Archive for October 5th, 2009
The Wall Street Journal: To prepare for his first live national tour this fall, Guy Fieri sought advice about living on the road from members of AC/DC (“Take care of yourself, man,” was one band mate’s counsel) and rocker Sammy Hagar, who recommended voice coaching. Fieri is not a rock-band frontman, a pop star or [...]
Springwise: ThredUP, which uses a Netflix-like model with prepaid envelopes to help users swap the clothes they don’t wear for some they will. Currently focusing just on shirts, thredUP is free to join. Users begin by setting up a virtual closet to keep track of the clothes they’d like to exchange, using descriptions of the [...]
WalletPop: Can’t get enough of ABC’s new series Shark Tank? WalletPop interviewed Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjavec on what happens behind the scenes of the show.
Women Visit Music Sites More Than Men
AppScout: It’s a battle of the sexes at Nielsen. On the heels of data that showed women flocking to celebrity and horoscope sites, Nielsen said that women also make up the majority of visitors to music sites. “Whether checking on rapper Fabolous’ health scare or Alicia Keys love life, women are far more likely to [...]
Cracked: It’s no surprise that one of most profitable companies ever would want to keep their formula a secret. Even with hundreds of imitators, Coke still dominates world-wide sales of caramel colored drinks. But doesn’t that stuff only have, like, four ingredients? Fizzy water, high fructose corn syrup, caffeine and Brown Dye #4? There isn’t [...]
Busy Mom Aims To Succeed With Cookies
The News-Times: A lifelong stress-relieving activity has made Rachel Tedeschi a hero with her family, especially her children and their friends. Now Tedischi hopes to cash in on that activity, making old-fashioned homemade cookies. Family and friends have been telling her for years that she should be selling her baked goods, but she just thought [...]
