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YouTube stars making lots of money

Link: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/meet-the-youtube-stars-making-100000-plus-per-year-535349.html?tickers=goog,^ixic,qqqq

Here's an article about YouTube stars pulling in serious cash. I definitely see online video as a growing market and lucrative opportunity. The network speeds are faster continually getting faster and more people have online cable access.

Rise in Business Incubators

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_34/b4192020505301.htm?campaign_id=smlbz_Aug18&link_position=link11

Here's an interesting story in Bloomberg Businessweek about the increasing popularity of business incubators for startups. I think its a great idea and extremely beneficial to the startups and the community by providing mentorship and guidance for new companies in a city. Networking may help finding a job, but its even more helpful having a strong network to help your company grow and succeed!

Advances in Adult Stem Cells

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080200567_pf.html

Here's a really interesting article about the advances in Adult Stem Cell treatments. We've heard about embryonic stem cells but it seems that Adult Stem cells are just as effective in treating many ailments and diseases in the human body.

Congratulations to Spain for winning the World Cup

Link: http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/iniesta-pays-greatest-tribute-to-late-friend--fbintl_dw-iniestajarque071110.html

Its been a really Exciting World Cup this year in South Africa. Congratulations to Spain on their First Ever World Cup Championship! There were lots of exciting matches and the USA Team did pretty good. Hopefully this will help grow professional Soccer in the US as well!

College Graduates Advice Blog

Link: http://newgradlife.blogspot.com

Now that another class of college seniors have graduated and joined the unemployed ranks looking for full-time jobs, there is a need for information and advice on your new life as a young professional. Here are a few blogs specializing in life for recent college graduates: New Grad Life (http://newgradlife.blogspot.com) and GradSpot (http://www.gradspot.com)

Funny Jersey Shore Parody of Twilight

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWIPE9fSWzw

Here is the funny Jersey Shore parody of everyone's favorite Vampire movie Twilight! The skit was shot for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. The video is on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWIPE9fSWzw

Groupon - Awesome Group Coupon Sites

Link: http://livingsocial.com

There are some great new Discount Coupon sites sprouting up providing Half Off deals at the Best Restaurants and Shops in Town. These Group coupons ensure that the stores get enough customers while also providing those customers great economies of scale when large numbers of people purchase products at the same time! Here are some of the popular Group coupon sites: Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) and Living Social (http://livingsocial.com)

Discount Bus Tickets

Link: http://www.chinatown-bus.org/

College Students know how difficult and expensive it is traveling back and forth from school and home. Fortunately, for most students living in the Northeast Discount Buses and Chinatown buses have provided easy and cheap fares for students to go home and visit large cities. Most fares start from $1 and average about $20 for a one-way ticket. Its a great deal! Here is a list of some of the Discount Bus Services and Chinatown Bus Services: Mega Bus (http://us.megabus.com) Bolt Bus (https://www.boltbus.com) Chinatown NYC to Boston: Fung Wah Bus (http://www.fungwahbus.com) Lucky Star Bus (http://www.luckystarbus.com) NYC to DC: MVP Bus (http://www.mvpbus.com) Apex Bus (http://www.apexbus.com) Eastern Shuttle (http://www.easternshuttle.com) Dragon Deluxe (http://www.dragondeluxe.com) NYC to Albany: Dragon Coach (https://www.dragoncoach.com) AA Bus (http://www.aabus.com)

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