Category: Business

• Buyer Beware – Budget Travel Sites

  

  Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline This was a headline I read this morning in the New York Times. It’s true that most people are not brand-loyal when they travel and will search all sorts of 3rd party sites to get the best “at-the-moment” deal. A few days ago I even told you about…

  BriAlys

  September 2015

  Business, Money, Travel

  airline, airlines, budget, deal, delta, domestic, expedia, flight, fly, hotel, international, marriott, nytimes, priceline, stay, travel

• The Case for Computer Science

  

  This morning Martin Armstrong released a post titled, “Most Schools Do Not Teach Computer Science.” After hearing a few years ago that some schools don’t even offer Physical Education (PE) any more – better known as play time to kids – I’m not surprised one bit! Do you know what Computer Science is and the benefits?…

  BriAlys

  September 2015

  Business, Career, Education, Tech

  apple, college, computer, computerscience, education, facebook, intel, jibs, job, Kids, kntel, major, tech

• Sophia for Barbie

  I’ve told you about Designer Sophia Webster before (click HERE if you missed it). Now Sophia has introduced a new Barbie collection that, unfortunately at the moment is all shoes. When I first heard of this line I was excited about the possibilities. I mean, what girl doesn’t love a Barbie? We're so excited to partner…

  BriAlys

  August 2015

  Business, Design, Fashion, Shopping

  adults, barbie, business, fashion, shoes, shophia, shopping, style, webster

• Unicorns & The Stock Market

  

  What is a unicorn? This is a tech blog so you can already assume I’m not talking about the mystical animal with a single horn on its head, often accompanied by a rainbow of colors.  “Unicorn” has become a widely used shorthand for startups who have won the techie jackpot: companies that are worth $1 billion or…

  BriAlys

  August 2015

  Business, News, Tech

  bubble, market, paloalto, siliconvalley, software, startuc, stock, stockmarket, tech, unicorn

• New Judge in Town in Easley, SC

  

  The youngest judge in history has been appointed to the bench in South Carolina. Jasmine Twitty is just 25 years old and now serves the city of Easley,  population ~20k (2010 census). Twitty graduated from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. And yes, this is the same South Carolina where  a racist gunned down nine parishioners at  Charleston’s Emanuel AME…

  BriAlys

  August 2015

  Business

  carolina, judge, law, south, southcarolina, youngest