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What Social Media Ad Type Works the Best?
Found this over on Mashable The study (embedded below) tested seven different types of ads on two different publisher websites, Facebook and Allrecipes. The ad types evaluated were: banner ads, newsletter subscription ads, corporate profiles with fans and logos, corporate profiles without fans or logos, get widgets, give widgets and sponsored content. While sponsored content…
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Sour Green: Donors Call for Steele's Resignation
Michael Steele has a bull’s eye on his back. Those targeting him aren’t the opposition (though it usually is). Now, more and more of those who line the RNC’s pockets want the controversial chairman out. The Daily Caller exposed damning financial records of the RNC, which showed multiple instances of exorbitantly expensive trips, hotels and…
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Black Mothers Less Likely to Breast Feed
Despite the health benefits, a recent survey found that Black mothers are less likely to breast feed than their white or Hispanic counterparts A state-by-state analysis released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 54 percent of African-American women attempt to breast-feed their babies, compared to 80 percent of Hispanics and…
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Brooklyn Lawmaker: Hey Kids! Pull Up Your Pants. You Look Ridiculous.
New York State Senator Eric Adams has had enough of seeing young cats’ butts hanging out.
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Check It Out: Erykah Badu's "Window Seat"
Ms. Badu doing what Ms. Badu does. What do you think?
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Steele's Spending a Matter of Concern for Some in GOP
Did Michael Steele really suggest the RNC use its funds to buy a private plane? Some within the party say this is so According to two knowledgeable sources, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele once raised the possibility of using party money to buy a private jet for his travel. “I know that … regular…
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Settlement for Black Farmers Not Set In Stone
The settlement between the Department of Agriculture and Black farmers isn’t yet a done deal. A $1.25 billion settlement between black farmers and the Agriculture Department is at risk of unraveling after Congress adjourned for a two-week break without approving the spending. The settlement, to which the Obama administration agreed last month, has been hailed…
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Census Bureau Director Apologizes for 'Negro'
A C-SPAN caller, upset with the Negro category on the census, elicited an apology from Census Bueau director Robert Groves on Friday On Friday’s edition of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Census Bureau Director Robert Groves apologized to a caller for the “negro” classification on the 2010 census form. “I am black. I did not appreciate the…
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State Dinner Clowns Cast on 'Real Housewives of DC'
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, State Dinner crashers and known idiots, are living their dream The Virginia-based social climbers got the instant fame they’d been craving when they bluffed their way into President Obama‘s first State Dinner last November. The Bravo cameras were already trailing the Salahis and recorded some of the stunt, which ultimately cost…
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