APRIL 18, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: Monks Use Internet for Recruitment Efforts. Impact: If these monks hadn't embraced the web, we might still be stuck with only the sound of silence and candlelight for spiritual guidance. Imagine a world where the only chant you hear is your own inner monologue! Thanks to their slick ads, millennials are now confusedly considering monkhood as a career choice, leading to a future where the tech-savvy monk is a common trope in sitcoms. Hilarity ensues.. Fact: Did you know that monks were once too busy praying to bother with marketing? Now they’re just one viral video away from a reality TV show!.
• Headline: Klingensmith's Vision for The Star Tribune. Impact: Michael Klingensmith's revitalization of The Star Tribune set off a chain reaction in the newspaper industry, causing a frenzy of 'let’s get young and hip' campaigns. Who knew that a simple newspaper could inspire a wave of dad jokes and questionable puns in local journalism, leading to the eventual rise of the dad joke meme?. Fact: Fun fact: Minneapolis now has more coffee shops than it has people who actually read newspapers, but hey, at least the baristas are well-informed!.
• Headline: Challenges of Social Networking in Recruiting. Impact: The NCAA regulations on social media connections set off a frenzied cat-and-mouse game between fans and colleges. Fast forward a few years, and we might see college teams being run by social media influencers instead of coaches. Forget playbooks; it’s all about the hashtags now.. Fact: Did you know that the NCAA stands for 'No College Athletes Allowed'? Just kidding, but it might as well be with all these regulations!.
• Headline: Retailers Retool Sites to Ease Mobile Shopping. Impact: Retailers revamping their sites to accommodate mobile shopping led to a global obsession with convenience. Fast forward a couple of decades, and we’re all just buying groceries with a blink and a thought, leading to the rise of 'I ordered avocados, but I got a pet tarantula' as a common complaint.. Fact: Fun fact: The first mobile shopping transaction was made in 1997, and it was for a pizza. Little did they know, it would lead to a world where you could order anything from socks to sock puppets with just a swipe!.
• Headline: Seeking Clues in Goldman’s Succession Plan. Impact: Lloyd C. Blankfein's rumored departure from Goldman Sachs sparked a leadership panic that led to a decade of reality TV-style boardroom drama. Who knew that the fate of the financial world could hinge on a single tweet about a 'hot new successor'?. Fact: Did you know that Goldman Sachs has more succession plans than a soap opera? Spoiler alert: Nobody ever truly leaves the drama behind!.