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The Auxiliary at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital & Saks Fifth Avenue’s annual Key to the Cure

The Auxiliary at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital & Saks Fifth Avenue present the annual Key to the Cure event on Thursday, October 18 from 5pm – 8pm. Cocktails Reception, Silent Auction Suggested donation: $25 Raffle: $500 cash prize Saks Fifth Avenue – 1849 Green Bay Road – Highland Park To R.S.V.P., make a donation or […]

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Tumblr-Based Store ‘Of a Kind’ Grows Up, Tests Marketplace for 3rd-Party

Of a Kind is growing up and out. The online retailer, which launched a store for limited-edition fashion accessories on top of Tumblr almost two years ago, is expanding its offerings and moving beyond the blogging network that gave it its start. In late August, Of a Kind launched Collections in private beta, inviting 10 designers to set up their own […]

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Giordano Dance Chicago’s Popular Dancing With The Giordano Stars Returns to Park West September 27!

Abbe Sparks will be dancing with the Giordano Dance Company as a contestant in their popular “Dancing With The Giordano Stars” competition benefit at Chicago’s Park West Sept. 27

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Big Companies Are Adapting to Social Media Marketing

Big Companies Are Adapting to Social Media Marketing More large companies are using social media to promote their brand online, according to a report from the Center for Marketing Research (CMR) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. That’s quite a change from last year’s report, which found use of social media at big companies waning. The newest […]

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Restaurants Donate Profits to Charities

Restaurants donate profits to charities. A trend that’s catching on…

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Northwestern Launches College Football’s First Social Media Hub

The Northwestern University football program takes the lead in social media, launching a social media homepage that brings together content and status updates from a number of networks for easy fan consumption. Northwestern Football Social Media Network appears to be the first of its kind in college football.

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L’Oreal Spotlights Female-Led Digital Startups With NEXT Generation Awards

L’Oreal Spotlights Female-Led Digital Startups With NEXT Generation Awards. Seeks to Be Corporate Partner to Aid in Expansion

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DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS

DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS!  Yes, it’s true.  Abbe Sparks has been selected as a contestant to compete in this year’s September 27th DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS! at Chicago’s Park West. Now in its seventh year, Dancing With The Giordano Stars pairs outstanding Chicagoans with a professional dancer from Giordano Dance Chicago to perform two dances […]

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Cosmo Editor and Counterculture Thinker Helen Gurley Brown Dies

Cosmo Editor and Counterculture Thinker Helen Gurley Brown Dies at 90. Ms. Brown spent more than three decades at the helm of “Cosmo,” a perch to which she ascended after publishing the 1962 book “Sex and the Single Girl.” Under her aegis, Cosmo developed into one of the leading chronicles of the sexual revolution.

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Is Your Brand Ready For ‘Generation S’ (Screen)?

Is Your Brand Ready For ‘Generation S’ (Screen)? Successful Brands Will Go to Where the Kids Are — Touch Screens. How will marketers, brands, retailers and publishers stay relevant to this audience that expects to transact nearly everything on a touch screen?…