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Track your social influence

Traci — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:39:24 +0000

This is a fun site, and we all need more cool ways to waste time on the net, yes? Oh, yeah. So the Influence Project lets you establish a baseline and then spread your influence, and they will keep up with your level of success. They have a slick interface, you can sign on with [...]

Internet 101: Flash vs. HTML

Traci — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:26:13 +0000

I continue to be amazed at the dollars people will throw at a website (especially a flash based website) with absolutely no idea what they've asked for and what they are getting. Or the disparity between the two.

Tom Peters & Lady Gaga?

Traci — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:54:31 +0000

Lady GaGa and Tom Peters in the same post? It seems like the perfect match to me. I've just finished Tom Peter's book, "Brand You", and if anyone has taken his advice and made it her mantra, it would be Lady GaGa, The Fame Monster.

Wake Up!

Traci — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:32:35 +0000

Bush gave billions to the banking industry in order to salvage the economy, placing the country in a deficit of $1.2 trillion. Trillion. That's dollars, buckos, Trillion. The $247 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was established to stimulate the economy by making money available in the way of credit to businesses and individuals. There weren't any rules with the money, no contracts, only expectations. It was 2008, we had no clue what was coming and Bush came up with a knee-jerk reaction to throw money at the problem, expecting that the banks would follow through and offer credit to the people and the econmy would stumble back to its more pleasant recent past.

Secret Art of RockStar Buzz

traceface — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:53:04 +0000

I'm days away from the pre-launch of "The Secret Art of RockStar Buzz" and I'm excited, nervous, and perhaps a little sick to my stomach . . . We're waiting on the final proofs for the cover - Suggestions? Complaints? Remarks??

Going to take my mortgage money and run!

traceface — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:36:27 +0000

I’m not running in the literal, virtual sense in that I’m leaving one actual place and going to another . . . only as far as finance is concerned, I’m running away as fast as I can go. Well, I did just find an old friend in Belize . . . I may start there [...]

Higher credit scores needed for FHA Loans

Traci — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:40:53 +0000

The FHA guidelines we've been told to look forward to in the Spring are Higher credit score to qualify for the low down payment option. In fact, scores under 600 may knock you out of the running immediately; and it isn't just FHA loans, it is also conventional mortgage loans

Credit Card Reform of 2010

Traci — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:02:49 +0000

Today a law goes into effect that could actually help your financial profile. The credit card reform laws are designed to protect consumers, and they may in fact do so.

Regulation, Reform, and lots of shame on wall street

Traci — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:41:22 +0000

Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee wants more regulations for wall street, and to pass laws "addressing" executive compensation. I'm guessing "address" here means limit. Obama's 'banking czar' Paul Volcker has his reform proposal, and it seems everyone in the country who doesn't make as much money as wall streeters or bankers wants them to make less

coffee and change . . .

Traci — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:41:55 +0000

Whether you call it coffee, cafe, Kaffe, or a cup of joe; whether you prefer brewed, french press, cappucino, expresso, turkish, or any of the many ways it is prepared; whether you get your coffee from Starbucks tm, Dunkin Donuts tm, your local roaster, or the Internet, Harvest fresh coffee will give you a whole new appreciation for a fine cup of coffee.