“Just Jack” Will Be “Just Larry”
Sean Hayes has made America laugh while playing Jack McFarland on the hit TV show Will & Grace.... Read More »
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6 Tips for Startups to Take Advantage of the Recovery
1. Get a good start on the recovery. Right now the market is solid for proven ventures, but in about 18 months the market will be ready for riskier ventures. This is a critical time for when opportunities will be made, so start making new contacts, solidifying your business model and creating potential business relationships right away. Look into entrepreneurial or business workshops, such as what we provide at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce and the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum. An economic recovery is a good time to capitalize on the optimistic mood of investors and put your business out there in front of the right people. So make sure to perfect a quick elevator pitch and consolidate all your financial information. Read More »
Forbes Billionaires List Proves It Pays To Be In Tech: Featuring The “Facebook Sixâ€
It was a record-breaking year in 2011, as 214 new billionaires join Forbes 25th annual ranking of the richest people on the planet. The record 1,210 billionaires have an average net worth of $3.7 billion, up from $3.5 billion in 2010, and a record total net worth of $4.5 trillion. Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú (#1) retains the title of richest person, with a net worth of $74 billion, and is also the biggest gainer on the list, with a stunning $20.5 billion increase since 2010, widening his lead over Bill Gates to $18 billion. Ikea Founder Ingvar Kamprad (#162) is the year’s biggest loser, down $17 billion to $6 billion, dropping 151 rungs from #11 to #162. Read More »
America Idol Top 12 Ladies Preform
Last night American Idol was all about the ladies. 12 ladies that is. Again is efforts to keep this short we have just did a brief of what the judges had to say about each contestant. 1. Ta-tynisa Wilson: sang the song beautifully, you brought it home, just okay, you didn't bring anything special, I didn't get it. 2. Naima Adedapo: Wow, exotic flower, you bring color, a little loungey, enjoyed the second half, new old timey thing. Read More »
40 New Startups AKA “PopUps” in 2011
1. Momaboard.com launched on January 18th and with already over 1,000 facebook friends in tow, it is an online community for parents traveling with young children, founded and managed by a voyaging mom. They offer city guides, travel tips, product reviews, and exclusive discounts. They also offer an opportunity to share your experiences and learn from other globetrotting parents. 2. Launched just recently with already more than 300 users myvoternation.com is a social commentary network that allows users to vote on current issues in the news, debate, and match with people who feel the same way. 3. Typetrigger.com gives writers a prompt every six hours. They have up to 300 words to respond in any genre. Readers can follow writers they like, Twitter style. Since public launch in January, writers from around the world have joined, writing fiction, poetry and memoir. Goodbye writers block, hello workplace distraction. 4. Publishedin helps businesses and publishers connect and benefit each other. Their patent-pending technology makes it simple for businesses to increase quality traffic from online publishers, and publishers to earn cash rewards from their online content. 5. Life is Balance is a new line of inspirational t-shirts celebrating activities that balance our lives. Yin and yang, is an ancient Chinese symbol, representing two opposing yet complementary forces in nature. Their designs, based on this symbol, are each geared to a different sport or activity. Read More »
Share Your Ideas With TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. So many amazing people! Read More »
Vegas Baby!….Online
Who needs to go to Vegas when you have Double Down Interactive? Double Down Interactive is the leading provider of “fun to play†casino games on the Internet. Double Down Interactive (DDI), publishers of DoubleDown Casino, is one of the fastest-growing apps on Facebook. Ah, another story involving Facebook. It was recently announced the hiring of Glenn Walcott as president. Prior to this appointment, he was CFO of Big Fish Games and helped lead the growth of the company from $8 million in revenue to more than $100 million. Thats a big difference! Read More »
Zogby Tells Facebook Truths
People kind of turned Facebook into a dating site in a way. Facebook has become a primary means of finding and expressing romance for millions of Americans. Nearly one-half of this nation’s adults on Facebook use it to tell the world they are in a relationship with someone. Nearly three-fourths of all Facebook users who are not in a relationship log on to learn about people they want to date. Other results from this Zogby Interactive poll on romance and new technology, found 43% of all adults and 60% of those ages 18-29 have told someone they love them through a text message. Thats insane! Only 2% of all adults and 5% of those 18-29 have broken off a relationship via text message. Read More »
Oh Snap!
Have you ever heard of SNAP? Well, I’m going to tell you what it is. SNAP is an award-winning, easy-to-integrate platform designed to modernize traditional in-store loyalty programs by expanding upon them to include today’s most popular social media networks. Read More »
Super Bowl Commercial Tackeled A Few People
In our country, the Super Bowl is a huge event. But the Super Bowl commercials seem to be talked about just as much, if not more. This year’s Super Bowl’s commercials were pretty funny. Many brands are known for their great Super Bowl commercials and many people wait by their TV’s just to see them. Pepsi has always been known for their Super Bowl commercials. However this year’s Pepsi commercial made many people upset. Read More »
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