#TheDailySpin: College hopeful sings on YouTube for admission to Yale
It’s not the standard ‘Bulldog’ fight song, but something tells us Handsome Dan would be proud. Plus, National Pancake Day, Danica Patrick’s somber Daytona debut, ad spending grows, business cards shrink, and we bid farewell to author Jan Berenstain.
It’s pretty clear judges on “The Voice” wouldn’t turn their chairs around for Jackie, but we’ve got to give the teen credit for using YouTube for a far better purpose than some of her younger peers who are posting videos to ask viewers whether they’re pretty or ugly.
This disturbing trend is deeply psychological, which is nothing new to marketers who continue their search for a better understanding of human and consumer behavior, particularly what makes us such creatures of habit.
Speaking of psychological issues, a new survey from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that larger black women have a much better body image than that of white woman.
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