Marc Benioff

Before Benioff became the CEO of Salesforce.com he worked for companies such as Apple and Oracle. “Prior to launching Salesforce, he spent 13 years at Oracle Corporation.” (Unknown 2016). “He also worked as an assembly language programmer in Apple Computer’s Macintosh Division.” (Unknown 2016). As you can see from these two quotes Benioff was very experienced in the tech industry before he became the CEO of Salesforce.com. After working for these companies he finally decided to start his own business in 1999. (Unknown 2016). Benioff was considered a visionary for many different reasons, but the main reason he is known as a visionary for is his passion for innovation. “Benioff has been widely recognized for his visionary leadership and pioneering innovations.” (Unknown 2016). He is considered a social activist because he has a strong passion for social change. Which brings us to the next topic of his 1:1:1 model. “Benioff created the 1-1-1 model of philanthropy, which leverages the resources of Salesforce to improve communities around the world: donating 1% of Salesforce’s product, 1% of its equity and 1% of employees ' time to help nonprofits achieve their missions.” (Unknown 2016). General Collin Powell raised a good point why Benioff could undergo scrutiny. “Retired Gen. Colin Powell, a Salesforce director, says he recently advised Mr. Benioff that his advocate persona may subject him and Salesforce to unwanted…

locally. It was founded in 1999 by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff, and has since grown to 2,600 employees and earned $748 million in revenue in 2007. Salesforce.com has over 43,000 corporate customers and well over 1 million subscribers. Salesforce.com attributes its success to the many benefits of its on-demand model of software distribution. The on-demand model eliminates the need for large up-front capital investments in systems and lengthy implementations on corporate computers.…

We all grow up with different ideas of the perfect guy, the perfect boyfriend, sometimes we wish to be able to build our own as if they were male Barbie dolls. Well ladies, I have figured out the perfect formula of the man for me. Luckily I didn’t even have to make him. He was introduced to me on the way to a Florida Georgia Line concert wearing a white Columbia fishing shirt and most perfect smile. Most search for what they want in life, but if a relationship is meant to be it will magically…

important role in the distribution of information and the construction of criminality and the criminal justice system. Public perceptions are formed by journalists and news reporter’s portrayals of victims and criminals in the news media. They focus on the drama of the crime story rather than the content, resulting in the skewing of reality. Within the context of Canada, a researcher at the Université du Québec à Montréal revealed that 95% of news reporters use the media to disseminate…

youth researcher, social media scholar, and campaigner at Microsoft Research. She defines digital natives as “native speakers” of technology while digital immigrants learn overtime and adapt to the new advancements. Published in a fairly recent time of February 2014, boyd explains how it can be dangerous to assume that youths are digital natives. She argues that digital natives is an inaccurate title for youths such as teens because they are not fully aware of everything technology based and can…

As a person limited with technology experience, I label myself as being a ‘digital immigrant’. I faced the challenge of creating an infographic and I did not understand how to use Piktochart effectively or to create one that is graphic and visually displayed for the ‘digital natives’ who prefer graphics before paper (Prensky,2001). Initially, I created an infographic about Facebook that looked like advertising. I felt frustrated that a simple task of inserting a line proved difficult and that…

"Composers must come out into the open; they must fight the battle with other workers" Marc Blitzstein. Blitzstein’s The Cradle will Rock was one of the most powerful pieces of art during the Great Depression ("The Cradle Will Rock", 1). It alone transformed not only Broadway, but also the mentality of the American people during this time of labor, war, and strife. Theatre reached more people during this time than ever before. Under Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's Work Progress Administration 25…

Every time the NBA season ends, there is always a frequently asked question, which Gasol brother played better this season? People even take several polls on the internet, and it’s always back and forth. Marc and Pau Gasol are two of the premier post players in the NBA. However, people often confuse them because of their size and low post scoring, even though they are extremely diverse. In this article, The Gasol Brothers, basketball fans will find out how to easily identify the two from one…

Craig Kielburger has done extraordinary things that have impacted thousands of people. He is an inspiration to many people including me. He founded a world renown charity Free the Children and co-founded Me to We. Free the Children is a charity to help free children from slavery and child labour in countries like India, Thailand and Bangladesh then give them an education after reuniting them with their families. Me to We is another part of Free the Children that is more for the social part of…

Many educators fear that a lack of ICT usage in the classroom will result in ‘digital natives’ becoming increasingly disengaged with a system that doesn’t cater to their skills or learning styles. In his article, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’, Marc Prensky illustrates how many students at present are feeling unengaged by traditional teaching methodology and content – one student stated, “every time I go to school I have to power down” (Prensky 3). Furthermore he stresses the need for…