New Career Book Puts Job Seekers in the Driver's Seat
Atlanta Author, Richard C. Kirby, Offers A Groundbreaking Fast Track Job Search Process Specifically For These Challenging Economic Times Read More
Smart Decision & Associates offers low-cost experience for real estate agents
SD & Associates and SD Realty, founded by Broker Peggy Gilbery, benefit agents looking for lower fees and more favorable commission splits. Read More
These are Georgia's Holiday Crash Predictions: Hundreds injured in Memorial Day traffic crashes. Don't be one of them!
The Georgia State Patrol estimates as many as 2,725 traffic crashes resulting in 875 injuries and 18 traffic deaths could occur within just a 78-hour travel period on Georgia roadways this weekend. Read More
Avoid financial meltdown. Attend SCORE's financial workshop for non-accountant business owners. Ensure your success.
Financial mismanagement is the leading cause of business failure. Acquiring the basic financial tools and knowing how to use them will solidify your success. SCORE's workshop is specifically designed for financial rookies. Your quality of life may depend upon it. Read More
Sovereign's Amenities Offer Residents the Ultimate in Elegance
Residents at Sovereign enjoy unparralled conveniences including a two-year membership to the distinguished Buckhead Club, which is located on the 26th floor of the luxury high rise. Read More
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Presents Dachau Before Dachau: European Artist Colony 1860-1914
Through Aug. 30, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will display a rare collection of works from various artists who shaped the Dachau European Artist Colony. This marks the first exhibition of the Dachau Artist Colony in the United States. Read More
Local Pulitzer Winners Reveal Pathway to the Prize
The Atlanta Press Club hosts four Atlanta Pulitzer Prize winners at a Newsmaker Luncheon and book signing on Tuesday, June 23. The panel of winners includes Doug Blackmon for general nonfiction, Hank Klibanoff for history, Mike Luckovich for editorial cartooning and Cynthia Tucker for commentary. The sponsor for this event will be Cox Media Group. Read More
Peter Shankman, founder of Help a Reporter Out (HARO), Shares His Insights on Media, PR, Social Networks and the Future
HARO founder Peter Shankman will share his insights and perspectives on the future of communications at the June 2009 PRSA|GA luncheon. An entrepreneur, author, speaker, and worldwide connector, Peter is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about Social Media, PR, marketing, advertising, creativity, and customer service. Read More
Using Technology to Tell the Story
Join the Atlanta Press Club and the Southeast chapter of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) for a compelling panel discussion, Using Techology to Get the Story,on Thursday, June 4 at The Georgian Terrace. Panelists will share their insights on using social networking sites for reporting, non-traditional ways to use technology to promote your work, and how blogging adds extra dimensions to stories. Read More
Ignatius House Hosts June Retreat Focused on Reassurance in Today's World
Ignatius House, a retreat center located on the Chattahoochee River, invites men and women of all faiths to a weekend retreat, June 12-14. Focused on the theme of "Do not be afraid," retreatants can spend the weekend disconnected from the daily digital and reconnected with the spiritual. Read More
Nonprofits: Breathe new life into your website, social media and fundraising
Get more out of the web with ifPeople's Summer Workshop Series. With courses on social media, online fundraising and best practices for the web, you'll learn how to form closer relationships with advocates, increase organizational exposure and raise donations more effectively. Read More
Early Submission Deadlines for Daybook Stories for May 25 & May 26
The Daybook offices will be closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. The submission deadline for stories for Monday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 26 is 5:30pm on Friday, May 22. Read More
Channel 2 WSB-TV Showcases Excellence in Georgia High Schools
WSB-TV, Channel 2 celebrates excellence in Georgia high schools with two hours of back-to-back prime time programs this Friday night beginning at 8 p.m. Read More
Q Parker Headlines Concert to Benefit Alzheimer's
200,000 Georgians are living with Alzheimer's and Q Parker is raising his VOICE for those Georgians. Q and his Platinum-selling group, 112, are performing at the One Memory Away red-carpet event. It's sure to be a star-studded evening to benefit Alzheimer's on May 22. Read More
Online parenting community offers classes
The Atlanta-based founders of www.AVillageToRaise.com are offering parenting training classes ranging from very basic to unique and relatively complex. Classes are $30 per person and are being scheduled regularly throughout the Metro area and beyond. Read More
Are You Making Conflict Work For You?
Does conflict tear you apart … or at least make you uncomfortable? Managing conflict in a positive way can help you build positive relationships. Women can especially benefit from developing their conflict management skills, an important step in creating a strategy for moving ahead. Read More
Leah Ward Sears, Georgia's Retiring Supreme Court Chief Justice, Speaks to the Atlanta Press Club
Georgia's retiring Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, who recently announced she is joining Schiff Hardin LLP/Atlanta as a partner, will be the guest speaker at the Atlanta Press Club's Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday, June 2. The event is sponsored by Schiff Hardin LLP/Atlanta. Read More
Capacity of a 3.5 Inch HD floppy: 1.44 Megabytes
Capacity of a standard DVD: 4.7 Gigabytes
Estimated capacity of the human brain: 2.5 Petabytes
All digitally stored information as of 2010: 1 Zettabytes
Total Global Media Spending
Television: $190 Billion
Internet: $72 Billion
Newspapers: $93 Billion
Magazines: $43 Billion
Radio: $330 Billion
Outdoor: $31 Billion
United States estimated media spending share: $151 Billion
Percentage of online spending will be used to advertise on social networking sits: 10%
Percentage of social media users connect with companies: 25%
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What the rise of mobile means for video
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The late 90s and early 2000s were a curious time. If you wanted to watch video on your computer, you needed one of a handful of plugins to watch it - QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media and more. Check out how Adobe's Flash has changed the game for watching and creating videos to view on your computer, smartphone, iPad...
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