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LEED Certification Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
LEEDing for a Greener Earth “What are neighborhoods with LEED certification using it for? “ When first presented with this question, I thought to myself, what in the world is LEED certification? After a bit of research and a visit to LEED’s website, I had a good understanding of
What a dial up Modem Spectrogram Looks Like
We all remember the good old days of connecting to America Online and hearing that unavoidable digital crunching sound. If this sound does not resonate with you, then you missed out on a great dynasty of the internet. There was no better feeling back in the day then having a successful,
inFORM Dynamic Shape Display MIT Project
MIT students and professors are showing the world what is possible with science and our advances in technology with their new video that is out of this world. The final result is a product called inFORM, which allows the user to render a plane of pins that shift up
Coin Positions Itself to be the Premiere Payment System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Sx34swEG0 Recently a start-up company called coin is positioning itself to change the world of payments. Imagine having all of your credit cards, in one electronic card that changes your payment option with a click of the button. My first instinct when hearing about this revolutionary product is to question
The Importance of Computer Code in Our Lives
Computer Code is our DNA Code is embedded into our lives whether we realize it or not. It is the universal language between humans and computers that has come a long way since the prehistoric days of coding, even before binary code (1’s and 0’s). This PBS clip explains
Moscow Subways Accepting Squats as Payment for Tickets
If your a commuter in Moscow, Russia you probably noticed some fancy new ticket machines. Instead of accepting money, the cost of a one way trip is 30 squats. This is a genius promotion for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic games and has already going viral on the web.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Marketing Thor to Women Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIIaB6kJI0 Jimmy Kimmel and his crew create a parody that transforms the trailer for Thor: The Dark World that just hit theaters into a romantic comedy called “Thor Actually” with the target audience being women. The trailer strikes a spot on resemblance to most of the cookie-cutter romantic movies
What Porters Five Forces are Used For: Business Basics
If you have graduated or are currently in business school you defiantly have heard the term porters five forces over and over again. Here is the simplest way to understand the 5 forces. Threat of New Entry New entrants increase competitive pressure by implementing new production capacity into play