The big question these days is “how do I make money from social networking and the Internet?” The new book, Attention! This Book Will Make You Money How To Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase Your Revenue, by Jim F. Kukral focuses on attention getting ideas to help bring in...
Book Review: After the Last PR The Virtues of Living a Runner’s Life
Inspiration, sadness, courage and motivation are tightly woven into this tiny, little book, After the last PR The Virtues of Living a Runner’s Life by Dave Griffen. The book includes lots of vignettes of occurrences that happened to Mr. Griffen as a result of running. The book is complemented with...
Circus Review…
It may be a cliché, but the circus really is for “children of all ages,” especially the Big Apple Circus’ Dance On!, showing now through January 9, 2011 at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The Big Apple Circus has only one ring, but within that ring there is a lot of...
Movie Review: Waiting for “Superman”
I think we all can recognize that U.S. public schools are in trouble. They have been for years and every year, they get progressively worse. American students have some of the lowest scores in math and science in industrialized world. The new movie, Waiting for "Superman", gives startling statistics about...
Want a Sweet Tweet?
If you live in NYC, you know all about the Treat Truck. It's a truck that travels throughout Manhattan, picks a location and then they stay put all day long. Believe it or not, the truck even has a name, Sugar. And, according to the web site, Sugar is environmentally...
New Marketing Book Helps Give Makeover…
Do you find it hard to close business? I do. With the economy, the last couple of years have been nearly impossible to close jobs. That is why I found How To Give Your Business an Extreme Marketing Makeover by Gil Effron intriguing. There are so many makeovers these days...
Did You See The New Facebook Movie?
When I read on Mashable that a new movie about Facebook was coming to theaters soon, I couldn't believe it! How are they going to make a movie about Facebook? Everyone knows that Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his Harvard dorm room. What else is there to know? I was...
Is It All In Your Head?
I recently read, "The Mindbody Prescription, Healing the Body, Healing the Pain," by John E. Sarno, MD. Dr. Sarno says that since most of us have repressed rage and anger within us, we take this out on our bodies and therefore have different ailments, specifically back issues. He talks about...
Music Review: The Dandy Warhols Capitol Years
I have only two Dandy Warhol albums – Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia and Welcome to the Monkey House. To be honest, I can listen to these albums all day. I never get bored listening to them. So when I had the opportunity to review the album, The Best of...
New Biggest Loser Premiered Last Night…
I am a big fan of The Biggest Loser. I find it motivating and uplifting to hear the stories of other people’s struggles with weight loss. I also love the trainers, Bob and Jillian. They have a rough edge, but if you watch the show on a regular basis, you...