FearlessPhilanthr opyHosts First Annual People's Health Day in Piedmont Park
FearlessPhilanthropy invites you to come out to Piedmont Park on July 30th for People's Health Day! A 5k Race will kick off the excitement, followed by a full day of free, wellness-inspired activities for the whole family! Read More
ProWIN July 20 Luncheon Features Laura Biering of True Voices
Join other professional women for this "Rocking Your World with Risk" interactive presentation. Learn about the importance of learning how to take the risks can enhance your career. Read More
Write to Win - $22,000 in Scholarships Available
Womenetics' an Atlanta based women's media company has joined forces with Georgia-Pacific and Discover Financial Services to award undergraduate students interested in global issues a total of $22,000 through the Womenetics Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship essay competition. Read More
Womenetics and Porsche Cars North America Present the Purposeful Women Summer Series
Get up close and personal with the 2011 POW! Award winners for extended conversations surrounding the topics initiated at this year's POW! Awards luncheon. Read More
147th Anniversary - Historic Battle Comes to Life in Atlanta
Battle of Atlanta commemoration weekend is July 12-17. Events include a Gala Dinner, Tours, a re-creation of the Frontlines with Living History Soldiers, a Historic Music Concert, a chance to "Meet Abe Lincoln" and more! Read More
Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell hosts inaugural Alfred "Tup" Holmes Classic
Alfred Tup Holmes Golf Classic to benefit the First Tee program and Youth of Urban Roots (YOUR) Junior Golf Foundation. For more information contact Mark Kim at [email protected] or 404-546-6767. Read More
Bastille Day 2011 brings the Splendor of France to the Southeast
Experience Joie de Vivre at Bastille Day 2011. Read More
Jim Chapman Communities Introduces New Floor Plan at Brookhaven at Johns Creek
Jim Chapman Communities, a leading develop and builder of active adult communities, is proud to introduce a brand new floor plan at its award-winning community, Brookhaven at Johns Creek in North Fulton County. Read More
Channel 2 Action News Wins Every Newscast
Channel 2 Action News won every newscast in the June sweeps which ran from June 2 to June 29, 2011. In the first full sweep since beginning its 4 p.m. newscast, the station continued its winning ways in head-to-head newscasts. Read More
July Meeting: Finding the Right Partner for Your Startup - Funding and More
Join us on Wednesday, July 13 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel to hear our distinguished panel discussion on "Finding the Right Partner for Your Startup - Funding and More". Read More
Riverbrooke Offers Perpetual Greenspace in Forsyth County
Wilson Parker Homes new homes available in Forsyth County at Riverbrooke, a community of single-family homes from the $160,000s. Read More
AICC Selects New Leadership
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region, based in Atlanta, has elected its officers and board members for 2011-2012. Lorin Coles, CEO of Alliancesphere, has been elected chairman of the organization. Read More
Traton Homes Offers 40th Anniversary Deals
Traton Homes has kicked off its Red Hot 40th Anniversary Event, which offers buyers and realtors deals, incentives and giveaways until it ends Aug. 31. Read More
Slavery and Freedom in Black and White
The National Archives at Atlanta invites you to the opening of an exhibit featuring historic newspapers that chronicle the African American experience during the 19th century. Read More
Brookside Crossing Offers Great Pricing on Energy-Efficient Homes
When families purchase a home at Brookside Crossing, Fairgreen Homes popular Gwinnett County community, they save twice --once on the price of the home and again when they get their utility bills. Read More
Minutes U.S. users cumulatively spend on Facebook each month: 53.5 billion
Minutes U.S. users cumulatively spend on Yahoo each month: 17.2 billion
Minutes U.S. users cumulatively spend on Google. each month: 12.5 billion
Minutes U.S. users cumulatively spend on YouTube each month: 9.1 billion
(Nielsen)
Percent by which the average number of public Google+ posts shared per day has decreased since mid July: 41
Last time Google CEO Larry Page shared a public post on Google+: August 15, 2011
(TechCrunch)
Percent of the total time people spend online that is spent on social networking sites and blogs: 22.5%
Percent of the total time people spend online that is dedicated to playing games: 9.8%
Percent of the total time people spend online that is given over to email: 7.6%
Percent of the total time people spend online that is dedicate to search: 4%
(Nielsen)
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Target and Living Social: Keeping Websites Up & Lessons Learned
Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Two launches today had consumers in an online buying frenzy. Target and Living Social had big product launches that may end up hurting them in the long run.
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