http://www.moderncheek.com At the forefront of technology, style and effrontery Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:25:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en San Diego Padres reliever Heath Bell went through something this offseason that tons of armchair managers have also experienced. He stepped on the Wii Fit board and the game labelled him "obese" (which, in turn, makes your character look like David Wells). And, like many of the Wii Fit's biggest - ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2009/02/16/wii-fit-a-major-league-fitness-tool/ Ask anyone who has applied for a business loan, mortgage or even a credit card in the past year, and there's no disputing that it's becoming increasingly difficult to secure a line of credit. Businesses, in particular, are hurting from this belt-tightening - moreso than individuals, many businesses live on ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2009/02/02/business-credit-during-the-economic-downturn/ This blog post is as "live" as you'll ever get on Modern Cheek. I'm typing it, and then I'll post it, and you'll read it and that'll be it. Simply put, I don't "get" live blogging. Take the Super Bowl, for instance. Several popular blogs are live blogging the Super Bowl ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2009/02/01/add-live-blogging-to-the-list-of-things-i-just-dont-get/ Giving Jason Shankey and his fabulous hair a run for his money is Edward's Hair Solutions, a new UK hair products site. Edward's is based around a quaint Southampton salon of the same name and offers GHD and Wella hair products direct to consumers. Visitors can also get hair advice from ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2009/01/28/new-uk-hair-products-site/ Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the new kid on the web development block. People with SEO skill sets help to build and market your website so that it gets high search engine rankings and maximum traffic; after all, traffic = conversions = profits. Apogee Search, one of the world's largest Search ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/18/starter-links-for-seo-newcomers/ It's a familiar scenario, at least in our household - we find a fantastic airline fare online and are shocked to find that, once taxes and surcharges are added, the price has doubled, or more. Well, let's say we were once shocked; now it's a normal way of life and ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/18/airline-taxes-and-surcharges-demystified-introduction/ Plastic surgeons are one of the few groups of professionals who can, nearly across the board, afford to have an awesome website for their business. So while we've all seen sub-standard, FrontPage-crafted sites for mom and pop shops, B&Bs, and other family establishments, there's no excuse for plastic surgeons. Here are ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/14/what-makes-a-great-plastic-surgery-website/ Despite having lots of experience in sales and marketing and therefore knowing exactly how things work, I've been stuck in the marketing machine for years. For the past decade, I've been purchasing "whitening" toothpastes - the foaming crystals, the blue strips of cleanliness, added ingredients, this and that - and ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/14/time-to-give-up-on-whitening-toothpastes/ Okay, you've decided to spring for those 34DD breasts you've always wanted, or maybe you've lost a lot of weight and are in need of a tummy tuck to remove loose skin. With so many plastic surgeons out there, how do you find a good one? Let's say, for example, that ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/13/how-to-find-a-good-cosmetic-surgeon/ Yoga is the neo-yuppie craze that's found its way into mainstream American gyms - and homes - over the past several years. It's got a certain social status attached to it now; you can almost picture the big name celebrities going to their yoga and pilates classes, right? Unfortunately, this ... http://www.moderncheek.com/2008/03/11/yoga-body-mind-or-society/