Posted on April 9, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Right before the black and white spot flashes to the Nike swoosh though, the voice of Earl Woods (in a very Mike Brady moment) is heard asking his son “Did you learn anything?” Because the man who masterminded Woods’ career from the age of two through international super-stardom would surely have been that calm and accepting of potential career fall-out from Tiger’s skanky tales.
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Posted on April 1, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
There. That got your attention. (and I didn’t even have to do my Tina Fey as Palin impression) I’m quoted in an interesting article on CNN on the new-ish direction that TLC is taking with the addition of uber producer Mark Burnett’s new Sarah Palin reality series (now with added controversy!).
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Posted on March 29, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Some years back musician Ben Folds & BMG Music held an exclusive concert on Second Life – long before it was a household name. The service was somewhat jerky, the event not terribly Image via Wikipedia successful and even die-hard Folds fans were disappointed. In the last week, Folds, identified as ‘Merton’ uploaded videos of [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Not every company has to appeal to the 21 and under set. Tailoring your tweets to appeal to a demographic that doesn’t suit your product or messaging makes you appear universally irrelevant
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
In what may be a toy industry first, Mattel will soon be launching Adulterous Barbie.
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Posted on March 8, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
I’ve long had a love/hate relationship with gratuitous awards ceremonies and the Academy Awards in particular. My thought process went along these lines: Firefighters and police officers put their lives on the line on a daily basis for a pittance of what overpaid celebrities are paid. Teachers give their professional lives to improve the lives [...]
Filed under: Makeup, Manners, Marketing, Ms. Biz Manners | Tagged: Academy Awards, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, oscars, Sandra Bullock, the Dude | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Offering style advice and commentary to Baltimore’s new Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake‘s look in today’s Baltimore Sun.
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Posted on February 16, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Unless you’ve been living in a cave this winter, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been lot of white stuff (or gray stuff if you live in NYC) on the ground lately. In fact, other than Hawaii, every other state has been liberally dusted with snow this winter. So much snow has fallen that even the [...]
Filed under: Marketing, Mirth, More | Tagged: Al Gore, Global Warming, Hawaii, Mother Nature, New York City, Paris Hilton, snowmageddon, Tiger Woods, Vancouver Olympics, winter 2010 snow | 5 Comments »
Moderation Please
Let’s make this clear for once and for all, moderating is not censorship
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