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Top 5: January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011

1. If you’re suicidal, make sure to look before you leap: http://reut.rs/i0d61Y
2. Greatest use of a blow up doll ever: http://bit.ly/eV5JPR
3. Indestructible Jeep; they just don’t make ‘em like they used to: http://bit.ly/eJpNWQ
4. Snoopizzle with the dolphizzles yo: http://bit.ly/eAyHmR
5. ”I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”  Thomas Edison
What I’m listening to: Maurine [...]

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Top 5: January 26, 2011

January 26, 2011

1. First Coolio’s Cookbook, now Flava Flav is opening chicken joints? http://bit.ly/hutQ4m
2. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein
3. Well this is creepy. Think “Chucky”. http://bit.ly/hDxdyI
4. Sometimes laughter is the best defense. http://bit.ly/fhBiVD
5.To be fair, I haven’t confirmed whether these CRAZY laws are [...]

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The Best Gift Ever

January 18, 2011

My Facebook wall is starting to get filled up with baby pictures. Friends are having babies, becoming aunts and uncles and grandparents (yes, grandparents). I’ve only gotten invited to one baby shower (thank God), but it got me thinking about the absolute best gift you could get for a baby. And then it hit me: [...]

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20 Something and Unemployed? You Aren’t Alone.

January 16, 2011

OK, so when I finished Grad school (and undergrad for that matter) I was bombarded by all kinds of offers from various companies, honor societies, professional organizations, ice cream shops, vacation packages…you name it. I decided to join one of the honor societies, and I think I checked a box to get free copies of [...]

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Getting mugged is an opportunity.

January 4, 2011

The last couple years have brought out a lot of cliches about “focusing on the positive” and “finding a silver lining” in everything. Experts keep saying that “there is opportunity in every recession”. Some of the largest companies in the world were started during tough economic times.
But what if opportunity was much closer than [...]

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Wear T-shirts…for a living

January 4, 2011

There’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Jason Sadler and Evan White. If you haven’t, take a moment to look at their website. They’ve been featured by everyone from the New York Times, to Katie Couric on CBS. What’s the big deal? Well, they make money by wearing t-shirts every day. Not just money…six [...]

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Who’s Gary V, and why does he matter?

January 4, 2011

Gary Vaynerchuk is insane. He’s got crazy energy, crazy passion and is an extremely prominent figure in social media today. Thing is, he started out running his parent’s wine shop in New Jersey. Today, he’s built the wine shop into a multi-million dollar business, started an ad agency, authored two books and hosts his own [...]

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You don’t need a website

January 4, 2011

Ok, maybe I take that back…sort of. There was (is) a time when a website was the hallmark of a successful company. If you’ve got a great website, you must be a great company. And why not? After all, your website is your company’s main connection to outside world. However, websites are notoriously difficult for [...]

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Viral Marketing

January 4, 2011

The new “holy grail” of marketing is the concept of “viral” marketing. An idea, or product gets reposted across social networks and becomes a phenomenon in pop culture. To me, the term “viral” is almost synonomous with “buzz”. How do I get people to talk about my business? Not sure what I’m referring to? Well, [...]

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