January 2011
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Eventbrite Ticket Sales Gross $207 MM
Mashable reported that the ticketing start-up Eventbrite grossed more than $207 million in 2010. That’s a whole lotta parties. I used Eventbrite for 3 free events over the past two years, and it saved me from pulling my hair out each time. The first two events were hotel openings for local aloft Hotels by Starwood. The last event I created was for a non-profit luncheon featuring Miss...
Top Places to Start De-Cluttering
Even though we don’t live in an apartment, I love perusing ApartmentTherapy for pics and ideas about living in a small space. And while we’re on the topic of a fresh start for the New Year, you might want to check out their article on the 5 Things to Let Go of Today to help you start simplifying your life. My items to add to the list: clothes that don’t fit that you aren’t...
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Managing Digital Files
When you’re moving to a paperless system, your hard drive can get pretty cluttered if you don’t have a good plan in place for managing your files. One practice that kept me sane when I went back to school a few years ago was to have a consistent naming method for all of my files. For example, all my marketing classes started with the course subject followed by the file name (like...
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Wrapping Up the Holiday Season
As you wrap up the holiday season, don’t throw your holiday cards in the trash. Take the front of your cards off and mail them to St. Jude’s Ranch. The non-profit organization will take your greeting cards and repurpose them for the following holiday season. Break out some scissors, and start snipping away. St. Jude’s prefers cards that are 5x7” or smaller and does not...
