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
United Way: We must have the write attitude!
Kids in metro Atlanta need school supplies this fall. Find out how you can help! Read More
City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Brings Public Art Program to Downtown Atlanta
Elevate / Art Above Underground, presents an assortment of exhibitions showcasing local, national and international talent. Read More
Metropolitan Counseling Services Moves to New Buford Highway Location, Expanded Offices
Metropolitan Counseling Services celebrates move to new location with an open house and donor recognition program this weekend. 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
Join DMA-Atlanta as Jamie Turner, CTO, 60 Second Marketer discusses "How to Get Started in Mobile Marketing" July 21
Are you interested in using mobile marketing to grow your business but don't know where to get started? Join Jamie Turner, co-author of "How to Make Money with Social Media" and Founder of the 60 Second Marketer Read More
Attorney General Sam Olens Discusses Open Records & the APS Scandal at Atlanta Press Club
Join the attorney general and our expert panelists as they discuss the cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools, and how the substitute open records bill will affect the future of investigative reporting. Read More
Re-Inspiration Store Moves, Expands To New Virginia Highlands Location
In late August, Re-Inspiration Store will move to 591 N. Highland Avenue, a circa-1920s home offering 300 additional square feet of retail space, new designs, a screened-in porch, and an upstairs location for art classes. Read More
Shark Week Fans can get "Fish Eye" View of Real Sharks with Georgia Aquarium's "Shark Cam"
Discovery Channel and Georgia Aquarium are once again teaming up to provide the ultimate shark experience for fans: a live "fish-eye" view of a variety of sharks living in the world's largest indoor aquatic habitat, Ocean Voyager - built by the Home Depot. Read More
Percentage of U.S. adults that prefer to be reached by text message: 31%
Percentage of U.S. adults that text: 73%
Percentage of U.S. adults that own mobile phones: 73%
Percentage of U.S. adults that prefer a voice call: 51%
(Pew Internet)
Estimated number of mobile text, picture and video messages that will be sent worldwide in 2011: 7.5 trillion
Number of mobile text, picture and video messages sent worldwide in 2010: 6.7 trillion
(Ovum)
Amount News Corp to pay in phone hacking settlement: $4.7 million
(Reuters)
20 minutes of walking per day will burn 7 pounds of body fat/year.
45 minutes of walking per day halves odds of catching a cold.
Walking 1 miunte can extend life by 1.5-2 miuntes.
Walking 20-25 minutes per week can extend life by several years.
(everybodywalk.org)
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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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