Monthly Archives: August 2012

Energy Drinks – Let’s call them what they are…toxic!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by mpabian

As a journalist, I was taught to be aware of the spin that different entities put on stories of various kinds. As a marketer, I have learned that putting the right spin on things is 90% of a sales marketer’s …

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Personal Experience with Partial Attention

Posted on August 29, 2012 by aspiringauthor

According to Christine Rosen, author of the article “In the Beginning Was the Word”, “we live in a world of continuous partial attention, one that prizes speed and brandishes false promise of multitasking as a solution to our time management …

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Is Social Media an Effective Tool for Focus Group Recruiting?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by kbowerman

While social media is mainly used to connect with friends and family, there is a growing trend towards using social media to recruit people for various events. Recently I have been using social media to recruit for a focus group …

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Seven Years Later: Louisiana Once Again Prepares For The Worst

Posted on August 28, 2012 by rboniniv

If you live in the state of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, or Texas you probably have been keeping a close eye on the news for any updates on Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac. As of now Isaac is only a Tropical Storm …

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The World Needs More Pioneers, Not Tourists

Posted on August 27, 2012 by lauren gould

Are you an explorer? Are you an adventurer? It seems that so many of us nowadays are only tourists, merely scratching the surface of our lives; just existing, and never truly living. Where are the readers? Where are the deep …

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New Generation of Less is More Reading

Posted on August 26, 2012 by brittany

We are shifting into a world where reading is old technology. Books used to be the new technology, but throughout the many years, they have been replaced by a newer technology. We’ve slowly started to try and condense our readings …

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Be More Creative With Your Passwords

Posted on August 1, 2012 by rachelfoster89

I don’t know about you, but I have more passwords than shoes (and that’s saying a lot coming from a girl). Every time I sign up for something- whether it be an email, social network, banking account, Pandora account, you …

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The dos and don’ts of communication with technology 101

Posted on August 1, 2012 by raymond

“Dorothy, we’ve been together for so long and I’m convinced now that I want no other woman on planet earth but you.  Will you marry me? :)” The smiley face concluding the sentence signifies the ending of a text message. …

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