Here’s a controversial topic. People are donating umbilical cord blood these days and its all for the hopes it will save their baby’s lives in the future.
Since the change of presidencies, there is a new smell on the scene regarding STEM CELL RESEARCH. Obama brings a new hope to stem cell researchers and hopefully this is the wave of all future cures to chronic ailments.
Stem cells are most prevalently contained in a new born’s umbilical cord blood and if captured right away, this can be frozen and kept for as long as the child lives.
Marrow.org explains more on how to donate or capture your baby’s umbilical cord blood. As well, the links below will give you some of the facts and information regarding this hot topic —>
According to it’s creator, MC Yogi, this video ‘Vote For Hope,‘ was put together in order to “encourage and inspire … everyone—to get involved, and contribute their time, energy, creativity, and other resources to be the change they want to see in the world”. It seems that Yogi succeeded.
We have talked a lot about the pop-culturization of Obama so far this year, and here’s yet another perfect illustration of the kinds of media which catapulted Obama from presidential candidate, to american cultural icon. It’s hard to watch this video without somehow identifying with the Obama message of hope, change, and, belief. Whether or not viewers are familiar with the Obama political platform, his voting record, or his personal background, this kind of multimedia can be very polarizing and is likely largely responsible for the 66% of voters under 30 which voted for the Obama/Biden ticket in the 2008 election.
If you’ve been following earlier posts we’ve made on this subject, it shouldn’t surprise you that MC Yogi’s next big project is inspired by the life and times of Mahatma Ghandi.
New developments in internet marketing technologies seem to come about on a daily basis. While computers and the internet have become a part of daily life, most users are relatively unsophisticated and mainly use the web for simple communication needs like email, and for doing basic research related to their daily activities via Google. This is all changing. With the emergence of social networking sites life Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist and Youtube, individuals, businesses, governments, and even religious organizations are now beginning to see the enormous marketing potential that lies in usage of these new internet technologies.
CBC news reported today that the Vatican launched its own Youtube channel aimed at communicating on a daily basis with its patrons through streaming internet video. Millions of people use Youtube each day to search for information on just about everything you can imagine. What most people don’t know, is that anyone at all can create their own Youtube Channel. All you need to do is post videos and title them. The potential is massive as hundreds of thousands use Youtube hourly.
The Pope is expected to appear in the Vatican’s Youtube channel on a regular basis. Two minute videos covering developments and activities at the Vatican are expected to be uploaded to the channel daily.
It’s only 3 full days into the highly anticipated administration of United States president Barack Obama, and the 44th president has already left more than his mark on popular culture.
Obama’s effect on pop culture media is no surprise considering that one of the most commonly agreed upon
reason’s for his success has been his ability to energize and mobilize the grass roots base of America. In doing so, he has awoken the imagination and spirit of America’s artists. Sculptors, print makers, web developers, painters, bloggers, movie makers, writers, and creative types of all kinds have used Obama’s inspiration to fuel their capabilities. The result of this is the political deification, and pop culturilization of Obama in a manner which rivals the movements which popularized historical figures such as Ghandi, and Che Guevara. What truly resonates with regard to Obama is that the effect of this ‘Obama-mania’ are not limited to the United States. Worldwide, artists from as far away as France, China, and even India are all inspired by what Obama has come to represent; hope.
Hello everyone (probably no one at this point, but we’ll see how quick that changes),
My name is Dan and this is my very first blog post on my very own blog. Seems hard to believe, eh? (Yes, I’m from Canada…)
Over the next few weeks to months to hopefully years, I’m going to introduce you to my life and what I do. My goal in creating this blog is to take you along for the ride of a 27 year old entrepreneur, newly engaged, very driven to succeed.
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