A week ago one of our much adored clients sent us an e-mail with an article, which he said reminded him of his Tallahassee Peeps. Immediately interested, we clicked the link and found a humorous listing of the “12 Workplace Phrases you probably don’t know, but should.” In actuality some of the phrases that made …
Month: June 2009
Twitter #fail
If you couldn’t already tell, we are big advocates of businesses using Twitter to promote themselves. Got an online fashion boutique? Tweet about your latest sales and offer followers coupons on their next purchase. Run a successful web design company? Tweet about your latest hosting sale and potentially gain some new customers. Own a trendy …
Battle of the Multilogue: Facebook Surpasses MySpace
For the first time, data shows Facebook has caught up with MySpace in monthly U.S. traffic. While MySpace announced it is cutting 30 percent of its employee base in order to become more “efficient,” Facebook continues to gain acceptance and steam among a wide range of audiences. Once a pastime almost solely for American college …
Fast Fingers Find Fortune
Sometimes it pays to be text-savvy – literally. Kate Moore, a fifteen-year-old in Iowa, was just awarded the grand prize of $50,000 at the L.G. National Texting Championship. In addition to being judged on speed and accuracy, contestants were also tested on texting acronyms and their ability to navigate an obstacle course while texting. I …
Raise Your Beer Mug
Respected archaeologists fight over his discarded apple cores. He can defeat anyone in a game of chess without making any moves. The president of a country once took a bullet for him on a failed assassination attempt. Bulls flat out refuse to fight him. He once taught a German shepherd to bark in Spanish. He …
Stars, Stripes, Diamonds and Dogs
With Independence Day just two weeks away, plans are in the works for weekend getaways, poolside fun, ball games and backyard barbecues. For this year’s celebration, however, the Major League Baseball Association has teamed up with the ALS Therapy Development Institute for one of the coolest grassroots fundraising campaigns I’ve ever heard of. The organizers …
Forgetfulness with Charm
It happens to all of us. You are chatting with a friend or colleague at an event when a familiar face walks toward you with the intent to converse. You know the person…but the name? Completely blank! She’s not wearing a nametag, so how in the world are you supposed to make an introduction? Heavens, …
Word from a PR Apprentice
What happens when four young women are asked to compete for a job? Heavy viewers of reality television might be inclined to say that a 13-week long catfight would ensue. But fortunately, that’s not the case in the PR Apprentice, where we all get along. What does happen is a lot of hard work. Whenever …
Hatch Show Print
I recently had the opportunity to check out a very cool print studio I had read about but never seen in person, “Hatch Show Print” in Nashville, TN. If the poster above looks familiar it’s because Hatch has been making posters for the music industry since 1879. The really cool part is that the posters being made …
Get Vain. With Facebook that is.
Facebook has changed its layout quite a few times. These changes have never been met with unanimous approval. Tonight, Facebook will be implementing possibly its greatest change ever: vanity URLs. (And we can hear the cheers now.) If you’ve ever looked at your browser when navigating Facebook, you may have noticed that users are identified …