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Thoughts on the end of the school year

Tomorrow is the last day of the semester for this first year UCF student, and I’m ready for a much needed break.  I can honestly say my first year at UCF has been unlike any other.  I truly do love …

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Aereo Vs. the Broadcast Network Industry — The Supreme Court Case that will Change TV Forever.

Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear possibly the single most important case of the technological age.  This case will likely change television, and the way Americans watch TV, forever.

Disney (parent company of ABC), Comcast (parent of NBC), 21st …

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How Amazon’s Still Revolutionizing Retail, 20 Years Later

Founded as an online book retailer in 1994, Amazon.com has grown to become one of the largest marketplaces in the world.  In the last two decades, it’s expanded into just about every retail space imaginable.  Aside from selling books, Amazon …

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After Strong Start to Season, Dale Jr. Has Bad Luck in Texas

Six races into the season, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was having his strongest start in recent memory.  After a win in the “Great American Race”, the Daytona 500, followed by two second place finishes in a row at Phoenix and Las …

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Why Sprint and T-Mobile Should be Allowed to Merge, and Why You Should Care

Sprint and T-Mobile are currently awaiting on regulatory approval of their proposed merger.  This merger — which has been widely reported on since speculation of a $20+ Billion bid by Sprint and new Sprint owner SoftBank began in December — …

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Kickstarter’s Most Successful Campaign: the Story of the “Veronica Mars” Movie

“A teenaged private I, trust me, I know how dumb that sounds.” Poking fun at the franchise’s own original premise, the first line of the upcoming film Veronica Mars is the beginning of a short two minute monologue that brings …

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Mixed Feelings of a NASCAR Fan, Part 3: Dale, Jr. Wins Daytona, History is Made

Perfectly tying into my previous two posts, in which I spoke to why I nearly lost my love for NASCAR racing, and what roped me back in for another year before I said goodbye for good, this past week has …

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Mixed Feelings of a NASCAR Fan; Part 2: How NASCAR Kept this Lifelong Fan Another Year

So last week, I talked about why NASCAR has almost lost a lifelong fan in me by continually making misstep after misstep, making the sport more and more boring and irrelevant. This week, I’ll focus on some changes they’ve made …

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Mixed Feelings of a NASCAR Fan; Part 1: Why NASCAR Almost Lost a Lifelong Fan

I’ve been a NASCAR fan all my life, having grown up in a ‘NASCAR family’, but over the last several years, I’ve felt like NASCAR just isn’t the same anymore. I’ve been so unsatisfied with so many things in NASCAR …

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A Bittersweet Deal: Google Sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo

Last week, news broke that Lenovo would buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 Billion, giving the Chinese PC manufacturer a respectable share of the smartphone handset market. This move has caused nearly as much unrest in the mobile industry …

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