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Say Cheese and Pitch!

March 23, 2011 / Entertainment, Entrepreneurs, Live, Social Media, Technology, Videos

I don’t know about you but one of the highlights of my trip to Austin at SXSW Interactive this year was the Royale with Cheese Party Sponsored by Canaan Partners. Canaan Partners is a global venture capital firm out of Menlo Park, CA that invests in people who turn visionary ideas into valuable companies. Cannan’s VCs are behind Match.com, DoubleClick, SuccessFactors, Associated Content, Zoosk, Lending Club, Blip.tv, Blurb, Tremor Media, PrimeSense and Kabam. The idea behid the party was brilliant! [...]

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3 Simple Ways to Avoid Getting Audited

September 9, 2010 / Featured, Lifestyle, Pop Topics, Videos

Out of the 141 million tax returns filed last year, almost 1.43 million were flagged for audit; that’s about 1 in every 99 returns. You can lower your odds of attracting attention from the Internal Revenue Service by following a few simple rules. 1. Report ALL of your income You absolutely have to tell the IRS about EVERY penny that you make, including cash payments, unemployment benefits, gambling-winnings, dividends and stock dividends. These amounts MUST match the forms that you [...]

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Communication is the Key to Leadership

September 3, 2010 / Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media

Communication is one of the most important attributes one can find in an exceptional leader. Communication leads to motivation, inspiration, respect and trust among leaders. By communicating their thoughts and concerns to employees correctly, a leader is not only sharing ideas he/she is also motivating them to work as a team, grow the company and succeed. I often communicate my stories of success to my team in order to inspire them to work harder on their own brands, in return [...]

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4 Strategies to Writing an Excellent Cover Letter

August 26, 2010 / Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Videos

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current national unemployment rate is 9.5 percent. With unemployment at its highest, many or us are on a job hunt. Once you find that perfect job, you have to make sure to write a strong cover letter. It’s important to change your cover letter for each different position that you’re applying for. Here are some tips to get you started. 1. Make sure your cover letter has a strong start. Use an enthusiastic [...]

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The Greenest Cell Phones in the US

August 23, 2010 / Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Technology

We know green fashion and green cars, but what about green cell phones? We absolutely cannot live without our phones and usually only keep our phones for about 2 years- max. When it comes to cell phones, green is permeating the mobile world more and more by the day. Here are some of the best green phones on the market. #1 Mototola MOTO Renew Price: $19.99 T-Mobile & Best Buy Motorola is working with Carbonfund.org to offset the carbon emitted to [...]

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Sample Sales: 7 Sites for Back to School Shopping

August 13, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Lifestyle, Style, Technology

Back to school shopping is projected to double in spending this year as sales are in motion. If you’re anything like me, you love finding great deals on items you want the most. Thanks to innovative thinkers and current technology your shopping desires are just a click away. You no longer have to live in New York to access killer deals and samples sales. If you are shopping for fall semester right now, here’s what’s hot and not so hot this shopping season. [...]

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SOCIAL TRUST – Who Trusts?

August 5, 2010 / Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media

What does it mean to trust somebody? People throw the word trust around without really looking at what it means and where it comes from. Similar to Social Science, Social Media is much about social trust and one’s ability to evaluate human interaction and behavior. Before diving into social trust, lets look at definitions of Trust vs. Social Trust. Trust is an individual’s placement of confidence in another to fulfill their promises or to be consistent in their policies, in [...]

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Reuse or Abuse: Do Something With Your Stuff

July 27, 2010 / Charity, Featured, Style, Technology

Donating and re-selling your old stuff doesn’t just help you de-clutter, this practice also helps the environment because it’s essentially a form of recycling! Recycling your old stuff helps you go green because it cuts out on the amount of discarded clothing and textiles that end up in landfills every year. FACT: Between 1996 and 2001, US consumers bought 73 percent more garments. The average consumer bought 48 new pieces of clothing in 2001. Rates of consumer discard, meanwhile, rose [...]

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Pop17 Social Media Tweetups Coming To The Giants Stadium

July 23, 2010 / Social Media

AT&T Park is considered to be one of the best ballparks in the Majors, and they have just added another perk to the amazing park! As the new sponsor of the Giants, Coors Light has created the Light deck at AT&T Park. “The Coors Light Deck in centerfield was designed with two objectives in mind: enjoying baseball and enjoying Coors Light, The World’s Most Refreshing Beer! Tickets for the new Coors Light section will be made available to the public [...]

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Interview with Ozzie Smith

July 18, 2010 / Archive

This year I had the honor of interviewing Ozzie Smith “The Wizard,” one of the greatest shortstops of all time. Ozzie played for the San Diego Padres from 1978-1981 and was then traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. Before retiring in 1996 Ozzie managed to win 13 National League Gold Glove awards and attended the All Star Game 15 times! Ozzie accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases throughout his career and won the National League Silver Slugger [...]

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