Monthly Archives: December 2009

Global PR Firm Seeks Social Media All-Stars for NYC Internship

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

We wanted to pass along some information regarding a great spring internship opportunity in the New York Digital group of my full-time employer Fleishman-Hillard. We’re looking for social media all-stars who can start in January/February 2010. Please see post below with the details and requirements. If you’re not able to do the spring internship, the [...]

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New Year’s Day Census Bureau predictions for U.S. Population

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Our friends at the Census Bureau have released some New Year’s Day predictions. They predict that on Jan. 1, 2010 — three months out from Census Day — the total U.S. population will be 308,400,408. This would represent an increase of 2,606,181, or 0.9 percent, from New Year’s Day 2009.
Net international migration is expected to [...]

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Yo Quiero Taco Bell…and umm…Weight Loss?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Remember Jared the big guy from the Subway ads who ate his way to a healthy weight with the help of subway sandwiches? Well, meet Christine Dougherty (She’s the one holding a taco) who lost 54 pounds driving to Taco Bell and ordering from their low-fat “Fresco” menu. I don’t think Gidget, Taco Bell’s former [...]

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Mexicans no longer have to cross border for laundry detergent

Monday, December 28th, 2009

There’s one less reason for Mexicans living in the U.S. to cross the border gracias a laundry detergent maker.
Mexicans used to using the powdered laundry detergent brand Ariel can now find it here in the U.S. and it’s even in their preferred bagged version as opposed to the popular cardboard box preferred by most U.S. [...]

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California launches Web site to attract more…MEXICANS!

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

“CALIFORNIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMISSION LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP LURE MORE MEXICANS TO CALIFORNIA.” No, we didn’t make this headline up. This is the actual headline from a California Travel and Tourism Commission press release released this week.
Does California really need to launch a new Web site to “lure” more Mexicans to the Golden State? [...]

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Merry Pepsi Mexican Christmas Tree

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Merry Pepsi Christmas from Mexico! The Pepsi tree was lit tonight in Mexico City and it’s setting a record at 367 feet tall, beating out Brazil’s tree for the world record.
Dos Lives has the pictures from tonight’s festivities which included 600 strobe lights and also how this megaárbol looks during the day with it’s red, white and blue [...]

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Swine Flu Masks on the way for California Kids

Friday, December 4th, 2009

California is taking additional steps to help curb the spread of the Swine flu by distributing 23 million masks and pairs of gloves to school districts.They are intended for roughly 10,000 public schools with about 6.3 million students in more than 1,000 districts.
Students who are suspected of having Swine Flu will be required to wear [...]

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