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Kofi Siriboe – His Room-Brightening Smile Is His Greatest Physical Attribute

Nana-Kofi Siriboe (born March 2, 1994) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Ralph Angel Bordelon on the television series Queen Sugar (2016–present). He has also appeared in films such as The Longshots (2008) and Girls Trip (2017). Life and career Born Nana-Kofi Siriboe in Los Angeles, California to Koshie Mills and Kwame Siriboe. His parents are of Ghanaian descent. He is the middle child and has two brothers, actors Kwame Boateng and Kwesi Boakye. As a model, Siriboe signed with Wilhelmina Models and Vision Los Angeles. He made his professional acting debut in the film The Longshots (2008). He later appeared in the films Prom (2011), Whiplash (2014) and Straight Outta Compton (2015). On television, he had a recurring role on the comedy-drama series Awkward fro...

Live-Streamers Should Sell Their Products With A Poker Face – Not A Smile – Here’s Why

Michel Ballings, University of Tennessee; Neeraj Bharadwaj, University of Tennessee, and Prasad Naik, University of California, Davis The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Smiling or exhibiting other positive emotional displays while selling a product over live video – known as livestreaming – makes people less likely to buy it, we found in new research published in the Journal of Marketing. Livestreaming through channels such as Amazon Live and QVC is an increasingly popular way to sell goods online. In segments that usually last somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes, someone pitches a product. Viewers can then readily buy it by clicking on a link. We analyzed 99,451 sales pitches on a livestream retailing platform and matched them with actual sa...

Grumpy Cat owner awarded over $700,000 in lawsuit. Cat still won’t smile.

To most Internet users, Grumpy Cat - the feline with a furry frown - is a minor celebrity that capitalized on the popularity of memes in 2012 as a perpetual sourpuss. One of the most famous images of the cat, for example, was overlaid with the text, “I had fun once. It was awful.” To her owner, Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona, she was a cash cow and lifeline. The cat’s unexpected fame allowed Bundesen to quit her job waitressing at Red Lobster, according to the Hollywood Reporter. She later formed Grumpy Cat Limited, monetizing the dour kitty. The company has produced a line of branded clothing, pillows, mugs, pens, bags and books “written” by the unhappy cat, including a New York Times bestseller. The cat herself - real name: Tardar Sauce - has appeared on “Today,” “...