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9 on-the-go business iphone apps
I don’t care what anybody says. You don’t need to be in the office to get work done.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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CL Holiday Auction: New totals, new items, great deals
The CL Online Holiday Auction had a very nice Cyber Monday. And Tuesday.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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CL Auction Wild Wednesday: 18 items closing today
It's the next-to-last day in the Creative Loafing Holiday Auction for the benefit of The Children's Home, and it's a big one. Almost 20 items close today starting at 12 noon and continuing until 7...
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Top eight social media trends to expect in 2011
The social media craze is a hot, trending subject, but also one that constantly changes and updates itself. It seems like just when you think you've got a pretty good handle on one of the social media...
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Cigar City Brewing invites local artists to design the 2011 Tocobaga Red Ale...
Have you ever wanted to have your artwork to show up on a craft beer label? Maybe you fancy yourself the next Randy Mosher or Ralph Steadman.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Toyota social media case study for 'less successful' auto manufacturers
Reaching more than 106 million readers, video viewers, and customers with its social media campaign, Toyota is a perfect case study for other big brands. Though Ford and GM have also been set aside...
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10/100/1000: Proposals for community gardens, mentoring, local shoppers,...
The 10/100/1000 Challenge is not even a day old, but we already have an impressive roster of applicants. Go to cltampa.com/ten100 to read about — and perhaps vote for — such projects as the following:...
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Publix Super Markets, Inc. leaps into the future with Curbside
We are bombarded with choices everywhere we go, and supermarkets are definitely no exception. Looking for the word ‘non-fat’ is no longer the single criteria for health-conscious grocery shopping.… [...
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Fresh from Social Fresh: Social Media Hospitality
The 9th Social Fresh social media conference made its way to Tampa last week, and filled the DoubleTree Westshore with hundreds of social media geeks. Marketers, PR specialists, small business owners,...
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From Gucci to Dunkin' Donuts, six brands making smart use of social media
The social media landscape is not a forgiving place. Though opportunities abound, it's tough for business owners to implement a social media idea that pays off and takes root.… [ Read more ] [...
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Six ways to improve business efficiency online
Businesses are always on the look out for new methods to increase efficiency since leaner operations generally mean less cost and more profit. With many online business operations, companies can find...
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Submit recycled/repurposed/upcycled projects to NBC and Etsy's 'The Art of...
NBC and their Green is Universal initiative -- which they're now rolling out every year in honor of Earth Day -- has teamed up with Etsy, the handmade online bazaar, for The Art of ReUSE competition....
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Digby County wind farm: A $9.2 million clean energy investment
Ottawa has announced that they will be funding a $9.2 million dollar wind farm in Digby County. The government has chosen to invest in alternative sources of energy, and of the many different options,...
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RNC 2012 & Tampa strippers: Perfect together?
Politicians are huge supporters of the adult industry. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer launched the modeling and writing career of working girl Ashley Dupre after anonymously donating several...
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Rainbow411 — Connecting the LGBT community with LGBT-friendly businesses
Each year, Greg Henchar asked his company for domestic partner benefits. And each year, they said no.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Lens approved by City Council as new Pier design
Every member of St. Petersburg City Council except one approved Michael Maltzan Architecture's Lens design today, officially ending the design competition for The Pier. But the Council prefaced the...
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CL on the Road: SXSW 2012, the future of music, film and interactive
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View ArticleBuy Pinellas Park program supports and promotes local businesses
We live in a society where a majority of the population shops at mainstream businesses. For this reason, it's sometimes difficult for local businesses to flourish.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
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Tampa Downtown Partnership's Lunch on the Lawn lacking-photos from Friday's...
Most tables were empty and crowds were thin for Friday afternoon's eventIt makes sense that The Tampa Downtown Partnership would try to meet the needs of restaurants based in downtown.… [ Read more ]...
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Candidates play artistic show and tell at Studio@620 debate
Wednesday morning, a standing room only crowd packed into St. Petersburg's Studio@620 to hear from the city council and mayoral candidates on the subject of art. The debate focused on the candidates...
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The Green Rush: The Business of Marijuana 101
It was standing room only yesterday in the Orange room of the Sheraton Suites Westshore in Tampa, as veterans of the medical marijuana industry dispensed their sage wisdom to a sold-out crowd of...
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Equality Means Business: The link between LGBT-friendliness and business success
Businesses are realizing that their success is tied to diversity, and that includes addressing the needs and interests of LGBT employees and consumers. In other words, Equality Means Business — the...
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Welcome to Dreamland: Tampa Startup Weekend Day 1
Last night, fifty or so of Tampa’s biggest dreamers got together at the HCC campus on Dale Mabry, hoping to start the next Facebook, Instagram, Angry Birds, or Elf Yourself. Ambition comes in various...
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Minimum Viable Pizza: Startup Weekend Tampa, Day 2
So, as you might have picked up from my post yesterday, I’m familiar with the temptation to make fun of startup culture. Though tech nerds have always been funny, they've become bigger targets now...
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Pitched to Death in the Future Head: Startup Weekend Tampa Wrapup
I show up at the HCC Dale Mabry 4:30pm on the third day of Tampa Startup Weekend. While the event’s ambitious would-be entrepreneurs were feverishly putting together presentations for the final pitch...
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