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Facebook
Zuckerberg Admits His Biggest Mistake

  By Witnify • May 15, 2014 Uncategorized
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explains in a 2012 interview at TechCrunch Disrupt how not focusing on mobile traffic hurt his company’s initial public offering (IPO) and describes the worst mistake the company has ever made.

Tagged   2010s, Business, Computer, Facebook, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, Science and Technology, Wall Street
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North American Free Trade Agreement
How Canada Benefits From NAFTA

  By Sarah Dejak • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Peter Antone, Attorney at law, explains the advantages and disadvantages of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Canada. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, North American Free Trade Agreement, Politics and History
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North American Free Trade Agreement
The Importance of NAFTA

  By Sarah Dejak • May 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Dr. Barry Lawrence, Director of the Industrial Distribution Program, discusses why NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is important and its’ significance. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Economics, North American Free Trade Agreement, Politics and History
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Cesar Chavez
Chavez Explains the Power of Boycotts

  By Witnify • April 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Activist Cesar Chavez describes how a poor citizen’s vote does not help them–but explains how boycotts can change how the marketplace works to better benefit them.

Tagged   Business, Cesar Chavez, Politics and History, Protest
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Hanna-Barbera
Martha Goldman Sigall on Working at Hanna-Barbera

  By Witnify • April 15, 2014 Uncategorized
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Martha Goldman Sigall explains what it was like to be a part of the early days of Hanna-Barbera and describes some of her favorite memories from her 53 years working with animation.

Tagged   Animation, Arts and Culture, Business, Film, Hanna-Barbera, TV
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Great Depression
Survivors on Their Lives During the Great Depression

  By Witnify • April 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Hear how these Americans survived the Great Depression that began with the stock market crash of September 4, 1929. They explain the food they ate and the basic necessities they learned to live without, like heat, medicine, and new clothes.

Tagged   Business, Great Depression, Politics and History
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The Coca-Cola Company
Coke CEO Describes Reactions to New Coke

  By Witnify • March 27, 2014 Uncategorized
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Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, recalls reactions to the launch of the ill-fated New Coke on April 23, 1985, which did not go as planned. People were enraged by the new taste of the iconic drink and Coca-Cola quickly returned to the old formula a few months … Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Arts and Culture, Business, The Coca-Cola Company
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Apple Inc.
Ron Wayne on the Beginning of Apple Inc.

  By Witnify • March 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Ron Wayne, Apple’s third co-founder, discusses how the idea for the company originated and describes the meeting he had with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak that led him to invest.

Tagged   Apple Inc., Business, Computer, Science and Technology, Steve Jobs
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Apple Inc.
Steve Wozniak on the Lost Apple Co-Founder

  By Witnify • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Apple’s Steve Wozniak explains why Ron Wayne, Apple’s original 3rd investor, decided to sell his shares before the company had its big break.

Tagged   Apple Inc., Business, Computer, Science and Technology, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
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Wall Street
Rep. Ellen Tauscher on the Past & Future of the NYSE

  By Witnify • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Ellen Tauscher remembers what it was like to be one of the first woman on the New York Stock Exchange. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Ellen Tauscher, Politics and History, Wall Street
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