Do you have an iPhone? If so, are you excited for the new iPhone 5? We are!
Mashable by Ben Parr: Now that Apple has unveiled iOS 5, the media frenzy surrounding the next version of the iPhone is back with a vengeance. We’ve written extensively about the yet-to-be-announced device already (proof here, here, here, here, here and here), but we’re not the only ones. There’s a cult-like fascination with Apple product rumors, and that fascination turns into an obsession when it comes to iPhones. This week’s flurry of iPhone rumors started with a Boy Genius Report story claiming that the iPhone 5 will...
read moreIs the WEB DEAD? We hope that you don’t have a FLASH website, if you do, your peeps can’t find you on their mobile devices!
Todd Wasserman of Mashables: Consumers are spending more time on mobile apps than on the web for the first time, a new report claims. Flurry compared its mobile data to stats from comScore and Alexa, and found that in June, consumers spent 81 minutes per day using mobile apps, compared to 74 minutes of web surfing. (See chart below.) The shift comes as combined tablet and smartphone shipments eclipsed those of desktops and notebooks for the first time, according to a recent report by Mary Meeker, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield &...
read moreThe History of Email – Remember when it costs ten cents to mail a letter?
Do you know the history of email? by Rashmi Electronic mail or commonly called email. Did you know that it was over 40 years ago since email first started. Ray Tomlinson, a computer engineer invented internet based email in late 1971. Tomlinson used a file transfer protocol that he was working on called CYPNET to adapt the SNDMSG program so it could send electronic messages to any computer on the ARPANET network. The first email was sent between two computers that were actually sitting beside each other. However, the ARPANET network was...
read moreGary Sinise: Great Actor/ Great Performer “LT. Dan and his Band”! Camp Pendelton’s Mud Run – OORAH!
MBK Associates had the wonderful pleasure of watching Gary Sinise “LT. Dan and his Band” perform twice now at Camp Pendleton! Recently Gary Sinise performed for the annual MUD RUN! We had the pleasure of providing our RV as his “Green Room” to rest and prepare for his performance! Additionally, we spent the night at Camp Pendleton in the “Staging” area for the Mud Run. What a wild night! The Lt. Dan Band is a cover band founded by Kimo Williams and Gary Sinise who have worked...
read moreAngry Birds are Flying Everywhere! Are you a Fan?
By Stephanie Buck and our friends at Mashable! When video game-inspired merchandise starts selling on Etsy, you know it has developed more than a cult following. Fans around the world have been steadily clamoring for Angry Birds products since its 2009 launch. We’ve gathered proof that the game has transcended almost every corner of the gaming world — not to mention, cooking. Apart from cookbooks and plush toys, fans download Angry Birds by Rovio 1 million times per day. Founder Peter Vestebacka revealed that the...
read moreMango Madness in Uganda – The Just Like My Child Team shares their recent experience!
One of the overwhelmingly joyful things about being in Uganda in May is that millions of mangoes are ripe! The trees are so heavy with ripe fruit, it’s like a sweet bachanal. Men, women, children beat the trees with long sticks to coax the fruit down from nearly 50 feet high! Their reward is the sweetest, most perfect mangoes in the world. Every street vendor is selling them and you catch glimpses of everyone from grandmas to little kids, sticky with the juice. It is seriously mango fever in Uganda in the month of...
read moreStylist to the stars! Our GO TO Salon! Where do I go to get my hair done? Michel Benaroch Hair Salon!
MBK Associates are huge fans of owner, stylist to the stars and educational stylist – Michel Benaroch. MBK, aka Mary Beth will not travel or plan an event without a pre-booked appointment with the acclaimed Michel Benaroch and his team. What is personally great about the salon is that no matter who you personally see or who on the team you refer, you KNOW and can TRUST that they are in the very best and wildly talented team of Michel Benaroch! Michel personally seeks out his stylist team and coaches them daily to exceed and excel in...
read moreDrinking and Driving! Have you heard the news, let’s wipe out DRUNK DRIVING with DRIVOID!
Do you need a designated driver? Drunk driving is a national problem. According to NHTSA 33,808 people died in traffic crashes in 2009 in the United States including an estimated 10,839 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for a third of all traffic deaths last year. On average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash about every 50 minutes in the U.S. (Source: www.centurycouncil.org) Drunk driving is the number one killer of America’s youth...
read moreCan Gmail Senders be more considerate? Is your IN BOX bursting at the seams? Check this out!
From our friends at Mashable! www.mashable.com If you are not following them, we are! Stay tuned as we tend to share a lot of Mashable updates! By Jennifer Van Grove If our friends, family members and contacts knew that we were drowning in unread emails, would they wait until the madness died down to send us email? Courteous.ly, a new service for Gmail users, hopes that the answer is yes. Courteous.ly is the product of a new research project at Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing. It was developed to make email...
read moreBuh-Bye Cellulite! Get Fit, Get Healthy with Fitness Guru Tamara Renee!
Swimsuit Season is upon us! “Cellulite… really, yuk!” Is there really any way to get rid of “those” dimples??? YES – seriously, you must contact our own local Tamara Renee! She is a rock star fitness guru, nutritionalist and go to gal to help get you in sensational shape for summer! This is no time to panic, so instead, join Tamara Renee for her “3-Week Intensive: Buh-Bye Cellulite, Hello Firm Skin!” She will relieve YOU of the fear of bathing suit season...
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