What we can learn from Darryl Strawberry (Celebrity Apprentice 2010)

April 2, 2010 By 4 Comments

This week's episode of the Celebrity Apprentice surprised many. Darryl Strawberry, who had, really, done nothing wrong during the week's tasks (actually, they guy did pretty much nothing) asked to be fired. Let me make this clear. He didn't quit. Now, I'm a baseball fan. But I didn't know a lot about Strawberry. But I knew enough that when I saw a professional, idolized athelete take a break from his task to have a smoke and complain that he was just so tired, something was up. He went on, in … [Read more...]

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Defining Opportunities in Blogging

March 31, 2010 By 10 Comments

This week's Celebrity Apprentice introduced a term that not all of America is familiar with: Advertorial. Its especially relevant with many current conversations regarding how to get paid in blogging. So, totally upfront, here are a few opportunities: Advertorial: This is a paid advertisement, but written in the style of the publication. In a magazine sense, (as should have been done in episode 3 of the 2010 season of The Celebrity Apprentice) its a an ad that blends so well into its' … [Read more...]

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Apprentice Recap: Hooray! The show is back!

March 17, 2010 By 1 Comment

So, if you follow me on Twitter, you already know how excited I was for The Apprentice to start up again. I wasn't the only one, according to @IvankaTrump (that's Ivanka's twitter handle), "The Celebrity Apprentice was #1 in all key demographics last night & the season only gets better". So, let's first address my obsession. My real obsession is with The Apprentice, drop the celebrity. How I would love to see that show come back. The Apprentice, with amateurs, was all about making it work … [Read more...]

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