Have you ever wanted to try out a new game to play, but wanted to read about it first? In this review, I reviewed one of the few family-friendly games around: Wizard101. Wizard101 is a fantasy-set MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game, where you go on quests to take down the ultimate enemy of them all with magic you learn as you progress through the game. Because this game is still around after seven years of production, I evaluated this game on three criteria: gameplay,…
Albert Einstein once said: “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” In terms of video games, its gaming screen serves as a positive benefit onto its audience due to the influences of creativity onto its audience. In order to conclude to this, first, I will demonstrate the gaming screen’s negative effects onto its audience and then, I will provide evidence that supports the positive benefit of the gaming screen. Since video games are only seen through the gaming screen, it is only fair to explore…
The whole game industry must stand up against the harassment of women.” Her video blog series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games analyzes sexism in mainstream video games. Two of her most recent videos discuss women as background decoration in games. These videos, and others like it, have drawn death threats in the past. Sarkeesian has also recently appeared on Comedy Central’s news show “The Colbert Report” where she…
this viral video of a Japanese rapper’s music video. He always ignored the video, but keeps seeing it so much that he decided to watch it. As he is watching the video, the kid starts bobbing his head to the heavy bass and likes the song. Once he finishes the video, he reblogs it, and many more people like it, but the most intriguing part about this video is that the entire song is rapped in Japanese, so the kid doesn't understand a single word. The three million people who viewed this video said…
Employers cannot determine if a person is qualified for a job just by looking at them. So many occupations want a person to cover their tattoo if it is visible, such as policemen, nurses or teachers. However, if the company has interviewed the prospective employee, and knows that the person is highly educated and suited for the job, but still does not hire them just because of their tattoo; someone else could come along that does not have a tattoo, but is less experienced than the person who did…
Verizon Wireless is a cellphone service provider that deals with all of the United States. They have a very large customer base that has loyal customers, such as myself, and deal with customers on a daily basis. In fact Verizon has the lowest churn rate which refers to the amount of cancellations each year. In 2014 only 1.28% of Verizon 's customers canceled their service with them. They have stores scattered all over the country and also deal with customers over the phone as well as online.…
Originating from the meaning of ‘continuous improvement’ (Manos, 2007), the concept of the theory is that in order to produce quality customer service, companies - regardless of size, must continually improve customer care on a daily basis. The Kaizen concept encompasses a varied range of beliefs such as making the work environment more efficient and effective by creating a team atmosphere, improving…
products or services to a customer and is measured by numbers of repeat customers. Customer satisfaction is a marketing term that represents the measure of how the needs and responses are worked together and conveyed to exceed expectations customer desire. Customer satisfaction is a theoretical idea and includes such factors as the quality of the product, the quality of the service, the environment of the area where the product or service is purchased, and the price of the product or service.…
Using quality, design and service as core principles, combined with years of experience and a rich family heritage, VIDA Living decided to expand their knowledge of the furniture industry to the UK. In 2013, the company acquired Wilkinson Furniture adding another 84,000 sq. ft. Factory…
Poor Customer Service in Retail Stores Introduction Customer service is about services to customers. Customer satisfaction becomes one of the most important factors that the companies are valued upon, especially in retailing. Bad customer service will have negative influences on businesses and even affect companies’ reputations. Therefore, customer satisfaction is highly valued by companies. This paper will focus on poor customer service in retail: the causes, examples of retailers with failed…