Its Not A Tumor…Its Schwarzenegger’s Child Born Out Of Wedlock, Mississippi River Flooding Continues: What your business can learn from natural disasters and human disasters
Posted by Salem Global on May 18, 2011
Who doesn’t love the former Governor of California? The Governator? The Terminator? And now the “Inseminator?” I guess the answer is now Maria Kennedy Shriver… Really a shame in my humble opinion. I mean, now the joke is complete, what do Elliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? I would’ve liked to have put Charlie Sheen into the joke but this is just too perfect…
Anyway, as I read online from the public relations experts, Schwarzenegger’s reputation is only temporarily damaged. Of course he could benefit from our company’s online reputation management program. But just in case he doesn’t call, here is some free advice…
Dear Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Keep it in your pants! Do not take Charlie Sheen’s advice and hook up with prostitutes and porn stars. Sure it might be fun for a little while, but then you will want to do a show in 18 cities showing people how crazy you are. And then Ashton Kutcher will take your job (as actor or governor) and then we will all be sorry. Not Demi Moore or Bruce Willis, but the rest of us.
Call me if you need anything.
Sincerely,
Raphi Salem
Oh – and if you have been out of the loop for the past 25 years, here is something to remind you of how cool Schwarzenegger used to be…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxn0Xfqkgw&feature=player_embedded
1:53 – Consider it a divorce
2:04 – Its not a tumor
3:01 – You’re luggage
4:34 – You Should’ve cloned yourself… so you can go f$%^ yourself
8:22 – I’ll be back
and some more quotes if you are REALLY bored
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJWKZB0Erk&annotation_id=annotation_286484&feature=iv
And now for the serious part of today’s discussion… The Mississippi River is overflowing and that’s bad for everyone… not just people who like movies. Read on:
That’s it for today. Want to know more about cool movies or flooding on the Internet? Want your videos to go viral? Want to protect your reputation? Call Raphi Salem at 212-222-3292 or email him at info@salemglobal.com.
Virtual Desktops With Ace IT SOLUTIONS, Japan Tsunami, Rebecca Black Friday, Worst Song Ever, Corey Worthington Delaney House Parties: What your business can learn from viral news and preparedness
Posted by Salem Global on Mar 15, 2011
Our hearts go out to all of the people that are suffering due to the latest world disaster; the Tsunami in Japan. If you search the following “relief for japan tsunami”
http://www.google.com/search?q=relief+for+japan+tsunami you will get sponsored ads by global relief organizations that will donate money, food and anything necessary to helping the victims and everyone and everything related. Just a quick note to non-profits, these organizations don’t pay for their listings. Google has a non profit grant program located at: http://www.google.com/grants/ . It is Google’s way of giving back and I think it’s awesome. Never before in the history of the world has a medium been able to gather people, efforts and donations to help a cause on a global scale. The internet with all of its evils and negatives has to be recognized as this incredible positive tool by which more can be done faster than ever before. The flow of information and funds was simply never possible prior to the commercialization of the Internet. Growing up in the 70′s we would see TV programs, commercials and infomercials, news programs and the like regarding a national or global disaster, but the Internet allows every man, woman and child on the planet with access to be informed, educated and motivated to act. Once again, the Internet has trumped TV, radio and print as the ultimate medium that is interactive, re-active and of course pro-active.
You will notice that organizations are calling for funds for children, earthquake relief, homeless, medical care, clothing, food and the list goes on etc. etc. Please give what you can and aid in any way that you can. The world will be a better place if we all are able to do our part.
And though there is tragedy in the world, life and business move forward…
I wanted to bring to your attention a great webinar that my friend Warren Finkel at http://www.AceITS.net will sponsoring tomorrow regarding Virtual Desktops and how to make desktop virtualization a reality in your company. How desktops and applications can be delivered as a service to any user, on any device — laptop, Mac®, iPhone®, BlackBerry®, iPad® etc. Details here: http://aceits.net/citrix-partners.aspx?svpage=products_desktop&sid=f8f909755de87f9622ac70f57cb335e5#
It’s all about preparing your office and your desktop or your “virtual” office for the ease and demands of the new wired (and wireless) world. I highly recommend it.
And since the news has been so heavy for the past week, I thought I would end on a very light note of what goes viral on the web and what you can do about it…
Corey Worthington Delaney promoted a house party at his parents’ house while they were on vacation in Australia on MySpace. As a result of the 500 people that attended, dozens of police officers, a helicopter and the dog squad had to be called in to restore the peace. Corey became a notorious celebrity but then was fined $20,000 in damages to neighbors property and cars and the like. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/party-pest-starts-to-pocket-riches/story-e6frf7kx-1111115335114
But then when interviewed on live television, the reporter/ anchor asked him to apologize and he wouldn’t. He also wouldn’t remove his sunglasses. Talk about badass! This kid is trouble. Then again, he might make much much more than the $20k he owes doing party and club promotion. Here is the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm61svN4U5g (over 1.5 million views)
But wait, there is ALWAYS more… Innocently, a 16 year old girl also posted her party to facebook and over 200,000 people said they would be attending! But do not go the party… Not only will her father be waiting there for you, so will the police. The party has been canceled. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/australian-teens-party-draws-180-000-on-facebook-91792
And lastly, when your video on Youtube gets over 5.6 million views, you might not have the best song or video, but you might make some money and get a few laughs… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0&feature=player_embedded My favorite quote’s are from Yahoo: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/71429/is-youtube-sensation-rebecca-blacks-friday-the-worst-song-ever/ like “is this real or is it just an SNL short?” Good luck Rebeca Black wherever you are…. whatever day it is. Maybe Friday?
Want to know more about my own bad viral videos and internet marketing strategies? Call Raphi Salem today at 888-578-6732 or email info@salemglobal.com and we can talk about it.
New Jersey Anti-poverty Charity Announces Team Building Opportunities for Corporate Volunteers to Help Meet Increasing Need.
Posted by Christopher.Skyi on Jul 23, 2010
Eva’s Village (http://www.evasvillage.org), Paterson, NJ, creates “Bond, Boost, and Build” effort for corporate volunteers to help meet demand for anti-poverty services as donations and foundation grants decline.
Paterson, NJ (PRWEB) July 23, 2010
Eva’s Village, the well-known Paterson, NJ anti-poverty nonprofit, describes a “perfect storm” of declining donations during a time of increasing need among the hungry, homeless and poor.
In a survey conducted in March 2009, The Council on Foundations reported that 62 percent of the 430 foundations surveyed, expect to reduce their grant making this year. Eva’s Village has received notification from numerous foundations that they are not distributing funds at this time because they are redirecting interests elsewhere or because funds have 
been allocated for the year.
Coincidentally, The Center for Non-Profits conducted an online survey of New Jersey Non-Profits in February 2010. Similar to the previous year, they reported that 64% of the responding organizations saw an increase in the demand for their services in 2009 and expect the trend to continue in 2010. Eva’s Village alone experienced a 20% increase in the hungry and homeless coming to Eva’s Kitchen for a hot lunch over the past two years (since 2007). Eva’s Village also reports an increase in the poor and homeless seeking free medical and dental care at the Eva’s Village Primary Care Clinic.
Despite detecting a decline in giving, Eva’s Village is building 50 units of affordable housing, and expanding Eva’s Kitchen and Eva’s Primary Care Clinic to meet the increasing demand.
Sister Gloria Perez, Executive Director of Eva’s Village, notes that the Eva’s Village mission of feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, treating the addicted and providing medical care for the poor has never been driven by donations, but by need. Donna Marie Fico, Chief Marketing Officer at Eva’s Village remains hopeful. She reports that during the current economic downturn, Eva’s Village has been increasingly proactive in employing new fundraising strategies.
Noting that many corporations and foundations were decreasing the funds distributed to charity, Eva’s Village created the “Bond, Boost, and Build” program. This highly successful team building effort for the employees of New Jersey corporations offers tours of Eva’s Village and volunteering in Eva’s Kitchen, a NJ soup kitchen serving a nutritious lunch to more than 350 homeless and working poor individuals daily.
More new efforts at Eva’s Village aim to reach donors and volunteers able to participate at a modest level. A 5K fun walk/run was created last year and deemed a success. Titled the “Journey of Hope”, the second annual walk/run will be held on September 25, 2010 at Garret Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park (West Paterson), NJ. Ms. Fico notes that the event drew participants from a new donor demographic, increased the participation of smaller businesses, and enlisted the help of the youth in the area.
Eva’s Village has also enlisted the help of a Volunteer Coordinator, and is adding another fundraising event titled “Behind the Seams”. This fashion show, featuring the Robert Graham Collection was suggested by two Eva’s Village supporters who are cosponsoring the event; Sal Lauretta for Men, Midland Park, andBottagra Restaurant, Hawthorne. The fashion show will be on June 7, 2010 at Bottagra Restaurant (call 973-523-6220 ext. 235 for more information).
Ms. Fico says, “It is important during this time of economic uncertainty that we put our resources to maximum use and that we be creative and efficient in delivering our programs as well as supporting them.” She reports that as one of the most respected, progressive and effective anti-poverty organizations in the state of New Jersey, Eva’s Village receives high marks for efficiency, including its third consecutive Four-Star rating by Charity Navigator indicating that Eva’s Village “Exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its Cause” (Charity Navigator).
For more information on Eva’s Village and any of its upcoming events, email Donna Fico, Chief Marketing Officer at Donna.Fico@evasvillage.org or call (973) 523-6220 Ext. 230.
Originally a New Jersey soup kitchen, Eva’s Village was founded in 1982 by Msgr. Vincent E. Puma in response to the increasing incidence of homelessness in his Paterson, NJ parish. But Msgr. Puma soon realized that a soup kitchen was not enough. With the generous support of thousands of donors and private and government grants, Eva’s has grown into the most respected anti-poverty program in New Jersey.
For more information about the Eva’s Village “Bond, Boost, and Build” team building effort for corporations, the “Journey of Hope” 5k fun walk/run, “Behind the Seams” fashion show, and other events at Eva’s Village, please go to http://www.evasvillage.org/ call 973.523.6220 or write to: Donna Fico, Chief Marketing Officer, Eva’s Village, 393 Main Street, Paterson, NJ, 07501.
This press release has been distributed by SalemGlobal Internet Interactive Public Relations. Based in New York City, SalemGlobal, optimizes websites to increase donations for non profit organizations, increase traffic from search engines, provides lead generation, and improves conversion of site visitors to buyers. Other services include general website marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), ecommerce solutions, content management systems, website hosting, web design and maintenance. For more information, please contact CEO Raphi Salem at 646-217-4733.
Millennium Personnel Providing Temps to Red Bull Air Race NYC
Posted by Aryeh.Landowne on Jun 18, 2010
Millennium Personnel has been chosen to providing staffing for the Red Bull Air Race this Sunday, June 20th at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Red Bull sponsored event will take place over the Hudson River at 10 am.For more information, visit RedBullAirRace.com.
Millennium Personnel is the leading New York staffing and temporary employment agency. The staff at Millennium are also job hunting and resume experts. If you or someone you know is in need of job give them at a call at 212-244-2777 or visit their website, www.MPC-NYC-com.
Newly Created Alliance to Drive First Nationwide Coalition of Hosted-IP High-Definition Enterprise Voice Network
Posted by Salem Global on May 10, 2010
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – April 21, 2010) – Stage 2 Networks, a leader in hosted PBX and converged network solutions, today announced it is a founding member of the Cloud Communications Alliance, a consortium of leading industry players driving development and adoption of the first nationwide high-definition enterprise voice and data network in the Internet “cloud.” The Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA) was launched this week at the Cloud Computing Expo in New York City.
“As one of the founding companies of CCA, we feel that this is a wonderful opportunity for friendly competitors to collectively share ideas, best practices, and industry trends,” said Joseph P. Gillette, President of Stage 2 Networks. “Just about every business will utilize Cloud Communications in one form or another and our industry has only scratched the surface on educating these businesses on the future of converged network solutions. As a founding partner of CCA, I am looking forward to working with the industry’s leading expert counterparts on this new endeavor.”
The mission of CCA is to promote awareness of the Cloud Communications technology and drive its development through the pursuit of new technical standards, capabilities and applications. The CCA will also jointly deliver services directly to customers, allowing enterprise customers to experience more flexible and manageable voice and unified communications systems that will increase employee productivity while reducing costs.
CCA is comprised of 8 founding member companies which began by hosting informal quarterly meetings over the past two and a half years before formalizing the alliance in 2010. Each company has its own geographical focus, resulting in a nationwide footprint and all members support the BroadSoft and Polycom technologies. CCA members currently represent more than $100 million in combined annual revenue.
About Stage 2 Networks
Stage 2 is a New York-based converged network services provider that offers a robust and redundant network with connectivity, quality of service and local number portability available across the country and, often, around the world, with CLEC capabilities in the New York metro market. We provide SIP trunking, Private Line services, PRI and Business T1 circuits as well as hosted PBX and business phone system solutions which do not require the capital expenditure typically associated with purchasing a new phone system. Stage 2 also provides phone line replacement at reduced cost with enhanced functionality, whether POTS or PRI services. Finally, all of Stage 2’s products are supported by robust data connectivity that can fully integrate its customers’ communication platform for both voice and data services across multiple locations. Stage 2’s productivity-enhancing features and functionality serve to differentiate its products and offer an added bonus to its customers. For more information visit www.stage2networks.com.
About Cloud Communications Alliance
The Cloud Communications Alliance brings together leading Cloud Communications providers Alteva, Broadcore, Callis Communications, Consolidated Technologies Inc., IPFone, SimpleSignal, Stage 2 Networks and Telesphere to promote development of the Cloud Communications category. The Alliance is aggressively pursuing new technical standards, capabilities and applications. The Alliance harnesses the power of each member’s individual networks and systems to create a seamless, nationwide HD voice network that delivers outstanding voice quality, apps, features and cost savings. For more information about the Cloud Communications Alliance, visit www.cloudcommunicationsalliance.com.
Four Star | Cleaning Their Way Through The Recession
Posted by Christopher.Skyi on Apr 20, 2010
How to Survive The Recession
If you think that the bad economy is mopping the floor with just about every business on the planet — think again. The crazy real estate boom of the past 15 years, the cost advantages of outsourcing, and even the swine flu have all but insured that professional office cleaning companies are the ones doing the mopping up.
According to a 2006 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, professional office cleaning companies are expected to expand their workforce by 14% by 2016 and despite the recession, industry insiders believe that that statistic will still be met.
Office Cleaning Services Clean Up Before, During, and After the Recession
Several factors have conspired to make office cleaning a growth industry for at least the next few years: 1) the huge expansion of office real estimate in the last 15 years and 2) — paradoxically — the severe recession itself.
The massive expansion of office space fueled the demand for office cleaning services but the severe recession forced companies to cut their in-house janitorial staff in favor of lower cost outsourced and contract office cleaners. This has created an obvious opportunity for outside contractors: do a great job, and then when the economy improves, companies will be unlikely to go back to employing a more costly full-time in-house janitorial staff.
Outside contractors have even benefited from the occasional health crisis, like dealing with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, which requires special products, expertise, and service. Often an in-house janitorial staff doesn’t have access to the specialized products needed to deal with special requests such as these.
But perhaps the biggest reason professional office cleaning services have profited during the recession is that no matter what, somebody’s got to take out the trash:
“There is nothing sexy or exciting about commercial cleaning except for the fact that it is usually a wonderful, successful business that is almost totally recession resistant!” says Jeff Elgin, the CEO of FranChoice Inc., a company that provides free consulting to consumers looking for a franchise that best meets their needs. “Very few business owners are ever going to want to clean their own office space,” he says, “so the demand isn’t going anywhere.”
Four Star Cleaning Service’s trained New York & New Jersey technicians are equipped to handle any type of job in our specialized areas of expertise. We carefully monitor the work of our staff on a regular basis to assure quality. Our high standards generate superior results for your cleaning needs. Call Four Star Office Cleaning Services at 212-741-9400 to hear about our low rates or fill out our form for a free estimate.
Alan Samuels of People Capital Interviewed by Transcapitalist Blog
Posted by Salem Global on Feb 16, 2010
Last week a blogger from Transcapitalis.com sat down with Alan Samuels, Chief Product Officer at People Capital (www.People2Capital.com) to discuss People Capital’s Human Capital Score and how it is revolutionizing the way student loans are given. They wrote:
The HCS [Human Capital Score] innovation shows potential to greatly improve the current approach to education financing in two major ways: 1) More fairly and accurately evaluating the risk of young people seeking loans for educational purposes; and 2) More robustly challenging future students to think critically about what the education they seek will realistically help them achieve post-graduation before making such an investment in time and debt.
Check out the rest of the post here and check out People Capital at www.People2Capital.com and learn more about the Human Capital Score and how it can help you get a great student loan at www.HumanCapitalScore.com.
Millennium Personnel Featured on Fox News
Posted by Aryeh.Landowne on Feb 2, 2010
This Past Friday, NY Staffing Agency and Salem Global Client, Millennium Personnel was featured on a Fox News segment, “On The Job Hunt” The report detailed the rise of companies using temporary employees and how it effects the employers, employees and staffing agencies.
Millennium Personnel is the leading, full-service staffing organization for temporary and permanent office support personnel in New York City such as receptionists, secretaries, &administrative assistants. When it comes to selecting the right candidate for the right position, Millennium has an excellent track record for getting it right on the first try.
Check out Millennium Personnel at www.MPC-NYC.com.
People Capital Launches Student Loan Platform Beta
Posted by Aryeh.Landowne on Dec 16, 2009
People Capital unveiled a beta release of their Student Lending Platform which enable students and individual lenders to connect and exchange a peer to peer loan. People Capital is a leader in P2P Student Loans and the launch of their new platform makes them an even bigger player in the industry.
Register now and begin the process to obtain a private student loan for your education. As a special gift to their users, People Capital will be waiving the registration fee for the first 50 registrants.
Click here to register and click here to find out more information about People Capital.
People Capital Making Noise in Peer-to-Peer News
Posted by Aryeh.Landowne on Dec 7, 2009
People Capital, one of the leading peer-to-peer lending platforms, has been keeping busy this past week. Here is one event and two stories in which People Capital was mentioned this past week.
- People Capital Founder & CEO, Tom Shelton will be on the panel for The Future of Private Student Loans at the International Institute for Business Information & Growth (iiBIG) seminar on the Student Loan Market & the Outlook for 2010.The event will take place on Tuesday December 8th at the Hilton Times Square in New York City.
- People Capital’s Human Capital Score was used in a CBS MoneyWatch article on The Best Route to a Rich Retirement
By far the most momentous decisions you make in building human capital are when you’re young. Projecting off estimates by People Capital, which tracks workers’ earnings history by college and by major, a student’s decision to major in a low-demand field like English rather than a higher-demand one like bio-engineering, might vaporize the equivalent of $700,000 on the spot. (Keep reading…)
- People Capital was also featured in a round up story on WalletPop.com, Top 10 Tips for College Planning:
College Planning Tip #10: Peer to peer loans. Person to person lending, or P2P is another option for college planning, cash strapped parents. You request a loan on a P2P site, and an individual lender or a group of lenders may provide the loan at an interest rate set by the site. Some P2P sites have student loan niches, while other sites focus solely on student loans. (Keep reading…)
Keep of the good work, People Capital! If you would like to learn more about P2P Student Loans check out www.People2Capital.com.