AI & Soc (2014) 29:11–21 DOI 10.1007/s00146-012-0435-x ORIGINAL ARTICLE Authentic virtual others? The promise of post-modern technologies Taylor Dotson Received: 17 May 2012 / Accepted: 18 September 2012 / Published online: 30 September 2012 Ó Springer-Verlag London 2012 Abstract While modern technological development has promised the liberation of humanity from the constraints of the natural world: disease‚ toil‚ hunger and so on‚ postmodern technological developments promise a
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Case study The contents of this case study should be used to illustrate the answers to all five assessments that make up this Unit. Candidates are expected to use additional resources and research in order to answer the questions. ZK Industrial Company Limited are a toy manufacturer based in Shantou‚ Guangdong Province‚ People’s Republic of China. They were established in 1995 and produce a range of toys and gifts‚ undertaking the entire production process from design
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Fiji Water Mark Muraski BUS 330 Natasha Bell-Scott March 2010 Fiji Water Fiji water is more than just a rehydration product‚ it’s a lifestyle. In this paper I will explain how the three levels of product‚ augmented product‚ actual product and the core benefit relate to Fiji water. The packaging label is important to all manufactures and Fiji sells the idea well with its design. Fiji has used a new brand development strategy. When customers buy Fiji water they are showing that they
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sure that we all know that water is essential for life. With that being said it is obvious that the target market for bottled water is the human race and even our different pets. After reading through some interesting articles about bottle water target markets I found it interesting that minority groups are at the top of the list. Hispanic and African American groups have a high target market. There has been research done concluding that minority groups reach for bottled water more so than white American’s
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a. Competition situation Product Length Competitor Product width TV/audio/video Television Sharp‚ LG‚ Philips‚ Panasonic‚ Sony Blu-ray Home theater Camera/camcorder Camera Canon‚ SONY‚ NIKON‚ Panasonic‚ Kodak‚ Fuji‚ Olympus Camcorder Home appliance Refrigerator‚ LG‚ SONY‚ Whirlpool‚ Electrolux Washing Machine‚ air conditioner Mobile device Mobile Phone & Smartphone Nokia‚ RIM‚ Apple‚ LG‚ Sony‚ HTC‚ Huawei Tablet Apple Computer/printer
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Topic: Tap Water vs. Bottled Water Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that tap water is as safe as or safer than bottled water Central Idea: With bottled advertise and claim to be from pure sources‚ tap water can have alike or better quality sources of drinking water than bottled water. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: Bottled water has become the indispensable item in our lives. It starts the day in lunch boxes; it goes to every meeting‚ lecture hall‚ and soccer match; it ’s in the cubicles
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Introduction Frutika Juice is the juice brand of AFBL‚ recently introduced juice in the prevalent Bangladesh market. From the lunching of the product Frutika Juice has come up with novelty promotional campaign in order to grab the market share. It also tried to make available the product in the market through their effective distribution channel. The history of Akij Group stretches back to later part of the forties. In its infancy‚ the Group started in humble way with jute trading which was
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starchy foods low in protein. In this disease‚ the child’s abnormally low body weight is often masked by water retention‚ which makes the face moon-shaped and the belly swollen. Deficiency diseases are usually associated with lack of vitamins or minerals. The effects of a vitamin or mineral deficiency on the body depend on the function of the particular nutrient lacking. For example‚ vitamin A is
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products. In this report‚ first‚ we are going to analyse and segment the possible markets for Tipperary Water Co. Ltd in European as well as in non-European countries. Then we will analyse and decide which international entry strategy is suitable to enter the chosen market. The model for the International Market Selection (IMS) is based on the model by Hollensen . 2. Current Situation Tipperary Water Co. Ltd was founded by Patrick and Nicholas Cooney in 1986 in Tipperary‚ Ireland. The company has its
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FIJI Water LLC is a U.S. based company‚ that market its famous brand in more than a dozen countries out of its bottling plant located in the Fiji Islands. The product concept was developed in the early nineties by David Gilmour‚ the Canadian-born owner and founder of Fiji’s renowned Wakaya Island Resort.1 As of 2008‚ FIJI Water marketed its bottled mineral water in about a dozen countries in North America‚ Asia‚ Europe and the Middle East. It was marketed as FIJI Natural Mineral Water in Europe
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