Entries by Rhoda Israelov

Blog Oil Is No Snake Oil

After the Chicago Sun Times had written a story about fish oil supplements being a mere fad with unproven benefits, many articles and blog posts appeared in defense of the "nature’s wonder drug" Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish. While, in the interests of full disclosure, I must admit to swallowing a fish oil capsule daily, […]

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Stop Blogging For Business You’ll Never Wear

In Monday’s Say It For You blog post, I talked about Goodwill Industries’ TV commercial on organizing clothes closets. Then I discovered I wasn’t the only one finding valuable lessons in Goodwill ads. Personal finance site GetRichSlowly.org teaches how to "accomplish that European knack for owning less and looking better" (I can’t think of a […]

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Blog Post Titles: Let Me Count The Ways

My children have children of their own, all older than kindergarten age, so what made me feel compelled to read that Indianapolis Star article about teaching kindergarteners? It was the number that aroused my curiosity: "9 Problems We Must Overcome".  The O Magazine title this month is "100 Things That Are (Actually) Getting Better". SomehowI doubt […]

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Blog Post Titles: Let Me Count The Ways

The Goodwill TV commercial sums it all up: there are four kinds of clothes in your closet, and if you give three of those to Goodwill, there will be room for the only kind worth keeping, meaning clothes you wear – and should. The other three categories: Clothes you don’t wear Clothes you shouldn’t wear […]

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Going Social With Business Blogs

“A (business) blog is a form of web communication allowing companies of all sizes to reach new audiences…, says Darrell Zhorsky. But, “allowing” and actually “reaching” are two different things, as many a new business owner discovers to his/her dismay. The reality, as ProBlogger’s Darren Rowse points out, is that “many blogs produce quality content […]

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