The Survivor Effect–It Couldn’t Happen To A More Deserving Spot

One of my favorite places on earth will be getting a lot of positive attention starting later this month when “Survivor” begins filming its 21st season in and around San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Then, for 14 weeks this fall, some 13 million U.S. households will tune in to CBS every Wednesday night to watch [...]

Clubv3 Launches Social Media Strategy Agency Mushbloom

Douglas, Isle of Man Isle of Man-based social network games and media specialist Clubv3 today announced the launch of its dedicated social media strategy agency, Mushbloom and the website www.mushbloom.com. Clubv3 is a leading developer and publisher of social network games. Having grown from the initial two directors to a team of over 25 people [...]

Back Home In The City Of Light

We’re moving slowly this morning. After about 18 hours of travel, we arrived at Charles de Gaulle to find (quelle surprise) the French airport workers were en greve (that is, on strike). We waded through hundreds of people to make it to the immigration line…where we waited more than an hour to be admitted to [...]

The Hundred Thousand Dollar Dentist Visit: Money From Viral

A seven-year-old kid goes to the dentist to have a tooth removed and feels woozy as the anaesthetic gradually wears off. Dad records his kid’s verbal ramblings for two minutes. Video ends up on YouTube in January 2009. It goes viral. Just over a year later the Dad has a thriving internet business off the [...]

How To Get The Best Deal On Every Global Real Estate Investment You Make

A friend in Europe called this week to ask if I thought my Marketwatch members would be interested in bank foreclosure deals in Mediterranean countries. My friend has been active as a broker and developer in Spain and Croatia for more than a dozen years and has contacts elsewhere in Europe, as well. I assured [...]

Banking Web 2.0 – How the major card issuers look at Social Media phenomenon?

“We watched various brands and companies within our industry and elsewhere struggle, sometimes fail, to achieve their objective, which is always to get closer to the customer, to know more, to create a relationship” – Mike Boush, Vice President of E-Business, Discover Financial Services The market’s major card brands issuers search all the time new [...]

This is great info if you have tons of info to process

Can’t remember where you placed your car keys again? Already forgotten what you read just a few minutes ago? Such situations often lead adults to conclude they’re on a downward spiral, that their aging brains just aren’t as agile as they used to be. Neural connections that convey information do weaken with age and disuse, [...]

How To Maximize Your Returns In One Of The World’s Most Solid Rental Yield Markets

The rental market in Paris has shifted. Last year, when the euro was strong, tourism was down. The short-term rental market suffered. Today, the Greenback has about 20% more buying power in this part of the world than it did a year ago. Tourism is up sharply, and short-term rentals are back in demand. Meantime, [...]

The Other Key To Making Your Retire Overseas Dreams Come True

After cost of living and housing, the question of foreign residency options is a key one to consider as you make your retire-overseas plans. The truth is, not every country welcomes foreign residents or retirees, and, in those that do, the requirements for qualifying for residency status vary greatly. Furthermore, some countries (for example, Panama) [...]

Acest tren urmeaza sa plece din gara: Cele mai bune motive pentru a incerca Social Media Marketing

Site-ul socialexaminer.com a publicat in acest an un studiu referitor la beneficiile aduse de social media marketing in afaceri din cele mai importante industrii care sunt promovate online. Concluzia? 85% au castigat mai multa expunere pentru afacerea lor, urmata de cresterea traficului catre site-ul promovat (63%). 56% au relevat faptul ca activitatea in social media [...]

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