Sneak peek at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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New Album: Autumn Afternoon
RYesterday the temperature broke into the mid-60s here. Warren and I ran out to The Morton Arboretum to snap up one last photo session. We wound up walking the prairie and talking about Christmas vacation. When we got to the edge of the prairie, we exchanged glances with a fox. Check out Barbara Rozgonyi‘s latest…
Basecamp for AM2.0
Basecamp Project Utopia is the project collaboration tool we’re using to track our AM2.0 mastermind group’s progress. Basecamp’s features: Assign to-dos and tasksPost messages and gather feedbackSimple scheduling and permissionsShare files internally or with clientsTrack people’s time
Is Email Outdated?
Yes, if you’re a teen. At least that’s what my informal survey of our in-house teen trend researchers say. A direct quote: “Why are you still emailing?” my techno-enraptured high school senior asked me as she glanced over at my Outlook screen beaming brightly on my laptop. “That’s soooooooo early 2000s. Everybody’s texting or blogging…
Abraham Lincoln First Technology President
Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln first technology president! Did you know Abe Lincoln’s T-Mail Can Teach Us About Blogging ? Here’s a brief clip from author Tom Wheeler’s site about his book, Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mail . . . “The Civil War was the first ‘modern war.’ Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided nation during a…
Abe Lincoln and high-tech Civil War communications
Found this post about What Abe Lincoln’s T-Mail Teach Us About Blogging , on the MicroPersuasion blog today. Here’s a brief clip from author Tom Wheeler’s site about his book, Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mail . . . “The Civil War was the first ‘modern war.’ Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided nation during a period of…
Sleep Out Saturday Rallies for Homeless Families
It will always be the first Saturday in November. "It" is Sleep Out Saturday, a county-wide effort to raise funds and awareness for Bridge Communities – DuPage county’s oldest and largest provider of transitional housing for homeless famlies. Visit our online Sleep Out Saturday media guide for more event information. Every $25 donation delivers 24…
Moving to Word Press from Typepad
Okay folks. This was ridiculously easy. All you do is click on list posts in Typepad, then import/export, go to export, then right click on export, save the file to your computer and then upload on Word Press. Voila! Two blogs in one. Now the question is, which do I write for – or do…
Typepad Versus Word Press
My Typepad blog’s been up and running since this summer. It’s easy to use, I love the stats and I love my layout. So, why am I here? Because everybody who’s anybody in the Internet marketing world says this is the only place to be. It’s amazing to see how many sites run off of…
71 Marathons and Counting
Congratulations to Bruce on completing his 71st marathon – this one in Chicago. Phoebe and I went downtown to surprise him at the finish line today. Our La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon wristbands got us into the Medalist tent – and to a few other places we weren’t supposed to be. Like the Victory tent…
Project Runway: You’re All In!
My fascination with the 9/27 episode began early when the 9/22 episode aired as a rerun. It kept building until it hit a crescendo early Wedneday morning when Lori Lizzard – a fab underground fashionista, called to tip me off to the Project Runway portfolio on the Olympus Fashion Week site. Lizz kept exclaiming, "It’s…
Project Runway: You’re All In!
My fascination with the 9/27 episode began early when the 9/22 episode aired as a rerun. It kept building until it hit a crescendo early Wedneday morning when Lori Lizzard – a fab underground fashionista, called to tip me off to the Project Runway portfolio on the Olympus Fashion Week site. Lizz kept exclaiming, "It’s…
52 Open Houses and Counting:: A Soothing Seranade to Cap Them Off
Tonight the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus gave away a most precious gift – a private concert just for the parents. I’ve lost track of how many parent orientations and open houses we’ve been to in September. [I can tell you that going to every soccer game this week easily ate up 10 hours or so.]…
You Tube Videos: Steve Irwin Tributes
Last night I found Phoebe watching "The Crocodile Hunter." I made her turn it off. It was too sad – I’d never seen the show and realized how much I’d missed out. Anyway, tonight P.d. is up late after the third soccer game in four days left himwith a backload of homework to clean up….
Big Seminar 8 in Atlanta: How to Get $500 Off
Yep, you read that right. I’m splitting my commission with anyone who wants to join me at Big Seminar 8 in Atlanta on October 27, 28 and 29. To get your Big Seminar 8 discount tickets, sign up through my affiliate link at www.bigseminar8tickets.com. Then, email me a copy of your reciept and I’ll give…
John Drury Night::White Sox Honor Legendary ABC 7 Anchor
11.26.07 Update Thoughts and prayers are with the Drury family on their loss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It wasn’t so long ago that Chicagoans who entered 7 on their remote control got the honor of watching John Drury deliver their evening news. On September 18, the White Sox dedicated the game to John Drury and his family’s efforts…
Project Runway::What do Moms Think About Laura?
It’s time to out myself – yes, I am forcing my way through my too crammed closet to confess: I am hooked on Project Runway. What’s the big deal? Everyone has favorite TV shows, don’t they? Not me. I don’t watch TV regularly – except at the Y when I’m working out. But I do…
Sleep Out::Be Homeless::Raise $::Give Homeless Kids a Home
What are you doing the night of November 4? If you live in DuPage County, one of the wealthiest counties in Illinois, you may be sleeping in a car, a cardboard box or a tent – even if you’re not homeless. Judging from the enthusiastic support Bridge Communities received at the 2006 Sleep Out Saturday…
Tabula Rosa 2 Due in 48 Hours
Thanks to all of you who commiserated with me on my tablet’s recent illness. CompUSA pronounced my first convertible DOA at noon today when the machine failed to boot. Thanks fo CompUSA, Gateway’s gifting me with a brand new, or brand newly refurbished, Convertible Laptop. Tablet 2 will be up and running this weekend. The…
Katie Anchors a Vlogcast (and the CBS Evening News)
We Are The Media reports Katie Couric’s blogging with text and video. If you’re looking for something to do this afternoon, register and comment on what she wore last night. Embedded within the CBS News site, Couric & Co is one of three blogs to enliven a typical major broadcast web interface. Katie’s bio charts…
Steve Irwin: 180 Minutes to Remember Him By
One of the bigger events in town this summer was a visit from Animal Planet. I have to admit taking two teenagers and one already past the double digits made me feel, well, like a young(er) mom again. The enthusiasm the kids showed for the event was mirrored by my muted excitement. We all love…
What Labor Day Means to Me . . . Million Dollar Red in Men’s Work Clothes
During the year, the hard work of all the laborers around our family dinner table was lost on me. Except for Labor Day weekend when we celebrated the working life. My grandfathers, father, mother, aunts and uncles were all union laborers. To me, Labor Day is for the people that keep this country and its…
Back to School PR for Parents
When the teaching team, parents and students share future goals and a vision, the experience is bound to be more enriching for everyone. The kids are back. The house is quiet. The homework starts. The parent/teacher communication dance begins. Now is the time to set up your expectations for your child this year. It’s as…
Turning 17 on the Trails
Turning 17 isn’t quite as momentous as becoming 16, 18 or 19. It’s an odd number with not much attached to it. In the 70s Janice Ian sang, "I learned the truth at 17 that love is meant for beauty queens." For Phoebe’s it’s not the number, it’s what the year brings: senioritis, college applications,…
Success Intensive PR Hits Top Spots
The third Success Intensives release broke out at the top: 3/10,700 Google News Make Money Online 1 and 2/8,163 Yahoo! News Make Money Online 6/828 Google News Viral Marketing 1/12,900 Google News List Building Enroll
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