2010 Fall Atlanta Home Show Offers Exciting Roster of Speakers Including HGTV Favorites Tonya M. Williams, Joe Washington and Jodi Marks
The 27th Annual Fall Atlanta Home Show will feature some of your favorite TV personalities including Tonya M. Williams, Joe Washington and Jodi Marks, plus WSB-Radio's Belinda Skelton and Dave Baker who will broadcast live from the Show on Saturday. Read More
The AJC and AppVault LLC partner to offer mobile resources for job seekers
The AJC enhances recruitment resource, ajcjobs, to offer metro Atlanta job seekers the latest and most convenient technology on a mobile platform. Read More
Family and Youth Groups Boost Fall Maze Biz in North Georgia
Today is the first full day of autumn, and this signals a "fall fix" in a cornfield for many metro Atlanta families. Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze returns for a 9th season, complete with hayrides, haunted maze, goat exhibit. Read More
Twinrocker: Forty Years of Hand Papermaking Opens This Evening at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech
Twinrocker Founders Kathryn and Howard Clark will open the exhibit of Fine Art Books created from Twinrocker paper at a reception tonight honoring their four decades of work perfecting the craft of hand papermaking. Read More
Plan Ahead For Peachtree Street Traffic Re-Routed During Midtown Festival of the Arts
Residents and visitors for the new Midtown Festival of the Arts will want to plan driving around Peachtree Street and other road closures from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26, with MARTA highly recommended. Read More
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder & CEO Nancy G. Brinker at Belk Phipps Plaza - 9/24
Nancy Brinker and Belk Chairman & CEO Tim Belk will make a special announcement Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. STAR94's Robyn Spizman will conduct a Q&A; session. Nancy Brinker will sign copies of her new book, "Promise Me." Read More
The Reserve at City Park offers In-town living at Affordable Price
Located at the intersection of Buckhead and Midtown on Peachtree Road and 26th Street, The Reserve at City Park offers three-and-four story garage townhomes from $244,900. Read More
Linkedin Corporate to Present Seminar at Metro Atlanta Business Network's 2010 Fall Expo
Linkedin Corporate will present a seminar with Q & A Session at Metro Atlanta Business Network's 2010 Fall Expo. The expo is exclusively for Linkedin members and provides a forum for Linkedin business leaders to meet face-to-face with their Linkedin connections and build strategic alliances. Read More
Test Drive Studio Provides Car Buyers Unprecedented Freedom
Test drive multiple makes and models of new cars without the presence of a salesperson, free of charge at a time that is convenient for you! Read More
Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference meets Nov. 11-13 at St. Simons Island
Come hear successful authors tell their stories, offer tips in a beautiful oceanfront location at King & Prince Resort. You won't want to miss this one! Read More
Isn't It Time You Added Social Media Expertise to Your Resume?
Social Media Can Be A Path To Job Opportunities. CareerBuilder list Social Media as one of the top ten hiring trends. Read More
Accelerating Medical Device Start-Ups the Israeli Way
Join us as we welcome Yossi Gross - Israel's leading medical device innovator and entrepreneur - and learn how Israel is starting and nurturing some of the most innovative life science companies in the world! Read More
NPR CEO, Vivian Schiller, Discusses the Organization's Success Story at the Atlanta Press Club
Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of NPR, will be the featured speaker at the Atlanta Press Club's Newsmaker Luncheon on Thursday, October 21. This event is co-sponsored by Georgia Public Broadcasting and Public Broadcasting Atlanta. Read More
National Park Service commemorates 30th Anniversary of MLK National Historic Site
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is turning 30 years old, and a major celebration on Oct. 10 will transport guests back to the 1930s, when Dr. King was a boy and played in his Auburn Avenue neighborhood. Read More
Atlanta Native's New Book Now on Amazon
The author will be appearing at Phoenix and The Dragon in Sandy Springs on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss his new book, "Under the Mango Tree: Miracle In The Amazon Rain Forest." He is available for further speaking opportunities. Read More
Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival Announces Entertainment Line Up
Last chance to purchase advance discounted Value Pack tickets for the Atlanta BAR-B-Q tickets is this Friday, September 24th. Read More
Your Vote Could Save Your Life
We urge all voters to say yes to Amendment 2 this November. Your vote could literally save your life. Read More
EcoLife Announces Sponsors for the Chef's Corner & the Eco Options Speakers
The Chef's Corner is sponsored by Complete Kitchens of Roswell and Destiny Organics. The Eco Options Speakers is sponsored by the Green Chamber of the South. Read More
Good Deeds + Good Branding = Great Business: How Cox Enterprises branded its Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Join PRSA|GA for the launch of Cox Enterprises' new Corporate Social Responsibility branding platform, and learn how Cox Enterprises partnered with Cone to create a CSR platform that leverages multiple Cox brands and initiatives. Read More
Are You Prepared for the Economy Ahead?
Is the recession over? Find out what's ahead as Atlanta Women's Network explores the two-year economic forecast at its monthly luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Read More
Only 1 Week Left to Apply for the 2010 TAG Excalibur Awards
What better promotion vehicle for your company's success than to be acknowledged? Read More
Jim Chapman Communities Sells 12 Homes in 45 Days
Selling 12 homes in 45 days is no easy feat these days. Jim Chapman Communities continues to sell homes despite a down economy. The builder expects interest in their active adult homes to continue through the fall and winter. Read More
Free Day in the Parks: September 25, 2010
Put away your wallet and pull out your fishing pole or hiking boots. Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites is offering free admission on Saturday, September 25 as part of National Public Lands Day. The celebration is a way to thank park visitors and volunteers for their support. Read More
Number of display ads in Facebook during the first three months of 2010: 176 billion.
Amount fo sales conducted on PayPal in 2009: $60 billion.
Amount of that from Zynga (Farmville and other games): $500 million
(Forbes)
Number of items on the Starbucks menu through August 31: 70.
As of September 1: 25
Number of Starbucks outlets: 1,000
Number with drive-thrus: 335
(USA Today)
Number of people who have put down a deposit to buy a Terrafugia Transition flying car when it goes on sale later this year: 80.
Amount each vehicle will sell for: $194.000.
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4 B2B best practices from BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Series
BtoB Magazine’s NetMarketing breakfast series stopped in Atlanta last week, and our team was there. Bright and early at the Four Seasons hotel in Midtown, we were excited to sit down and hear from four kickass B2B marketers:
Tara Bianco of SPX Corp.
Nicole Lipson of Georgia-Pacific Gypsum
Liz McClellan of Sage Software, Inc.
Rachel Spasser of Ariba, Inc.
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Here's a special message from our teams here at What's Up Interactive and Atlanta Daybook. Wishing you all a joyous and safe holiday season, and a happy 2011!
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