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Top 10 Online Influencers - Fitness Methodology: How is influence measured? Influencers included in “SharecareNow 10: Fitness” have demonstrated influence within fitness conversations online. Influence is calculated through a proprietary algorithm based on more than 40 individual metrics, including disease-area relevance and online syndication, presence and reach. About Sharecare Now, powered by WCG, is the healthcare industry's first and only digital platform offering real-time analytics on patient healthcare trends, conversations and influential authors.
Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic] Don’t limit yourself to just plugging in simple search terms to Google; check out this infographic and learn a search string search or two. You don’t need to limit yourself to searching just for simple strings; Google supports all manner of handy search tricks. If you want to search just HowToGeek.com’s archive of XBMC articles, for example, you can plug in site:howtogeek.com XBMC to search our site. Get More Out of Google [HackCollege via Mashable] Jason Fitzpatrick is a warranty-voiding DIYer who spends his days cracking opening cases and wrestling with code so you don't have to.
It’ a Pie Thing | Katrina Runs For Food Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the upcoming fall season. It’s my favorite time of year and I love everything about October-December. Of course, cooking for the season is a lot of fun and part of that involves a lot of baking. But until then, Lola needs a workout. Berry topped cream cheese pie 2 8oz pkgs light cream cheese2 cups of whipped cream-whip your own using heavy cream and a mixer or use Cool-Whip Free. 1. 2. 3. 4. The only sugar in this is from dairy cream and berries. Here she is whipping up some cream cheese cake with whipped cream. I made a whole 9 inch pie with fresh blueberries and raspberries that I cooked down into their own juices. I made my own cup of the good stuff. I ate about 4 bites before the sweet blueberries were a little too overwhelming. It’s about time for the heat wave to give it up. Tagged as: Lola
Where is Everyone? (by @baekdal) #media These days, everyone is trying to figure out how to connect with other people. It used to be simple, you just placed some ads in whatever newspaper that was most suited to your product, but now that world is becoming ever more irrelevant. So how do you connect with other people today? And more importantly, how do you do it tomorrow? In this article, we are going to take a little tour through the history of information, or more specifically, where to focus your efforts if you want get in touch with other people. We are seeing an entirely new way for people to interact. So join me on this (unscientific) tour of the last 210 years of information + 10 more years into the future. But before we start to explore the future, let's explore how we got here. Note: The graph predicts influence over time. 1800 - The face to face period In the 1800, the only way you could really interact with other people was to go out and meet them. Some people did talk about this new thing called the newspaper.
How to Motivate Employees By David Austin on August 6, 2012 in Infographics What’s the secret to motivating employees? This infographic explains it. Hint: it isn’t just money! Motivating employees isn’t as simple as paying them more. There is an optimal level of arousal that is key to motivating people. There is a material impact to having disengaged employees.
Thin is in when it comes to gadgets. But why? January 23, 2012, 8:44 AM — I used to be a gadget nudist. Once I unboxed whatever gleaming glass and fingerprint-magnet plastic device was my current object of desire, nothing came between it and my sweaty paws. I just saw no reason to spend money on a case for my gadgets. But oh, how I've changed. It all started with the iPad 1. [ Free download: 6 things every IT person should know ] So I bought Apple's over-priced iPad case, which added thickness to the device but made holding it a much more pleasant and secure experience. That was the thin end of the case-wedge but I did hold out a little longer. I initially eschewed cases because I'm careful with my gadgets and I saw cases as a way to protect them. What I find amusing is juxtaposing the case-mania with the drive for thinner and thinner devices. My Acer tablet, in the case, is about an inch thick and I love it. And thin-mania isn't limited to handheld devices. Maybe I'm just a Luddite, I don't know. Is it just me?
Avocado BLT with Fried Egg And Chipotle Mayo Lunch is normally when sandwiches come out but the other week I was enjoying the fantastic poached eggs on toast with chipotle mayonnaise, bacon and avocado, an open faced sandwich, for breakfast and lunch sure was getting jealous! I was feeling a little bad about the whole situation and I had an idea about how to make things right; I could bring some of that chipotle lime mayo lovin to lunch by adding it to one of my favourite sandwiches the BLT. Just to make absolutely sure that there were no hard feeling I also brought along some avocado and a fried egg with runny yolk; which makes almost anything better. Although a BLT is really good just the way it is, you can make it even better by adding things. Over the last few years I have done a bit of experimenting with different kinds of BLT's including ones with pesto mixed into the mayonnaise, ones with avocado and ones with fried eggs. I am happy to report that lunch is feeling better now and we can go back to being close friends.
15 Most Unusual and Interactive Business Cards Check out these crazy buisness cards that are interactive, fun, and eye catching! 1. Lush: Business Card Filled With Seeds The business cards were letter pressed by hand and stuffed with grass seed. 2. Via the use of two rubber inserts, this business card shows the effect Dr.Kiprov’s cosmetic surgery can have. 3. Zohra Mouhetta helps you strip away your belly! 4. “By following the instructions correctly a decent bloom would have been seen within a week.” 5. If you have stretchy fingers you can make this girl do wonders! 6. Michael Royer is a massage therapist in Toronto. 7. If you want to see the text on this business card, you have to do a little stretching exercise – it’s like a warm up before going to Poul Nielsen. 8. A balloon was used as a medium for a visiting card, for Dr.Pramod Niphadkar, a chest physician. 9. Transforming the traditional Business Card in the funny and unusual object, a little box of transporting cargo air. 10. 11. This incredibly creative card belongs to Dr. 12.
Create a Killer Business Plan - Martha Stewart Community You've got the idea, now package it well! The way you present your company and vision will determine whether you get the right financial partners and the right deal. Marketing Your IdeaLife is marketing. We're constantly being pitched to as consumers, yet we also market our products, our ideas, and ourselves personally and professionally. But where do so many early-stage entrepreneurs go wrong? They fail to sell their start-up effectively. As a former entrepreneur and a start-up consultant today, I've certainly seen more business plans than I care to remember. Make your business plan shine with the three "Cs" to success: Be ConciseA concise plan provides a simple explanation for why the business is a great idea, as well as how it will be executed. Be CompellingThe goal is to make your company appear to be deeply compelling. Be CompleteYou must have a trusted third party review your plan to ensure it addresses all possible issues an investor may have. Wow!