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Influencers are too predictable. Top Story - January 2020.
It took 10 years for Lady Gaga to get her feet off the ground, but when it did, she had it all. The charisma, the talent, the branding. Then it took her 10 years to find a near nemesis. In my unpopular opinion, a great example of this is the way Ava Max - a near Gaga copy cat- has followed a fast route to fame. If you just look at the similarities in the music, the blonde hair and “monster” branding. It’s almost as if Ava Max is taking direct inspiration from Gaga’s career and implementing it into her own to gain notoriety. Sadly enough, it’s working.
By jade darmawangsa6 years ago in Journal
The Landon Legacy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 June was when I first found out about the 40th anniversary reunion of the “Little House” television series cast in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. That was when the idea was first tossed around the office about me going, yet I had not yet hit the panic button. You see, I never thought it would be possible to go. I never thought I would get tickets, not at that short of notice, let alone get a hotel. It is hard enough for an able bodied person, I told myself, let alone me who needs certain things. There’s something about me that many of you probably don’t know yet … I don’t keep it a secret - I just don’t feel it’s important to my writing necessarily, so I don’t always mention it. I am disabled. I have cerebral palsy. I’m not mentally disabled in any way; I am just not able to walk. I have personal assistants who help me during the day, but I do live on my own. I am independent in that way. Going on a trip is possible with the help from my personal care attendants, so that is the number one hurdle - finding the attendant that could go with me. Some of my assistants have children, some have other jobs, so a lot of times my other option is to turn to my family; so it was in this case after all. I talked to my mother, who is also one of my assistants, she said, “Yes, of course,” and then I hit the panic button!
By Amy Falk6 years ago in Journal
12 Expensive Things Owned By Billionaire Michael Bloomberg
12 - London Mansion $25 Million dollars is what Michael Bloomberg spent to buy his amazing mansion in one of London's richest borough's, Chelsea.
By Vidello Productions6 years ago in Journal
15 Bankrupt Billionaires Who Lost All Their Money
15 - Patricia Kluge Kluge was born in Baghdad and moved to the USA where she married billionaire John Kluge and they stayed together for nine years.
By Vidello Productions6 years ago in Journal
Robert Lanthier of the Reel Cowboys
A long, long time ago, I was a child actress. It was the late 1950s to the early 1960s. I actually worked on shows such as Bonanza, (with Chuck McCann), Rifleman (with Johnny Crawford and Chuck Connors), Andy Griffith, Bozo the Clown, etc., along with commercials like "Chatty Cathy" (with Maureen McCormick), "Actionware" (with Dian Van Patten), etc. That was such a fun time for me.
By Sunshine Lee6 years ago in Journal
Celebrity Hire
A decade ago, the very idea of being able to hire a celebrity would have been deemed laughable. For so long, Hollywood A-Lister's, iconic musicians, and legendary sportspeople have lived and worked in their own "celebrity bubble." Loyal fans would wait in their masses to catch a brief glance of their idol. Queuing for hours on end, whatever the weather for a quick sighting of their own personal demagogue. All a bit ridiculous if you ask me, but whatever floats your boat.
By T.P Schofield7 years ago in Journal
Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth..." -------- Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion, star of "The Hangover" movies, philosopher, convicted felon, Broadway actor, and strategist
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
9 Famous and Inspirational People Who Found Their Dream Jobs in Their 20s and Beyond
Being in your mid-20s is hell, especially if you have any kind of big dreams. As your friends start to get their dream jobs and generally settle down in houses you have no idea how they paid for, you can begin to think that’s it’s already too late for you to live your dream life. Before you down a whole bottle of something clear and unbelievably alcoholic and resign yourself to a life of shitty retail jobs, however, read the following. Some of the world’s best-known faces and figures throughout history weren’t doing what they wanted to do in their 20s. You too can write about a boy wizard, become a punk sex goddess or discover the laws of gravity!
By Samuel Spencer8 years ago in Journal
Ways People Accidentally Annihilate Their Careers
Most people can think of one or two people who have gone from being major names in their industry to becoming people infamous for failure. After all, it happens in Hollywood all the time - think Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby, or Sinead O'Connor for starters.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Journal
Lean In and Sandberg’s Faulty Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and in 2013 she published Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Her book was met with both profound praise and critique—from women. She is, after all, a woman in leadership with significant power. As such, it seems that women should be excited to hear about her tips for success so that we can be just like her. However, her book is more of a self-help book than the feminist manifesto Sandberg herself touted it to be (Sandberg 2013; Taylor 2017). More importantly, it should not be considered the cornerstone of the new feminist wave. This essay will argue that Lean In is a net loss for feminism. I will first discuss the positive impact that Sandberg and Lean In deserve credit for. After, however, I will argue for the negative impact of her book with a discussion of Risman’s (1998) idea of the three levels of gender and the capitalistic incentives behind the marketing of Lean In. I will finish with some ideas on how Lean In could have been better, and how the new LeanIn.org community can perhaps correct some of the book’s mistakes.
By Markie M9 years ago in Journal
How Neil Patel Started SEO with Doing it and Not Learning
Search Engine Optimization or SEO - this is the primary weapon that you should be carrying to fight the battle of getting your website one of the top ranks on Google Search Engine Pages.
By Arpin Gajjar9 years ago in Journal
What It Takes to be an F1 Star
The purpose of the post is one of my long-time passions, Formula 1 motor racing. I've written at length about this absorbing sport on my personal site, and so it seems like a good topic to cover as the 2017 season prepares to get underway. F1 is a combination of man and machine, the fine-tuning of delicate cars that are designed to be glued to the road by sheer downforce, driven by the most confident of racers, the very best of which are almost arrogant in their self-belief.
By Ben Berwick9 years ago in Journal