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100 Years of Selling Sex
- Watch this video courtesy of Duke University showing why sex sells and how advertisers have used sex over the past century. In an example from the early 1900s, see how W. Duke & Sons used sexy, scantily clad actresses on its tobacco cards.
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Belgium Diamond Theives Steal $28 Million
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Watch this video about diamond thieves on HowStuffWorks. The $28 million diamond robbery happened at the ABN Amro Bank in the heart of Antwerp's Diamond Quarter; Antwerp is known as Europe's diamond capital since more than half of the world's... More »
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Gas Prices May Increase
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Watch this video about gas prices on HowStuffWorks. A U.S. government report expects gas prices to rise during the peak driving season. See how gas prices work in this video from Reuters.
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Hospitals Get Graded
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Watch this video about hospitals on HowStuffWorks. Healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades is identifying HealthGrades America's 50 Best Hospitals, based on its annual study of hospital quality in America - the largest study of its kind. See... More »
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How Outsourcing Works
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Watch this video about how outsourcing works on HowStuffWorks. Outsourcing can be the key to making a profit and declaring bankruptcy. See how outsourcing helps companies succeed in this video from World Business Review.
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Malcolm Gladwell Talks at TED About Business Strategies
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Watch this video from TED featuring Malcolm Gladwell on HowStuffWorks. Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and best-selling author of "The Tipping Point" and "Blink". Learn what every business can learn from spaghetti sauce in... More »
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Chinese Starbucks Forced to Close After Protests
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Watch this video about Starbucks in China on HowStuffWorks. The opening of a Starbucks in the Forbidden City has sparked controversy. See how Starbucks gets accused of being culturally insensitive in this news video from Reuters.
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Kids Like Alcohol Ads
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One-third of U.S. ninth graders say that they've used alcohol before age thirteen. Watch this video from the University of Florida discussing alcohol's prevalence and how advertising, even though aimed at adults, still influences children to drink.
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Barry Schwartz on Consumer Behavior
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Watch this video from TED featuring Barry Schwartz on HowStuffWorks. Schwartz is a sociology professor at Swarthmore College and author of "The Paradox of Choice". In this talk he persuasively explains how and why the abundance of choice in modern... More »
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