Table of Contents 1. Introduction: 2 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Cyber Communities‚ Collective Intelligence and Media Convergence – Overall Research Objectives: 3 2. Literature Review: 8 2.1. Mp3‚ Napster and File-Sharing Culture 9 2.2. Commercial Development and Convergent Media: 15 2.3 New Concepts of Consumption and Hypotheses 23 3. Research Methodology 25 3.1 Background and the Gap in the Research 25 3.2 Research Strategies and Methodology 26 3.2 Questionnaire Design and Question Rationales 31 3.3 Data
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Depression of 1929 Vs. The Great Recession of 2008 In America there have been great economic struggles and triumphs. The many great leaders of this country have foraged‚ failed‚ and overcome some very difficult times. Comparing the Great Depression of 1929 and the Great Recession of 2008 has revealed similarities that by learning from our mistakes in 1929 could have prevented the latest recession. I will discuss the causes of the Great Depression and the Great Recession‚ and what policies were implemented
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ANGLO-MEXICAN FOUNDATION/COLLEGE OF ST MARK AND ST JOHN Exploring the use of authentic materials with young adult learners focused to learn vocabulary. Dissertation submitted in part-fulfilment of the requirements for the University of Exeter B.Ed for Serving Teachers (Hons) English Language Teaching Beatriz Díaz de Contreras September 2003 BA/Bed Honours (Exon.) Abstract Although I have always liked to use authentic materials in class‚ I had never had the opportunity to
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for any degree. Signed……………………………………………………….. (Candidate) Date ………………………………………………………….. STATEMENT 1 This dissertation is being submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of: …………………………………… (i.e.: MBA‚ MSc‚ MA etc) Signed……………………………………………………….. (Candidate) Date ………………………………………………………….. STATEMENT 2 This dissertation is the result of my own independent work and investigation‚ except where otherwise stated. Other sources are acknowledged by
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Recession One of the most commonly used term nowadays is “recession”. We read about it in newspapers an year ago‚ then heard about it in television 3-4 months back and now we are getting a feel of what exactly it is. Recession is not a new phenomenon‚ it last happened in America during 2002-2003 and many times before that also. But what makes this recession so fearsome is its magnitude and the countries which are being affected by it. What started out as a bursting of housing bubble soon crippled
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How the Deregulation of Banks Caused the Great Recession The recession of 2008‚ which we are only just starting to come out of‚ happened as a result of a few major factors. The primary factor was the deregulation of banks during the Bush administration. Another factor was that banks offered loans without looking into the financial stability of borrowers or businesses. Also‚ credit unions‚ savings and loans‚ and banks entered into competition with each other. The Security and Exchange Commission
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Impact of the Subprime Crisis on the Global Financial Crisis: The Case for Effective Risk management in the Banking Industry in the UK Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the whole dissertation and what it proposes to do. It will examine the dissertation title and provide a background on the topic in order to influence the development of the rest of the work. The major aim of this chapter is to be able to provide a brief explanation of what the title is all about and
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MESSAGE DELIVERED THROUGH EXPERIENTAL MARKETING AS COMPARE TO CONVENTIONAL ADVERTISING 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am thankful to God‚ my supervisor‚family and friends for you support and assistant towards the completion of this research study. 2 DECLARATION I declare that the entire thesis has been completed by me and the entire work has been done by writing and no copy pasting material has been added in this thesis. 3 ABSTRACT In this research study‚ the researcher
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India during the ’great recession’ India during the ‘Great Recession’ Introduction: Economists called the financial crisis of the 2007 - 2009 as the “Great Recession”‚ since it is a critical factor and vital cause for the failure of many businesses and significant influencer that has worsened many economies. After US busted out the housing bubble‚ this raised the rates of sub-prime and mortgage rates. India‚ the country which is fully an export driven economy like many other countries‚ the GDP
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business in a recession depends entirely on the industry in which it operates? An economic downturn is when the GDP of the country falls. The GDP is the Gross Domestic Product of the country and accounts for all transactions made throughout each quarter of the period. If the GDP falls for two consecutive quarters then that is classed as a recession and the government should take action to help stimulate the economy. One of the main changes in a particular industry during the recession was the Fast
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