Be Cautious of Vendors at Home Shows
If you go to Home Shows like me you sometimes find yourself interested in some of the services of the vendors. You may fill out a form and leave your name and phone. Well I must say that I have had a very bad experience with one of those vendors.
Mike is the rep who apparently works for United Windows and Doors, the phone number is 310-279-3953. Mike apparently is a very persistent person, who calls and doesn’t leave messages. He says he met me at the Monrovia Home Show, he should get his facts straight. I don’t ever recall going to a Monrovia Home Show, never even heard of it.
Mike get a clue. Your tactics are not wise and will certainly turn off many potential customers who might have a slight interest in doing business with you or your company.
I am now in the process of locating the info on United Windows and reporting this unacceptable behavior of this rep.
Be cautious of Mike and United Windows and Doors.
Great News….
About an hour ago the Senate passed to extend Unemployment Benefits for an additional 7 months. Read the full text below and links to support it.
https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jwAvKYmWT_lroyRM7cveWY2dNwMg
Senate extends jobless benefits
1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate on Thursday extended unemployment benefits by an extra seven weeks, in a bid to mitigate the impact of rising job losses as the economic crisis deepens.
The move, already passed by the House of Representatives, provides an extra seven weeks of unemployment insurance to workers whose benefits have expired for a total of 46 weeks.
The bill, passed on a unanimous voice vote, also offers 13 more weeks of benefits for unemployed workers in states where there is high unemployment, for a total of up to 59 weeks.
Veteran Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy, who was in the chamber on Thursday despite battling brain cancer, said the Senate had done the right thing.
“Today’s action is a vital step in repairing the tattered safety net for the millions of families struggling during these harsh economic times,” he said in a statement.
“But there is still much to be done, and I look forward to working with our new president and the new Congress early next year to do all we can to heal our stricken economy.”
COME 1.0, COME ALL!
On Thursday, December 11th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, the Digital Family Reunion (DFR) is bringing the Southern California technology and business communities together for the holidays at the Skirball Cultural Center. In association with some of the region’s top trade associations and social networking groups, the DFR is throwing the holiday party of the millennium… so far! The DFR will reignite old relationships, spark new ones, and set the stage to kick off 2009 with a bright new start.
Inviting early adopters and legacy participants of the Internet 1.0 and today’s digitally apt Internet 2.0 tube dwellers, the DFR will create the optimum conditions for these generations to synergize with one another and inspire opportunities that will serve our industries, our region, and our society at large. Attendees will include leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more.
The DFR is helping to set an engagement platform to advance the conversation between these like-minded, yet diverse communities by asking the question: “If we knew how connected we all are, how would that change everything?”
Join us for this unique business networking event, which includes a leadership panel forecasting 2009, a conversation with the recipient of the DFR “Outstanding Achievement Honor”, promotion of an important non-profit initiative, showcase tables from over 25 technology associations and networking groups, entertainment and much more.
Join the collective conversation.
Come out and join SoCal AMA and Digital Family Reunion (DFR) for a night of both connecting and celebrating at the business holiday party of the millennium… so far!
On Thursday, December 11 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at the Skirball Cultural Center, DFR is bringing the Southern California technology and business communities together for the holidays.
Come and meet fellow marketers and business professionals from some of the region’s top trade associations and social networking groups. You will have the opportunity to ignite old relationships, spark new ones, and set the stage to kick off 2009 with a bright new start.
Definitely make plans to attend – finish the year on a high note by meeting, mixing, and mingling with your extended Southern California business family!
When: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Where: Skirball Cultural Center – 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049
Click the following link for registration and event details:
https://www.digitalfamilyreunion.net/
Cost: $40/SoCal AMA member (use promo code: DFR01)
Veohs –
This is an important update regarding VeohTV.
Over the next several weeks we’ll be transitioning away from supporting VeohTV. We recently launched The Veoh Web Player, which integrates the best of VeohTV into the Veoh.com experience. The feedback on the Web Player has been extremely positive, and it will become our new official player.
Starting next week, we will disable the Channel Guide and the Search function within VeohTV.
You can still access and watch your favorite VeohTV content on Veoh.com. In fact, Veoh.com provides a greater variety of content than was available in VeohTV.
Publishing Videos Using VeohTV
Publishing videos using VeohTV will still be available in the short term. We’re currently working on a standalone publishing application that will make it easier to publish videos to Veoh.com.
The Veoh Web Player enables you to watch videos of any length right in your browser without launching a separate application. You can download videos for later viewing, even when you’re not connected to the Internet. The Web Player also consumes fewer system resources than VeohTV.
We’re confident the Veoh Web Player offers a better viewing experience for our users. If you haven’t had a chance to try it, you can download it here.
Thanks!
The Veoh Team
Veoh Networks | 10180 Telesis Ct. 4th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121 Copyright (C) 2008 Veoh Networks, Inc.
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays, you need to be careful that the cards will not be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as ‘Bankrupcy Planning). Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.
Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)
Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide closing
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine’s to close 150 stores nationwide
Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
Cache will close all stores
Talbots closing down specialty stores
J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots)
Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots)
GAP closing 8 5 stores
Footlocker closing 140 stores mo re to close after January
Wickes Furniture closing down
>> Levitz closing down remaining stores
>> Bombay closing remaining stores
>> Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January
>> Whitehall closing all stores
>> Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
>> Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
>> Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )
>> Macys to close 9 stores after January
>> Linens and Things closing all stores
>> Movie Galley Closing all stores
>> Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
>> Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores
>> JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
>> Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
>> Wilson Leather closing down all stores
>> Sharper Image closing down all stor~s
>> K B Toys closing 356 stores
>> Loews to close down some stores
>> Dillard’s to close some stores
$10k-$20k FORECLOSED HOMES
POSITIVE CASH-FLOWING
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at the luxurious Sheraton Universal in Universal City, CA
Go Here to Register www.the4closuredoctor.com or call (877) 222-2926
– Positive Cash Flow
– 15-40 cents on the dollar
– Huge Returns
– Tenants already in place homes available
– Comps minimum $45-60k
– Local Residental, Commercial, and National Properties
– Solid caps on commercial properties
– Financing Available
– Clean & Clear Titles
– Need no work done to them
– All are habitable
– Good neighborhoods
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Sunday, November 23rd, at the luxurious Sheraton Universal in Universal City, CA
Go Here to Register www.the4closuredoctor.com or call (877) 222-2926
This site has an excellent explanation of how to remove the Facebook application from the Blackberry.
