to run a company solely though the internet. Today we have Amazon.com‚ which is one of the biggest internet companies and which led the way for the rest of them to follow. Another company that was born during the .com boom is Netflix. It got its start in 1997 as an idea to rent DVD’s over the internet. Founders Reed Hasting and Marc Randolph believed in the potential of the disc replacing the bulkier VHS tape and saw
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staggering. The market for networking between companies barely existed s few years ago; today it exceeds billions annually. Most stunning of all of this has been the growth of the Internet‚ a loosely confederated network of networks‚ public and private. According to Vinton Cerf‚ president of the Internet Society. "Internet is growing faster than any other telecommunications system ever built‚ including the telephone network."
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of the Internet simultaneously. In fact‚ I think Slenderman is a subversive masterpiece in terms of monster creation. Of course when Victor Surge first created him‚ he was just a creepy picture with minimal back story. Now he is a cultural phenomenon and terrorises the dreams and thoughts of many. What makes Slenderman a fascinating study is that he is the the personification of how modern myths work. At the core of Slenderman‚ most of us know he is created. You can trace back his history to specific
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business and focus resources on the Intel invented microprocessors. In January 1997‚ Intel was ranked among the top five American companies. For the most part‚ Intel’s success had been due to its microprocessors. Notwithstanding the company’s remarkable history and success‚ company executives worried about the challenges ahead. Almost thirty years later‚ the questions are‚ "How can Intel increase and maintain its profits while sustaining or expanding its market share in an increasingly turbulent and aggressive
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Maggie Walsh Historical Honor Society The Greatest Impact on Human Society Throughout the history of the world there have been many important and revolutionary inventions such as the printing press‚ the steam engine and the automobile. All of these inventions had major impacts on the way humans lived and aided in changing or shaping new and future societies. These inventions all largely effected past generations and civilizations but with the help of new inventions‚ modern day technology is
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Strategic Position of Yahoo!: Environment: The constantly changing landscape of the internet is the environment in which Yahoo! exists. Increasing and intensifying competition from companies like Google have seen Yahoo! overtaken in terms of its leadership in key internet markets like internet searching using search engines. The fact that company has spread itself (and hence its resources) over a plethora of internet opportunities has resulted in the company becoming fragmented and uncompetitive against
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