Keeping Cool!

Happy Friday readers! As we all know its Summer time and we all need to beat the heat, including our laptops!
Our friends at Mashable released an article with 10 Clever Laptop Cooling Solutions! From an iLap to an Antec Notebook Cooler on the list, you must check them out! There is bound to be something [...]

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Web Sharing

As we all know web sharing has significantly grown over the past few years.  It’s even bigger now that online deals have become so popular across the web.
According to an article released by TechCrunch there was a study put together by ShareThis releasing stats over web sharing. Web Sharing now produces an estimated 10 percent [...]

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2011 Most Used Abbreviations

Whether you are big on texting, chatting online, or even when updating your status on Facebook, using abbreviations has become more and more common. It’s almost as if we have created a new language and need a dictionary to keep up with all the abbreviations we have seen thus far! Below is a list of [...]

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Puppets = Dollar Bills?

Does Ford’s new Focus campaign have what it takes to get legs?  Their new marketing campaign infuses an orange puppet – Doug and an ‘every guy’ sort of person – John.  Although it appears that Ford has the right recipe for an explosive campaign the entire effort seems slightly bland.  The videos do a good [...]

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Did your brand already see it’s 15 minutes of fame?

Millward Brown’s Brandz 2011, Top 100 Most Valuable Brands was released and the results are quite interesting. Most notably Apple swings to the top with an 84% increase from 2010, edging out Google. The biggest mover for the year: Facebook, rising to number 35 with a 246% increase from 2010.
Top Ten are as follows:

 Apple
Google
IBM
McDonald’s
Microsoft
Coca-Cola
AT&T
Marlboro
China Mobile
GE

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Talent 2.0

Today I am interviewing a candidate for a Public Relations assistant for JB Inc – I met her through Facebook connections. It’s always exciting when you are in recruit mode. But, even as a geek – I am shocked to find all of my candidates come from social media now – not traditional routes. I [...]

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Quit to Win

A quitter never wins, a winner never quits. So goes the OLD saying. Is it true, or is it complete BS? Well, there is plenty to say about the value of fortitude. What about the value of discernment? You can’t always judge the situation you first engage in, whether that’s a job – a web [...]

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Good News for Travel Industry on Tax Day

Ok, so it’s tax day … not everyone’s favorite time of the year. However, there is a bright piece of news on this sometimes dark day. According to a new study by Travel Leaders, more than 50% of those polled (who are receiving a refund) will use at least part of that refund on travel. [...]

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The Future of Check Ins

Check ins have been the big buzz in digital media for over a year now. In 2010, the world was talking Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook places, etc. But is the check in craze on its way out? According to a post by Mark Watkins on Read Write Web, the answer is a resounding yes.
Watkins questions some [...]

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Google to Merge Hotpot With Places

Google’s Hotpot (which you may or may not have even heard of since its inception last year) is now merging with Google Places, in a move recently announced by the search giant.
Hotpot, for those who are unfamiliar, is a location-based review service that offers up personalized recommendations. While the idea was solid, the service didn’t [...]

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