Bright Futura10 World-Class Companies Started by College Students
Posted on November 7, 2011
If you’re looking to start a company as a college student, stop looking for that big idea. Look for a big problem, then solve it.
Here are the top 10 companies that were started by college students in the order of their Alexa rankings.
1. Google, Stanford Graduate Students
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Maybe you have heard of Google. If you haven’t lets give you the history of the one of the worlds most well known brands. Larry and Sergey met at Stanford and started Google as a research project for their graduate studies. Named BackRub, its original purpose was to index the Stanford Digital Library. After three years it was interfering with their studies so they tried to sell it to Excite for $1 million. Excite rejected the offer and Google received $25 million in funding the next year. Bet Excite feels dumb right now.
Note: Not started as a business. Continue Reading
Texas Student Killed In School Bus Crash
Posted on November 7, 2011
“It will be months from now” if anyone is ever charged in the Friday night wreck that killed one person and critically injured four others, Trooper Phillip “Sparky” Dean wrote in an email.
The school-owned bus was carrying 12 agricultural studies students, three faculty members and a faculty member’s wife from Abilene to Medina, where they were going to spend the weekend doing mission work at a children’s home. Authorities say the 34-year-old driver, faculty member Michael Nicodemus, lost control as the bus was entering a bend on U.S. 83 near Ballinger. The vehicle hit a concrete culvert and did a complete roll, ejecting some passengers.
Anabel Reid, a student from Petersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other 15 people on board were taken to area hospitals, where four were in critical condition, an ACU spokesman said.
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Want Mind Control Powers: 9 Nonverbal Strategies That Work
Posted on November 4, 2011
You may not know this – but your nonverbal communication plays a big role in how persuasive you are.
That’s right. Your body gestures, movements, tone of voice, touch, distance from the person, eye contact, and physical appearance can make you more or less persuasive.
Here are 9 nonverbal ways to dramatically increase your persuasive power:
1. Touching
There have been countless studies on the power of touch – and its effectiveness on persuasion. Jacob Hornick (1992) studied waiters and waitresses who touched and didn’t touch diners during their meals. Touching not only increased tips significantly, it also caused customers to evaluate the restaurant more favorably. Not surprisingly, attractive waitresses who touched female customers received the highest tips of all. So if you are hideous you might not be able to solely count on touching people as a method persuasive. While I would not recommend this power to be used on professors, I would strongly encourage its use as a tool.
Students accused of cheating are treated with greater leniency when smiling
2. Smiling
There have been dozens of studies showing the persuasive power of smiling; for example: waitresses earn more tips (Gueguen & Fischer-Lokou, 2004), job interviewers create positive impressions (Washburn & Hakel, 1973) and more likely to get the job (Forbes & Jackson, 1980), and even students accused of cheating are treated with greater leniency when smiling (LaFrance & Hecht, 1995). Smiling doesn’t always work in every situation, but it can definitely help you seem more positive and upbeat which often aids in persuasiveness. Use this power when ever needed. It is a timeless remedy for nearly all situations. Continue Reading
Phone Reminders Not Working: Post-It Note Watch!
Posted on November 4, 2011
If you aren’t hip to reminder apps or you want a low-tech solution to your poor memory, we got the solution. Post-It Note Watch! It allows you to simply stick your notes around your wrist and BLAM! Instant reminder.
Remember When You Were A Kid?
Posted on November 3, 2011
Whether you’re a young kid who dreams of doing something incredible or a seasoned professional with an extensive entrepreneurial résumé, we all need motivation. So take a break from the cat videos, and be inspired.
Now it’s Time to Get to Work
Remember this quote from Ryan Allis:
“Not a single person whose name is worth remembering lived a life of ease.”
Top 10 Careers Worth Studying For
Posted on November 3, 2011
By Splatou
In a time where jobs are hard to come by, many students are beginning to wonder if higher education is even worth the expense. The job market isn’t like it used to be, and your basic liberal arts degree simply won’t get you a job. Employers are now requiring specialized skills for applicants to even be competitive.
However, there are few careers that require minimal to average levels of higher education that can provide college grads with the greatest likelihood of a career after school: Continue Reading
Brainy And Famous: Celebrities With Degrees
Posted on November 3, 2011
Maybe they’re just lucky, or maybe they sold their souls like Faust to achieve their wild success. Whatever the case may be, it is not fair that these people exist. You will be asking yourself “What am I doing with my life” in 5…4…3…2..
1. James Franco
Although the idea of becoming a marine zoologist interested him, Franco had always secretly wanted to become an actor but feared rejection. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as an English major, but dropped out after his freshman year against his parents’ wishes to pursue a career as an actor, since he would have to have waited two years to audition for their acting program. Franco instead chose to take acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at the Playhouse West. Some time passes and James Franco becomes wildly successful. Talk About A Happy Ending! Continue Reading
Ron Paul Defends Eventual End To Federal Student Loans
Posted on November 1, 2011
(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Sunday his proposed plan to phase out federal student loans would lower the costs of a college education, making it more affordable for those wanting to attend.
“Anybody who’s ambitious enough will get to go to college,” Paul said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The Texas congressman, who is making his third presidential bid, said federally funded education assistance raises the price of education while not improving the caliber, a cycle that will “backfire.” Continue Reading
Are Colleges Outsourcing School E-mails To Big Players
Posted on October 31, 2011
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Maintaining internal E-mail systems has long been the bane of the university information-technology director. Servers are unwieldy and unreliable, and in the past several years, the number of student complaints (“It’s all junk,” says one) has grown exponentially as forward-moving providers like YahooMail, Hotmail, and Gmail have increased expectations of what E-mail should offer. Continue Reading
7 To-Do List Tips That Will Change Your Life
Posted on October 31, 2011
To-Do Lists are the only thing keeping me sane throughout crazy semesters full of nightly reading, papers, tests, and projects. Now that I’m going on my fourth year as a college undergraduate student, I’ve learned what things make a To-Do List helpful rather than a list that can actually be a hindrance to progress. Continue Reading
