Howard Rheingold

Howard Rheingold’s book, Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution is a commentary concerning the emerging effects wireless technology and mobile devices might have on society. This is not a new topic for Rheingold, he has written other works about trends in computing, communications, and culture, including the book, Virtual Community, a term he also coined. In Smart Mobs, Rheingold explores the groups of friends, colleagues, and/or strangers, who come together in what he calls smart mobs. These are "people who are able to act in concert even if they don’t know each other. The people who make up smart mobs cooperate in ways never thought possible because they carry devices that possess both communication and computing capabilities” (Rheingold, 2002, p. xii). Smart mobs then could be defined as information communities that form with a common interest and exploit the internet and technology. (Fisher, 2003,p. 660) Smart mobs are using technology in ways not necessarily intended and are changing how we live. Rheingold's research into this new social revolution, is shown in a mixture of discussions with experts in the field, and personal observations of how people are using new technologies and instant access. He begins the book by…

everyday life and the professional world. The critic and writer Howard Rheingold, who specializes…

Deep, dark secrets are not an aspect of life that came to age with 21st century technology. However, through the modern medium of the World Wide Web, there has been a new cultural phenomenon called “PostSecret,” which provides people a window to anonymously share their secrets. This phenomenon began in 2005 when Frank Warren initiated an art project that welcomed people to anonymously mail him their secrets on postcards. Since 2005, on every Sunday Warren has released new batches of secrets so…

My Epic Hero Journey In this essay I will be deliberating my threshold transition when I am thirty years. I will include five to seven decisions that will change my perspective about life. My five to seven decisions will include me making good grades, A friends death, moving out, marriage, college, and having children.Buy the time I am thirty I hope to wake up in a nice modern house in the suburban part of Charlotte or Raleigh. I will wake to see my husband who is probably getting ready for…

Starbucks Organizational Diversity Diversity management in the workplace is a strategy to improve diversity and inclusion through policies, procedures, and programs (Cañas & Sondak, 2014). Starbucks is a corporation that sells coffee, tea, and food items within coffeehouses as well as in-store items. This paper will examine Starbucks Corporation’s diversity strategy and offer suggestions to improve the approach to increasing morale, revenue, and production. Background In 1971, Starbucks opened…

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Allen Youngblood 0982986 ENC1101 9/29/2017 Narrative Essay I am in a fantastic boss, I'm such a fantastic boss that somebody once bought me a coffee mug that says "world's best boss". Although the person who bought that for me was myself, deep down I know that I am the world's best boss. A boss is a leader and just as all leaders make mistakes I have as well. Hitler should have never invaded Russia, the mayor of that town in Footloose should never have outlawed dancing, and I should have never…

This case discusses the successes, challenges, and obstacles of Starbucks operating within the United States as well as other countries. The founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, was on a business trip in Milan, Italy in 1983. He saw how their coffee houses were more than just a place to purchase coffee but was more of a social experience. The coffee house was a place where people met with friends and gathered outside of work and home. Mr. Schultz decided to replicate that and that is how…

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Starbucks is considered the main representative of "second wave coffee", initially distinguishing itself from other coffee-serving venues in the US by taste, quality, and customer experience while popularizing darkly roasted coffee. Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee known as VIA, espresso, caffe latte, full-…

NG HSIU PING 237801 A case study related to customers’ evaluations about the effect of price promotion in coffee chain stores Promotional pricing can be defined as the sales promotion strategy which consists reducing the price of a goods or services in order to attract more customers, retain old customers and maximize the sales volume or revenue in food and beverage industry (mbaskool). (Raghubir and Corfman,1999) mentioned price promotion are mutual strategy and it used to reduce the price…