The other day I was in Long Island City for a meeting. My GPS kept sending me around in circles, so I decided to park the car and walk. How big can Long Island City (LIC) be anyway? Well, LIC is big. It's a lot bigger than I thought. My...
Are we in a race?
Are we in a race? What’s the Hurry? I drive a lot. I find myself driving into and out of the city on most days and then back and forth from my Melville office. I actually love driving in Manhattan. I feel like driving is a virtual reality video game...
Twitter and the Long Island Association…
The other day, I attended the Long Island Association annual breakfast meeting with both Nassau County and Suffolk County Executives – Ed Mangano and Steven Bellone. I was really impressed with both of them. As they spoke, I checked in on Foursquare. I noticed that there were three other people...
Book Review: The Art of Effective Online Social Networking by Jeanne Grunert
When networking online or offline, it’s important to stay consistent and The Art of Effective Online Social Networking by Jeanne Grunert, shows you how to do just that. The book is perfect for those thinking about dipping their toes into social media, and believe it or not, there are still...
Product Review: New Cold-EEZE Spray
I have a love-hate relationship with this time of the year. I love that the leaves are changing and that the weather is cool, but not freezing. I love putting away my summer clothes and shoes and switching over to fall and winter clothes and boots. But, what I hate...
Funny Things Always Happen in Business
There are funny things all around us. Since we are so wrapped up in ourselves, we can't enjoy the humor. The other day, I was meeting with a new business prospect who I knew on LinkedIn. We met at the Sweet Hollow Diner in Melville. I sat down first. The old...
HuffPost Weird News’ Staff Writer Gets More Facebook Fans By Being Creative
-------------------------------- David Moye is a Staff Writer for the HuffPost Weird News. He told me that the company wanted him to take advantage of the subscribe button to connect with readers. David was the first one in his vertical to do so and now he has subscribers all over...
Affiliate Marketing….
I’ve had my blog now since March 2008. At some point, I tried using Google ads , but found them to be more of a bother than an income stream. When I went to the Blogher Conference in San Diego this past summer, I found out about affiliate marketing. Some of...
How is Married Life Treating You? By Lori Peterson
I will be married two months on October 12. Since getting married, I have been asked the same questions over and over again. When I came back to work after the wedding and honeymoon, everyone asked, "how was the wedding, how was the honeymoon?" Once Labor Day came and the...
The Who? Well Actually Just Roger Daltry…
The other night, I went to see Roger Daltry, lead singer of The Who, sing his famous rock opera, Tommy, at the Nassau Coliseum. The show was as amazing as you would expect. Daltry is now 68 years old and boy could he still belt one out! The thing about the...