“Some Things are Priceless – for everything Else there’s MasterCard” This catchy slogan has become universally recognizable due to its constant repetition on social media as well as other advertisements of the famous MasterCard debit and credit cards. MasterCard Worldwide can trace its origins to the Interbank Card Association (ICA) which was formed by a…
Talking about McDonald’s delicious Big Mac and more: Whenever you talk about McDonald’s the foremost thing that pops into your head is their succulent Big Mac burgers which have acquired fame (and fortune!) across the globe. Its unique taste and wide variety of delicious fast food have earned it the status of one of the…
The World’s Leading Cigarette Brand – Marlboro: Smokers and non-smokers alike are well aware of Marlboro, which is one of the most famous cigarette brands of modern times. Phillip Morris, a London based cigarette producer created a subsidiary, for the U.S in 1902. The Marlboro brand was created by them in 1924. Initially, the cigarettes…
Build Your Home with the Home Depot – Arguably, America’s most favorite and the world’s largest home improvement store, The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill and Pat Farrah. The first two stores were opened in metro Atlanta in 1979 and its first official headquarters was established in…
Buy and Sell online with ease at eBay: eBay is a website where people can buy and sell various consumer goods online. The website was started by Pierre Omidyar who had previously been working to develop software for Apple Computers. The website was established in September 1995 in San Jose, California and soon became one…
The world’s most popular soft drink – Coke: A trademark of the internationally recognized Coca-Cola Company, ‘Coke’ is one of the world’s most loved and consumed soft drink. From its humble beginnings in 1886, when Dr.John S.Pemberton concocted the famous Coke recipe, the soft drink has become an international symbol. In the late 1800s, carbonated…
A Journey through Nintendo’s past: One of the largest video games company in Japan and also revered around the world as a top video games producer, Nintendo’s origins were based on a different type of game. It was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi in 1889 as a card company which produced a card game called Hanafuda….
The Origins of BMW: Fully known as the Bavarian Motor Works (when translated to English), BMW was formerly known as Rapp Motorenwerke which was an aircraft manufacturing company. It was restructured and renamed to BMW in 1917. However after Germany was forced to sign the ‘Versailles Armistice’ Treaty at the end of World War 1,…
A Brief Atari History: Atari is one of those godly symbols for all avid video game players, especially those from the 70s and 80s who still fondly look back at one of the most popular gaming consoles of their time. The company was found in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and entered the…
Apple – Revolutionizing the World of Technology: Everyone recognizes Apple for its breakthrough technologies in mobile and computer markets. The company first took shape in 1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak got together to create an inexpensive computer which they called the Apple I. Computer Engineer, Steve Wozniak is credited with the main designing…