Archive for August, 2009

Freelancing: Don't Make Your Life Fiction

368 days ago by Allison Boyer | 3 Comments

August has been a month about fiction writing. Before the month is over in a few minutes, I wanted to leave you with one final note about fiction. It’s more of a warning.
As a freelance writer, don’t fictionalize your own life to get jobs.
We’re all guilty of this to … More »
Twitter Complaints - Do You Respond?

368 days ago by Becky Scott | 6 Comments

So what happens when you cross an influential blogger who has 1+ million followers, a new washing machine that doesn’t work, and Twitter? You get a social media circus that either gives a company nightmares or the opportunity to shine.
The background
You may have heard of Dooce. Heather Armstrong. Yes, she … More »
Twitter and Retirement - A Perfect Fit

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

In the last few weeks, I’ve received a few email messages from retirees talking about how much they enjoy Twitter. Now that I think about it, twitter and retirement is a perfect combination. Why? Here’s a rundown:
Free Time
Many retirees complain about having too much free time. With Twitter, there’s no … More »
Jim Thome and John Garland to the Dodgers

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t dominating the National League like they were earlier in the season. On Monday, the club brought in some reinforcements by trading for Jim Thome and John Garland.
Thome comes from the Chicago White Sox where he was hitting .249 with 23 homers, 55 runs and 74 … More »
Tedy Bruschi Retired from the Patriots

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

Tedy Bruschi is calling it a career. The New England Patriots linebacker announced his intentions on Monday. It brings an end to a 13-year NFL career — with all games played with the Patriots.
Although he has played less and less in recent years, this announcement was somewhat surprising. The Patriots … More »
Minnesota Misses Out on Ricky Rubio

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

The Minnesota Timberwolves received bad news on Monday when they officially lost the hope of Ricky Rubio coming to the NBA this season. In fact, Rubio won’t land in Minnesota until 2011 at the soonest.
The Timberwolves drafted Rubio as the fifth overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. Many NBA … More »
Biggest Risks in 2009 Fantasy Football

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

Do you like to gamble? If so, here are the NFL players who represent the biggest risks in the 2009 fantasy football season. These are players you should definitely avoid if you don’t like walking on the wild side.
QB Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals
He’s coming back from an elbow injury that … More »
Vote for William Petersen for an EWwy Award!

368 days ago by Lynn | 2 Comments

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I know. I hadn’t ever heard of an EWwy Award either. But it’s a new one given by Entertainment Weekly, thus the EWwy. They know that many of us feel that our favorite actors have done amazing work on their shows for … More »
Hairston Ruins Andy Pettitte's Perfect Game

368 days ago by Stephen Kersey | Comment

Jerry Hairston Jr. was playing third base for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles because Alex Rodriguez had the day off. On Monday, Hairston received a lot of unwanted pub after he ruined Andy Pettitte’s perfect game bid.
In the seventh inning, Pettitte still was going strong with his … More »
Should Microsoft Push Windows 7 in 2010?

368 days ago by Milo Riano | 1 Comment

I have just written an article on whether Microsoft should leave Windows Vista in the dust or not. The key point is that Windows Vista is picking up steam right now while Windows XP’s adoption is falling behind.

It could be noted that Windows 7 was pushed much earlier because … More »
Should Microsoft Leave Vista in the Dust?

368 days ago by Milo Riano | 2 Comments

Microsoft has some very important decisions to make in the coming months on their Windows strategy. They are bound to release Windows 7 in October and pushing this operating system much earlier is the slow adoption of Windows Vista and the continous usage of Windows XP.

However; a lot of … More »
CSI: Miami - Episode 8.05 - "Bad Seed" Spoiler

368 days ago by Lynn | 1 Comment

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CSI: Miami – Episode 8.05 – Bad Seed
Air Date: TBD
This is interesting. Very often we see multiple cases of deadly E. Coli deaths and illnesses in the news. But for some reason, Horatio has the CSI: Miami team investigate these as murder. … More »
Ragnarok Online: Preparing For Retirement

368 days ago by Joel Tan | 3 Comments

I’m seriously thinking about permanently hanging up my sword belt in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ragnarok Online. What the hell for? Well, I’ve realized that I’m getting too old for this game.
Not.
Actually, I’m just a little flustered after a few hours of playing my merchant TikaWaylan on Valkyrie, … More »
CSI: NY - Episode 6.05 - "Battle Scars" Spoiler

368 days ago by Lynn | Comment

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Episode 6.05: Battle Scars
Air Date: TBD
It looks like the team on CSI: NY will have to figure out who had a real grudge against a dancer who was killed after winning a dance battle. You know how it is…some people may be … More »
Using TweetGrid to Review Twitter Topics

368 days ago by Jason | Comment

There are hundreds of websites, if not more, that have sprung up from nowhere to help people manage their twitter accounts, updates and stay on top of everything else going on in the twitterverse. One of those sites is TweetGrid.

Most people who want to track and manage a variety of … More »