Things have been pretty quiet on the Bold Blog these days.

While the blog has been quiet as-of-late, behind the scenes, we don’t remember the last time quiet even came by for a visit.
In addition to helping our wonderful clients and growing our company, here is a quick up-date on the low-down as to what’s been […]

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Earlier this year, I blogged about how Eric Volz was able to record a podcast using a phone in the Nicaraguan prison he was being held in. But he was being held there after a conviction for a murder and rape for which there was no evidence of his guilt.
This week, the Appellate Court overturned […]

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As I told you last week, Peter Shankman was one of the panelists at the TIMA luncheon. Peter spoke with authority and clarity, therefore I add weight and consideration to the things he says. I’ve been following him on Twitter and his blog ever since.
Today, he let his blog readers know of how his […]

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Break out the box of tissues, I’ve got a tear-jerker of a story for you.
Zaz La Mar ordered shoes for her ailing mother. Her mother had lost a lot of weight, and only fit in 2 of the 7 pairs ordered from Zappos. The good news was that return shipping on the shoes was […]

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Word of mouth marketing has become truly personal. Recently, CBS profiled BuzzAgent, a company using the unique tactic of unpaid “agents” who “market” products to their personal contacts. Friends, family, business contacts are all up for grabs.

(Sorry I couldn’t embed the link, CBS does not allow YouTube to show embed code) Here is the […]

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I want to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to my brother, Isaac, who was a production assistant for the Rihanna “Umbrella” music video. Last night, the video won for both “Video of the Year” and “Monster Hit of the Year” at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Isaac moved to Los Angeles [u]just one year ago[/u]. And already, […]

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School started this week and my daughter is in fourth grade. She’s a geography whiz. Google Earth should hire her.
Her new teacher made the mistake of teaching that Shanghai was the capital of China. My daughter raised her hand and informed her teacher that it is actually Beijing.
She didn’t ask her teacher if it was […]

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She doesn’t look like someone living with cancer and that’s the point. Four years ago Kris Carr was diagnosed with an incurable cancer, but she didn’t crawl into bed hoping the healthcare industry would magically develop a cure before her last breath..
After her diagnosis, Carr traveled the country, trying experimental treatments and holistic methods. […]

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1. Fortune favors the bold.
- Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC)
2. Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.
- Mark Jenkins To Timbuktu
3. In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
- Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD)
4. Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
- Virgil (70 […]

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Earlier this year, Eric Volz, an American expatriot living in Nicaragua, was convicted of a rape and murder he did not commit. He has been held in a maximum security prison near the capital of Managua, where the conditions are horrible to say the least.
Needless to say I was surprised when I found out he […]

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