Forbes's Most Powerful Lady Gaga Beats Oprah: Who's Your Pick?


Updated 05/20/11 10:31 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Lady Gaga Tops Forbes Celebrity 100

This year's Forbes Celebrity 100 list is out, and Lady Gaga takes the No. 1 spot, beating out No. 2 celeb Oprah Winfrey. This is a notable changeup in the annual list of most powerful people in the entertainment business, given that in the past seven years Oprah has been No. 1 four times. One reason the pop singer beat out the talk show host, despite making less money ($90 million vs. $290 Read more

Angelina Tops Another Celebrity List


Updated 06/16/07 3:39 PM · Posted by · 109 comments

Angelina Tops Another Celebrity List

Angelina Jolie was looking fabulously happy in NYC while on her press tour for A Mighty Heart. The actress must be ecstatic that she has topped another celebrity list. While she was #2 on the PopSugar 100, she's #14 on the Forbes Celebrity 100. Brad was # 5 however; technically they were the highest actor and actress on the list. The top ten includes, Oprah, Tiger Woods, Madonna, Rolling Read more

The Surprising Billionaire: 8 Interesting Facts About the Creator of Spanx


Updated 03/08/12 2:40 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Who Is the Creator of Spanx?

Spanx is a word that most women are familiar with. It's a type of shapewear that helps to smooth away lumps and bumps and also leaves no trace of a panty line. The creator of this product, Sara Blakely, has been inducted to this year's Forbes billionaires list, which was released yesterday. Spanx, an international undergarment company, is worth an estimated $1 billion. Here are a couple of Read more

3 Quick Tips For Laid-Off LinkedIn Users


Updated 10/18/11 1:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Change LinkedIn Profile When Laid Off

It's tempting to keep your LinkedIn profile at the bare minimum after being laid off because of shame or other reasons, but it will actually hurt your job-hunting prospects if you choose to do so. Prospective employers will sift through a job candidate's Internet footprint, and LinkedIn will be one of the first places they'll look at. Here are some tips that Sandra A. VanGilder, a New York-based Read more

What Do You Think of Microsoft Bing's Japan Quake Campaign?


Updated 03/17/11 2:56 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Microsoft Bing's Japan Earthquake Twitter Campaign.

Microsoft Bing quickly backed away from their Japan Quake Twitter campaign once the outrage began from Twitter users. On Saturday, its official Twitter account, @bing, said they would donate a $1 for every retweet they get of their pledge to donate up to $100,000. Some users started fuming and saw it as "exploitation" of tragic events happening in Japan. "just write the goddam cheque and cut out Read more

Little-Known Facts About 20 Well-Known Forbes Most Powerful Women


Updated 08/25/11 3:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Forbes Most Powerful Women 2011 Facts

The Forbes list of 100 most powerful women is out, and this year it was all about global influence and social media. For the fifth time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken the No. 1 spot as the most powerful woman, with White House women Hillary Clinton (2) and Michelle Obama (8) coming in close behind. There were a handful of execs from Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and Twitter on the list, Read more

9 Techies on the Forbes List of 100 Most Powerful Women


Updated 08/25/11 2:54 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Forbes Most Powerful Women Technology

Forbes's list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women has been released, and we're excited to see quite a few techies in the group. Forbes selects candidates within six categories: billionaires, business, lifestyle (including entertainment and fashion), media, nonprofits, and politics. From those categories, each person is ranked upon three metrics: "dollars, a traditional and social media Read more

Savvy Links: Is Whole Foods Really That Expensive?


Updated 06/30/11 10:12 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 0 comments

Is Whole Foods Expensive?

Is Whole Foods really that expensive? — Bundle My first money lesson: $100 is a lot for a 10-year-old — Credit Karma 21 personal finance lessons from Harry Potter — Wise Bread Is Google’s new social network worth joining? — LearnVest 10 ways to throw an affordable Fourth of July party — Kiplinger Malaysia Airlines bans babies from first class cabin — LilSugar Credit card Read more

Celebrating 100 Years of Int'l Women's Day: Now Crack That Glass Ceiling!


Updated 03/16/12 2:45 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Women Leaders and the Gender Gap

Today marks the 100th year we're celebrating the International Women's Day, a holiday that celebrates the power of women all over the world. We've come a long way in gender equality, and yet there is still a steep corporate ladder for us to climb. Although there are strong women role models for us to look up to, there are still too few around — only 3 percent of the Forbes 500 companies in the Read more