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#FiredByDannon: Cam Newton may be the Luckiest Sexist Alive

October 6, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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While the world grieved for 58 innocent victims in Las Vegas and the U.S. continued to struggle to deliver hurricane relief to Puerto Rico, you really had to dig to hear about Carolina Panthers QB Cam … [Read more...] about #FiredByDannon: Cam Newton may be the Luckiest Sexist Alive

Filed Under: And More, UncategorizedTagged With: Cam Newton, Jourdan Rodrigue, Las Vegas, sexist, Tillerson

If it ain’t broke: 140-character Tweets are long enough

September 28, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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Twitter is testing the expansion of its 140-character format to 280 characters. They must feel they can better lure advertisers if everyone who's in the Twitterverse for free has more space to … [Read more...] about If it ain’t broke: 140-character Tweets are long enough

Filed Under: And More, TechnologyTagged With: 140-character, 280 character, Twitter format

What’s your Eventchilada?

September 18, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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My pal Laura, a Silicon Valley executive, introduced me to her idea of “Eventchilada,” which we define as, “I feel helpless and wish I could fix others’ pain. So let’s feed them.” In fact, we quite … [Read more...] about What’s your Eventchilada?

Filed Under: And MoreTagged With: eventchilada, harvey, help people, irma, London terror attack

Equifax’s “free” offer is asinine and self-serving

September 12, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Were you compromised? Log in with all your personal data to see if we have already compromised your information! This should be filed under, “Things No One Should Do – Ever.” And yet, millions of … [Read more...] about Equifax’s “free” offer is asinine and self-serving

Filed Under: And More, BusinessTagged With: Equifax, hack, nothing is free, security breach

#BuyTwitter or #BuyStupidity? You tell me.

August 25, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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The #BuyTwitter campaign reminds me of the first time I attended a wedding that resulted in a marriage lasting less than a year. On hearing of the divorce, I laughed when my father asked, “Do you get … [Read more...] about #BuyTwitter or #BuyStupidity? You tell me.

Filed Under: And MoreTagged With: #BuyStupidity, #BuyTwitter, GoFundMe, Trump, Valerie Plame Wilson

First-world “problems”

July 19, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Deep into a home remodel, people say we’re enjoying "the best possible weather." But I’m learning a lot about perspective. Winter-remodelers think July is ideal. It’s only after they learn your … [Read more...] about First-world “problems”

Filed Under: And MoreTagged With: firstworldproblems, perspective

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