Above: Votre Vu products on display at Shecky’s Beauty Night Out Keratosis Pilaris (KP) affects about 40% of the adult population (including myself) and about 50-80% of all adolescents. KP is characterized by rough bumps that resemble “goose bumps” or “chicken skin”, usually on the upper arms, though it can also be found elsewhere on…
Above: Maria Kucinski, Erica Swallow, Jamall Oluokun and Kriti Bhandari I recently attended my first Shecky’s Beauty Night Out with three lovely friends (pictured above). Shecky’s is most known for their Girls Night Out, an event that pulls together the best of fashion, cocktails, food and fun! They also have Holiday Night Out and Getaways!…
Above: Twitter’s (RED) look for Dec. 1st, World AIDS Day Above: Twitter’s usual homepage, as of July 29, 2009 In support of World AIDS Day, Twitter and Facebook have gone (RED) for the day. Facebook is running a campaign at facebook.com/joinred, where you can share the (RED) video, change your profile pic to a…
Last summer, my friend, Daniel McCoy, and I entered the Pentel Recycology Student Campaign of the Year contest, hosted by Alloy Media + Marketing. Our entry to the contest was called “Spin the Pen. Save the Planet.” Among our many campaign strategies, we utilized a Facebook group, YouTube page, Twitter page and website. We featured…
(Above: Maria Kucinski and Erica Swallow (me) at the Fashion 2.0 Fashion Week Kickoff Meetup) (Above: Yuli Ziv, founder of Fashion 2.0 Meetup, and Deirdre Sullivan, Social Media Director at ideeli.com, hosted the fashion trivia giveaway!) Last night, I went to my first official Meetup! It was the Fashion 2.0 Fashion Week Kickoff Reception that…
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Why are U.S. graduates still sporting gowns, caps and tassels at their commencement ceremonies?
The 30th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival will be held today — Sunday, May 3, 2009 — at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (at East 47th Street and 2nd Avenue) from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. The day long celebration of Asian Pacific American culture is the longest running and largest Pan Asian heritage festival on the East…
A while ago, my Australian friend, Jordan, told me about Vegemite, a concentrated yeast extract spread loved by Australians. Its popularity in Australia is similar to the popularity of peanut butter in American. In my International Marketing Management course, we learned about its British counterpart, Marmite. This whole new introduction into the yeast extract spread…
Is it true that painting tree trunks white helps them grow?
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