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Your Sports Minute
Friday October 31, 2008
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This is that special time of year for sports fans where all of the major sports are playing at the same time, in addition to your very popular NCAA/college football. Until the Phillies cliched the World Series earlier this week, baseball was wrapping up while the NFL, NHL, and NBA all are active as well.…
Tungsten vs Other Metals for Wedding Bands
Thursday October 30, 2008
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I’m looking for a wedding band I would like on my finger for the rest of my life. In doing some research online and in B&M stores, I’ve come to realize that Tungsten is quite the trend. I found the best thing for me was to do a side by side comparison with all the…
Email: Are you a filer or a labeler?
Tuesday October 28, 2008
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To file or to label? That is the question.I enjoy reading productivity and organization books and blogs. This does not mean I always take the advice, but I do have a curiosity about how other people get things done. We all experience different demands, there is no single solution for any of us. Productivity gurus…
Google Earth iPhone App Free Geocaching in Your Back Pocket
Monday October 27, 2008
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Google released its Google Earth browser for the iPhone and its FREE!!! What is Google Earth? And if you are an iPhone Geocacher why do you want this is Free App? Watch the above video from Google to find out, In short, Google Earth for the iPhone is Google Maps in 3D, and with just…
You Tube and Social Media Marketing
Sunday October 26, 2008
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You Tube and social media marketing go hand and hand on the internet today. This week I made a You Tube video for the Seaward Inn in Rockport, MA. The video has jazz music performed by The Barbara & Al Boudreau Jazz Trio and has pictures of Seaward Inn’s property. It gives viewers an idea…
The Seaward Inn of Rockport, MA looks forward to turning 65!
Saturday October 25, 2008
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Have you ever been to Rockport, MA? I have not, even though I lived in New England for 12 years. Amazing, isn’t it? For 12 years I lived in New Hampshire, but my life as an innkeeper didn’t allow for much leisure time to visit all of the beautiful spots that New England has to…
Smart Positioning- Google AdWords
Friday October 24, 2008
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Google AdWords has in a beta test a bidding tool called Smart Positioning. The function of this tool aims to place your ad in the most cost-effective position each time it’s displayed. Here are Google’s words in how it works.How Smart Positioning works.Here’s an overview of what happens when your campaign is opted in to…
Is The first Android-powered Phone An iPhone Killer
Thursday October 23, 2008
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Watch this short Youtube vid on an overview of the use of Google products on the world’s first Android-powered phone, the T-mobile G1. Is it the iPhone killer?
Brightkite Application for iPhone Released
Tuesday October 21, 2008
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Brightkite for the iPhone from Brightkite on Vimeo.Brightkite, a location based social network, now has it’s own iPhone application. One of the unique features of Brightkite as a social network is that it organizes its members according to where they are geographically. After experimenting with the new iPhone application I anticipate there will be an…
Qik Live Video Streaming Coming Soon to the iPhone App Store
Monday October 20, 2008
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Qik iPhone app coming soon to iTunes App store! Kevin Rose, of Digg fame, demos the new Qik.com app for unjailbroken iPhones. For those of us who did not want the chance of having an iBrick you will no longer have to jailbreak your iPhone to install this new Qik app once released. Did you…
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.
Sunday October 19, 2008
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“In the early 1880’s Mark Twain learned to ride one of the old high-wheel bicycles of that period. He wrote an account of his experience, but did not offer it for publication. The form of bicycle he rode long ago became antiquated, but in the humor of his pleasantry is a quality which does not…
Why be a poll worker?
Saturday October 18, 2008
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“Poll workers are a crucial element of the election process. You can buy new machines, you can educate voters, but really the poll workers are the bridge between the polling place and the voter.”…Doug Chapin, Director of electionline.org You remember the 2000 presidential election, don’t you? One of my clearest memories of that day and…