Eric Weiner

History LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly and Jean-Luc Vaillant, on May 5th, 2003. It was originally set up in December of 2002, in Reid Hoffman’s living room. At the end of the first month, they had a total of 4,500. By fall, Linkedin showed enough promise to gain an investment from Sequoia Capital, an investment company based in California which is mostly concerned with electronics. That same year, they introduced address book uploads. In 2004, they…

The Executive branch is a part of the three main branches that make up the United States of Americas government. This branch in particular is run mainly by the president and that person has a range of powers that they can use to run this country to their liking and for the peoples liking and enforce the overall law of the land. Through the years from Thomas Jefferson to Obama and even to Trump(somehow) these executive leaders have and most likely will spread and enforce their power onto the…

What does it mean to be a friend? We all have that one person that fills our heart with warm fuzzy platonic love, but what makes them so different? The psychological dictionary states a friendship is a “voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from shared interests and experiences and is mutually gratifying.” I hope when you thought about your close friends some of this definition applied. Everyone has their own…

“Take A Knee” – Athletic Defiance Janet Weiner Introduction Colin Kaepernick is an American Football player who wanted to peacefully protest police brutality and racism against African American men. During, the national anthem before a game he “took a knee” in protest. Other football players have joined in this protest. Police brutality has become an incredibly polarizing and contentious issue in America. President Trump took the stance that kneeling during the national anthem is…

Comedian and author Aziz Ansari’s nonfiction book, Modern Romance, explores the evolutions that has come about in the dating game come the age of the Internet. Cowritten with sociologist and New York University professor Eric Klinenberg, the book also offers a psychological standpoint behind many of these new dating “habits,” so to speak. After reading Ansari’s analysis of how the Internet has revolutionized sex, dating, and marriage for younger Americans, it is clear that this change brings…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…