A-Rod got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.  Or as Bob Costas points out, someone ratted him out.So, A-rod says he is sorry.  Says he was young and foolish. Says it hasn't happened in five years and will never happen again.

Last month, almost to the day, I wrote this in my blog post:I am going out on a limb and making a prediction: Retail sales in January 2009 will be up. Despite all the incredibly harsh weather and the absolute uncertainty.

Bloggers Gush About Cleaning Products Household cleaning products don't seem to be the kinds of things that would get the blogging community all excited, especially during the holidays, right?

I just received my afternoon update from Crain's Cleveland Business and see that:RECESSION TAKES TOLL ON PR FIRMSWell, thank you very much for that insightful story.Of course, this is one of a thousand stories I've read since the start of the new year that blames the economy for every bad thing that is happening in the United States.

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I got smacked in the head today (some might say that is a good thing) by two absolutely unacceptable blogger activities... And just when I was really starting to like social media.The day started when Jennifer, the manager of our North Carolina office, forwarded me an e-mail she received from a "mommy" blogger.

Fake blogging – AKA flogging – is prevalent among the 1.5 million blogs on the Internet. Most of us are familiar with high profile flogging like the 2006 Wal-Marting Across America where two “Wal-Mart enthusiasts” traveled across the country in an RV visiting Wal-Marts and blogging about it.