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03 Jul 09 NEWS MEDIA IS CHANGING FAST - JUST LOOK AT SCOOOP.NET

It looks like there is another site, other than Digg.com and Slashdot, in the new media space of viewer controlled content. Scooop.net is an internet site where you can cast a vote for your favorite news stories. Meet Scooop.net (www.scooop.net) which focuses on such news topics as politics, entertainment, and health & wellness. Scooop.net, a consumer generated media site based on democratic voting principles and active participation of its members, has been launched to challenge Digg.com, which...

02 Jul 09 Murder Mystery Entertainment For All

Murder Mystery events are ideal for company staff training, whether it be for a New Team Icebreaker, to build Team Camaraderie, as a reward for increased sales, for team motivation or purely for fun. Well now there is a new kid on the block. Murder To Die For are a new Murder Mystery company based in the North West of England. So what makes them special, why should my company even consider talking to them? Murder To Die For may be a new company but they were created by a group of Writers, Actors...

01 Jul 09 Creating news releases

*Article Use Guidelines* Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please include the resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks. ** Summary: If you're not sending out news releases every month, you're missing out on free publicity for your business. Total words: 700 Category: Small Business Creating news releases: easy and free publicity for your business Copyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth What's news? You are! If you're not creating monthly news releases for your bu...

30 Jun 09 Money Making Hobbies

Which ones can be money making hobbies? A friend made a life-sized cow out of plywood once. He painted it, put it in the yard, and people started asing if he would sell it. He soon had a waiting list of customers for his plywood cows. With a profit of about fifty dollars each, he wasn't getting rich, but isn't making money with your hobby more fun than a job? Money Making Hobbies - Two Approaches The first approach is obvious: Look for ways to make money with your existing hobby or hobbies. What...

29 Jun 09 Entertainment and Media Production for your Business. Why?

/p> You are a business. You do well. Why do you need to worry about what Entertainment and Media Production companies can do for you? Why would you need to hire some weird artist to make your company's exposure to the public more attractive? Let's get to the bottom line. Revenue! You can actually increase your revenue through the way that you expose yourself in the media. This is not a new idea it's just advertising. Entertainment and Media Production companies can do a lot for your business....

28 Jun 09 Free Reprint Articles - Inexpensive Advertising For Your

Publishing articles and making them available for free can be a very effective way of promoting your business or website without spending a lot of money. This article contains some tips and resources that I have discovered by publishing free reprint articles over the last 5 years. Marketing With Content Marketing with content, or free reprint articles, gives you an inexpensive way to get your message in front of a lot of people. It is one of the most effective, free, advertising methods that I h...

23 Jun 09 Choose gifts based on hobbies or personality

How often have you seen gift ideas "for him", "for her", "for kids", "for dad", "for mom"... yadda yadda yadda. While some of these suggestions may be valid, the categories are just too vague to be helpful. Who is HER or HIM? You may as well go back 50 years and use stereotypes to choose gifts! And why are Christmas gift suggestions different from birthday gift suggestions? Unless it's poinsettias or fruitcake (yuck), they shouldn't be different. Instead of looking at WHY you are buying a gift...

21 Jun 09 10 THINGS TO LOOK TO CALL YOUR LIST RELATIONSHIP MATURE

1.Your list members know me by name 2.Your list members know when to expect my email (e.g. a list member ask you "what happened that I didn't receive your email yesterday?") 3.Your list members start asking/sharing their personal matters with you 4.Your list members ask you to critique their websites, newsletter, etc. That tells you they trust you in what they do. 5.Your list members respond to your questions asked in autoresponder emails. It makes you know they take everything you tell the...

18 Jun 09 Improving Your Social And Business Networking

Social networking is not a new phenomenon - people have been meeting together for centuries as a way of expanding their friendships, increasing their sense of community, and establishing new business relationships. And even in the last half century neighborhood or city-based networking organizations have arisen such as the Lions, Kiwanis, and Elks clubs along with those dedicated to pure networking like Business Networking International and LeTip. But it wasn't until a website called sixdegrees ...

17 Jun 09 Several Ways to Customize Your Leased Vehicle's Entertainment

Do you own a leased car, truck or SUV, but aren't quite happy with the dealer-installed sound system? Would you like to have a video system in your leased vehicle, but are deterred by the expensive costs of the DVD player and overhead drop-down screens offered by the dealership. In the past, if you were unhappy with the entertainment system in your leased vehicle, you either had to accept the system as it was or pay to have it customized to your preferred taste and then pay once again for the or...