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Meet the Class of 2015

Every year marketers release statistics and fun insights about that year’s college freshman. The Class of 2015 report from Mr. Youth, a youth marketing and social media organization, is out. Most interesting insight for me: Did you know that “The Class of 2015” watches TV with at least two or more electronic devices so how

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One Spark Of An Idea

Every so often an idea comes along that stops you in your tracks. sOccket is an incredible demonstration of the power of a simple idea, of the collision between science and sport, of the application of minds to mending hearts. One part soccer ball, one part portable energy generator, another community builder and finally one

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Haul Videos

According to ABC-TV News a new phenomenon called “haul videos” means teens can show off their purchases to the whole world. There are more than 110,000 haul videos currently on YouTube, and some videos are racking up tens of millions of views. Hauls are short product review videos. The “vlogger,” or video blogger, shows off

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Niche Biz: Fabulouscoach.com

According to a story in Businessweek, Ray Land, 23, is known as the “young guy” in the charter bus industry, where most operators have decades of experience. “It’s not like the tech business, where a lot of young people start businesses [based on] new ideas,” says Land, who founded the company in high school after

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You Can Learn About Entrepreneurship From SpongeBob Squarepants

According to Entrepreneur, there’s an episode of SpongeBob Squarepants, “Chocolate With Nuts,” that’s all about starting a business. Here’s the plot, and what real entrepreneurs can learn from it: In the episode, SpongeBob is struck with the idea that he’d like to get rich after receiving a high-end luxury magazine in the mail by mistake.

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Disney Buys Marvel Distress

photo credit: chanchan222 Many are up in arms about the recent announcement of Disney buying out the long time favorite Marvel comics. Many wonder what this will forecast for Marvels many characters in the future. Will they change drastically, will they get rid of some of the characters that people love? One sure thing about

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