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Discussion for Chapters 1 and 2 - The stickiness factor is still very relevant today - The power of Context (people are less likely to help when they think other people are there) - Weather can make a little change and a big difference 32 degrees to 33 - Salesmen have to have a true desire to sell and be friendly about it persuasive - Emily is Tom Gao! the type of person who has the ability to affect the emotions of people all around them - ABC Peter Jennings affected vote for Regan because he smiled every time he said his name. Increased votes by 71 percent.

Discussion for chapters 5 and 6 DISCUSSION: 1. What rumors have you heard that change your opinion on companies? - marquee movie theater rumor--> used the same broom for the floor to clean the popcorn maker - airwalk commercial was kind of...can send the wrong idea for the company. the commercial shows bed springs moving up and down, which could be suggestive... - Chinese companies are rumored to eat cats, thus some people don't eat there. 2. What do you think was the REAL tipping point for Ya-ya? - what? the book said that the tipping point was when she had a reading she had 700 people in the audience...but what promoted people to have that tipping point? - old ladies with very close nit reading groups read and spread the word-- but that seems more gradual. so how is it sudden? it seemed like all of a sudden there were 700 people to listen to her read and she was on the best sellers list - ad in new york papers, advertising the web. 3. How did these chapters relate to the essential question for you? - 150 rule-- not necessarily 151 would crash the system, but much more over that would be too much to handle. and that single digit could cause a crash - airwalk rumor spread slowly, but the decision of judgment in the peoples minds was practically instantaneous. While the rumor took a while it didn't take much to say that airwalk was a bad company and change their minds. Also, when the rumor hit a big source, like the internet, it spread like wildfire. 4. Do we know a person who can find a Average Joe? - no, but its kind of interesting to speculate the average Joe scenario in a coffee shop with blue hair. If average Joe is in a coffee shop with blue hair on everyone but him, then they become the norm,and becomes different. 5. How does group size effect something? - seeing a movie with only 5 people in the theater isnt as thrilling as seeing it with a full theater. The people around you screaming motivate you to scream. Its contagious, like a yawn or moods.

Discussion for chapters 7

1) Why do you think that once someone commits suicide, other people in that area are "seeing what it would be like" by trying, wouldn't they see how bad it is and not do it? They don't think of it the same as we do. We think it has something to do with their mental state and depression, but they probably don't think of death as being that dramatic, it's more of a social thing for them. 2) Why would people compare a suicide with the number of car accidents and the deaths within the car accidents together? What made them consider them linked to each other? Dying. Car accidents are more common, just like suicides, you hear about suicides and especially car accidents but by comparing them you see if they are similar in being so common. 3) Why do you think the males are the one's who are committing suicide and not women in Micronesia, you would think the women have a harder life? The author just focused on the men in the chapter. Men are more valued in their society and more dominant, that's probably why he focused on men. The author is also male, so that might play a factor as well. 4) Why do you think a "chipper" is called a chipper? What is the significance? Like chipping away. Like taking a chip off of a tooth, only taking a little. A chipper is someone who smokes only a little bit. Some here some there. They aren't as addicted as someone who smokes everyday. 5) Why do you think smokers are more likely to have young romantic behavior, and not non-smokers? oh la laaa Non smokers are assumed to be more boring. You are more likely to see a smoker in a bar or somewhere. Also because smokers are seemed as being older than non smokers, which are like 10 year old's.

pg. 226, there was more people dying over someone else and over a silly situation, killing themselves over "romantic despair" which to us seems ridiculous, but to them, sadly that is normal. pg. 232-233, smoking is never cool but smokers are, get cancer from smoking, its a stupid thing to do, everyone sees smokers as being cool, and that coolness and smoking go had in hand. pg. 239-240, half of your characteristics come from genetics and family and other comes from the environment. we also thought that an adopted kid is less likely to have things in common with their adoptive parents than someone random on the street. that was interesting. pg. 243, when people say don't do it, people do it. statistics show that if the drinking age is lowered there are less alcoholics in that place

Chapter 8

- what do you think is the most influential factor in a tipping point? We think the connector is the most important factor because they are the ones people trust because of their natural people skills

- What was your favorite chapter and why? The chapter about blues clues and sesame street were the most interesting because we could relate to them

- Based in how you enjoyed this book would read his other books? We like his writing style it's easy to understand and intriguing

- How has this book affected the way you look at life now? Makes you contemplate how you interact with people and get your point across. It kind of teaches you how to make something stick with a person

- Whats the most memorable tipping point you've ever experienced? Tomagatchi, Ferbie,skinny jeans,airwalks, TWILIGHT

- Are you more aware of tipping points after reading this book? Looking back on all of the tipping points of our childhoods i realize that they actually were tipping points.