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All Drama Aside, It Was Good To See Women Represented At TechCrunch Disrupt 2010

September 29, 2010 / Featured, Technology

*photo credit: TechCrunch I spent part of my lunch break at Disrupt today reading a recent post by Michael Arrington titled Too Few Women In Tech? Stop Blaming The Men. This post was written as a response to Rachel Sklar‘s statement about TechCrunch playing a part in perpetrating the under-representation of women in the tech industry: “Part of changing the ratio is just changing awareness, so that the next time TechCrunch is planning a TechCrunch Disrupt, they won’t be able to [...]

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Why Jessica Mah Is A Great Example Of A True Leader

September 24, 2010 / Entrepreneurs, Featured, Technology

Jessica Mah is an awesome young entrepreneur. Jessica started her first company InternshipIn (which appears to be down, as of this post being written) at the age of 13 and is now the co-founder of inDinero, a small business accountancy web service. I have always had huge admiration for her work. To be honest, I really don’t think enough people give her credit for what she has achieved. Regardless of where you stand in this debate, the young male entrepreneurs [...]

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Fame’s new frontier: A list goes “E-list”

September 22, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media

From L to R: Fashion blogger Tavi Geneson, Musican/Comedian Bo Burnham, singer Dondria Fields, YouTube comedian/actor Lucas Cruikshank, web personality “iJustine” Ezarik Once upon a time, the road to fame started with a suitcase packed for Hollywood or New York City and countless failed auditions. Today, you don’t even need to leave your bedroom for a shot at celebrity. If you have a computer, an Internet connection and a decent digital camera, you too can become an overnight web celebrity [...]

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7 Reasons Pro Starbucks as You Become an Entrepreneur

September 21, 2010 / Entrepreneurs, Featured, Style

If you don’t already know this based on my tweets, facebook posts, etc. I am absolutely obsessed with Starbucks! And I know what you’re thinking, it’s because of their delicious mocha frappaccinos that they make custom for me every morning with soy and no whip. Or, it’s because of their seasonal pumpkin loaf that they bake with just a touch of cinnamon and I have sent over a hundred tweets about @starbucks to ask them to continue throughout the seasons [...]

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White Collar Brawler Launch

September 15, 2010 / Featured, Social Media

Ever Wanted to Quit Your Day Job? Check out this new web-series! Web shows are getting more and more interactive these days. “White Collar Brawler” is one of the first REAL-ity shows where the public can physically participate, not only through the internet! Logline: Two ‘white collar guys’ quit their day jobs to become amateur boxers. This is where the REAL-ity comes in, they’re really training to be boxers. Nate Houghteling and Kai Hasson have pledged something more ludicrous than [...]

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On a Somber Note: Facebook Memorials

September 13, 2010 / Featured, Social Media

A friend recently brought facebook memorials to my attention and I was intrigued. When someone with a facebook account passes away, what becomes of their account? Once reported to facebook tech team, these deceased members accounts become unofficial memorials. Places where friends and family can post pictures and messages. Families are encouraged to get in touch with facebook to take over their relatives account to monitor them during this fragile time. It’s also a great way for families to get [...]

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My First Fashion Week’s Web Show Launch

September 11, 2010 / Featured, Pop Topics, Style, Videos

In the spirit of Fashion Week, New York’s Noelle Duan will be hosting a fashion web series called My First Fashion Week. The new web series will show you behind the scenes exclusive footage of Fashion Week that you won’t find anywhere else. For more information on New York Fashion Week news visit their page on Facebook.

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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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Will Groupon Keep its Title as The King of Local Deals?

September 4, 2010 / Charity, Entertainment, Facebook, Featured, Lifestyle, Social Media, Technology

Anyone else get confused Tuesday, by getting 2 Groupon emails in the morning? Maybe it was just me and lack of sleep, but when I received my Daily Deal email for an hour massage for $49, I thought “Wait! I’ve already got a Groupon email this morning and I remember for a fact as it was not the usual fun stuff, but something scary to do with colonic irrigation. Maybe they realized that some of us may not jump at [...]

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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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The War on Trolls

August 30, 2010 / Featured, Social Media, Technology, Videos

You spent hours writing a new post for your blog, editing a YouTube video or retouching a photo for your Deviant Art page before posting it on the web for all to see and enjoy. And then it happens. Someone leaves you a nasty anonymous comment and suddenly every nice thing said about your work fades away and you’re left feeling hurt and confused. First, welcome to the Internet. Second, Congratulations! You’ve survived your first troll! Now you’re probably thinking, [...]

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How To Make A Web Show TV Guide

August 28, 2010 / Featured, Technology

Sites like YouTube, Ustream, and Justin.tv provide the tools to broadcast video online, however, these sites do not allow one to schedule and display a TV guide for the audience to know when to tune in. Google brings us an updated version of Google Calendar, the ultimate TV guide for web show producers. On the official Gmail blog, Google announced that they launched some changes that will make event scheduling in Google Calendar easier than ever before. Google Calendar is [...]

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