Lifestyle
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Taste Addison Turns 20
Taste Addison turns 20 this weekend, May 18 – 20, 2012, and will offers a tasty weekend blend of food, music and family fun. This three-day festival features over 60 Addison restaurants serving generous samplings of their menus at reduced prices, national musical entertainment, celebrity chef demonstrations and wine tasting seminars, carnival rides, midway games, award-winning children’s entertainment, and more. My top three restaurants and dishes that you need to taste: Thai Star‘s Khao Soi Chamberlain’s Fish Market & Grill‘s Pan Seared Sea Scallops, Maine Lobster And Chive Mash Potatoes, Coca-Cola Candied Carrots, Butter Braised Scallions, Champagne Beurre Blanc, Port Wine Reduction And Fried Mint Leaves Los Lupes’ Tacos De Trompo…
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How I See Mommy…Happy Mother’s Day!
I stumbled upon this passage on the stages of motherhood in the eyes of our kids. So far, it is true for me. 4 years old – My mommy knows everything. 8 years old – My mom knows a lot. 12 years old – My mom knows some things, but not quite everything. 14 years old – My mom doesn’t know much. 16 years old – My mom doesn’t know anything. 23 years old – Well, she might know a thing or two. 30 years old – Before we decide, let’s ask mom. She’ll know for sure. 55 years old – I wonder what mom would have thought about that.…
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Scheduled Tweets Done Right
Twitter provides an opportunity to mix structure and spontaneity in your business communication. Smart social marketers use both approaches, because they appeal to two very different types of Twitter users: information seekers (search for useful content) and engagers (interact & participate). Scheduling tweets is a great way to deliver content to information seekers — but it can also facilitate engagement if handled properly. Don’t inundate people with scores of tweets over a short period of time. The number and frequency of scheduled tweets depends on your real-time tweeting activity. If you tweet a lot throughout the day, layering on more than one or two scheduled tweets could result in their…
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What is Social Engagement?
According to Merriam-Webster, “engagement” is defined as “an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place.” The place is social networks. Just because you have an account on one or more social networks, it does not mean that you are engaging. It’s not easy, but as long as you see the big picture, you can engage online successfully. 1. Sketch out a quarterly editorial plan that involves a calendar of events and actual reporting around the big dates in your marketing cycle. 2. Don’t post rehashed press releases on your Timeline. Actually DON’T share your press releases on social networks. Show clever creative! 3. Get your…
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Sea Life Aquarium Grows Octopuses
I’d like to be under the sea In an octopus’ garden in the shade He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been In his octopus’ garden in the shade This classic Beatle’s song plays as you enter Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine‘s new exhibit called of course “The Octopus Garden.” It’s an educational hands-on experience, and a giant Pacific octopus named Eleanor is the main attraction. I got an up-close view of Eleanor in her habitat. Sea Life Aquarium is a 45,000 square foot facility located inside of the Grapevine Mills Mall, and filled with all kinds of creepy, crawly, underwater creatures. The Octopus Garden curator Karen Riffenberry said that the aquarium…
