The McCain-Palin campaign held a conference call to discuss their pullout from Michigan and other issues. (17:55) Share This Less

This episode was produced, once again, by Doc - couldn’t have done it without him. Listen to the Doc-produced episode from the Democratic National Convention. Creepy Sleepy Show 149 - Backstage at the RNC - Click to Listen This show was recorded using Utterz during the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Full coverage from both [...] Less

Democratic candidate for president Barack Obama joined Republican candidate John McCain at Columbia University during a non-partisan discussion on post-9/11 America and the importance of national service. Here are Senator Obama’s remarks: Share This Less

Republican candidate for president John McCain spoke at a non-partisan forum sponsored by ServiceNation at Columbia University in New York City on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The discussion focused on what each candidate would have done in the wake of the attacks, as well as how each candidate proposes to increase levels of national service. These are excerpts from Senator McCain’s remarks: Share This Less

Creepy Sleepy Show 148 - Backstage at the DNC - click to listen. Show produced and edited by Doc - thanks, dude. This show is composed of a series of audio snippets recorded to Utterz during the Democratic National Convention. Doc then wove the audio snippets together alongside classic Creepy Sleepy production to create this [...] Less

Today for snack, Will takes a look at the presidential campaign calendar for the remaining 57 days: debates, fundraising goals, and important voter registration deadlines. Less

Today for snack, Will takes a look at the presidential campaign calendar for the remaining 57 days: debates, fundraising goals, and important voter registration deadlines. Less

In this Marketing Over Coffee learn : About Google Chrome, eCommerce, and Virtual Guilds. All this and more… Show length 24:42 Listen now: Brought to you by Blue Sky Factory and MarketingProfs 00:32 John Blue intro - Websites meet Dr. Phil - Not exactly Don LaFontaine though 01:34 Google Chrome Review - the stakes get higher, better usability, dynamic history homepage, all about distribution 09:40 Jake Moore asks about eCommerce Payments. Do people hate PayPal? 14:40 We love 4Q, we just don’t use it (or search, sorry Marko) 15:20 Mitch Joel asks about virtual street teams, and planning for a Doomsday scenario 20:40 The Obama campaign scores huge with text campaign Chris will be at the Podcamp Philadelphia and then Inbound Marketing Summit featuring David Meerman Scott and Seth Godin. John is at The Business of Software, and was just in Maine doing The M Show with C.C. Chapman. Our theme song is called Mellow G by Fonkmasters from the Podsafe Music Network Direct Link to File Get your coffee delivered! Sign up for the Marketing Over Coffee newsletter! function validate() { var isValid = true; var isNewsletterSelected = true; var errorString = ""; var x = document.BSFOptinForm; if (x.field6.value == "") { errorString = errorString + "Email address\n"; isValid = false; } else { if (x.field6.value.indexOf("@") == -1 || x.field6.value.indexOf(".") == -1) { errorString = errorString + "Valid Email address\n"; isValid = false; } } if (x.field7.value == "") { errorString = errorString + "First Name\n"; isValid = false; } if (x.field8.value == "") { errorString = errorString + "Last Name\n"; isValid = false; } if (isValid == true && isNewsletterSelected == true) { return true; } else { if (isNewsletterSelected == false) { errorString = errorString + "----------------------\nPlease select at least one subscription"; } alert("Following fields are required:\n\n" + errorString); return false; } } Email address First Name Last Name Less

Former Congressman Jim Kolbe (AZ) comments on different issues concerning the McCain campaign and issues facing homosexuals in general. Share This Less

Bomb Iran or Regime Change: Former UN Ambassador John Bolton - Listen to Audio File (4:55) By Jack Rice for Talk Radio News Click To Play While Day One at the Republican National Convention seemed a little unstable, Day two seems to be back on course. During the afternoon, I saw a familiar face with the walrus mustache and knew that it was Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton. And while the focus seems to be on Sarah Palin’s daughter’s baby, I knew that Bolton would not be talking about that. Instead, I knew that the one topic that he is most passionate about is Iran. So, I asked a very opened ended question: Can you talk about recent development, pro or con, involving Iran? And Amb. Bolton was off. Essentially, Bolton described the failures of the UN Security Council and concluding that there were truly only two foreign policy options available to the U.S. at this point. The first option is regime change within the country. The second option was a series of strategic strikes. To make sure I heard what I thought I had, I repeated what he said – just to confirm. And, yes, that is what he meant. Bolton then stated that the Israelis may carry out the strikes. I asked about whether if this were the policy it would be better to do them ourselves as it would be perceived as an attack by proxy anyway. And, again, he agreed, believing that the U.S. should carry out the attacks. I then turned to the question of John McCain and whether John McCain would follow such advice. Bolton appeared confident that McCain seemed more willing to take the threat seriously and may act accordingly. Barack Obama, according to Bolton was unwilling to take the situation as seriously as it needed to be taken. Share This Less

Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma) is interviewed by Ellen Ratner on the Talk Radio News Service Radio Row at the 2008 RNC. Listen to Audio File (6:01) Click To Play Share This Less

Jack Rice anticipates day two of the RNCC. Should McCain distance himself from the Bush administration? Will Bush show up at the RNC? What impact will Gustav have on the Convention? Listen to Audio File Click To Play Share This Less

From the floor of the Republican National Committee Convention Tammy Stern from Texas Jim Herring, President of the delegation from Mississippi Jeannie Leike from Mississippi Listen to Audio File (5:42)   Click To Play     Share This Less

Rep. Marsha Blackburn - (D - Tennesse) - on the Talk Radio News Service Radio Row at the 2008 RNC. Click To Play Share This Less

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich commends McCain for “putting the whole country first” by emphasizing Hurricane Gustav during this year’s Republican Convention. Listen to Audio File (1:18) Share This Less

Ellen Ratner interviews Jennifer Palmieri, Senior strategist for Obama. Listen to Audio File Share This Less

Interview with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL), co-chair of Obama’s National campaign Listen to audio file (6:14) Share This Less

FAP871: State FAFSA deadlines, broadband scholarship, job references Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Forbes: “Corinthian Colleges is boosting its profits by increasing student enrollment, but the downside for the for-profit operator of North American colleges and trade schools is that it now expects an increased number of defaults,” Forbes reports. “‘During the fourth quarter, we implemented several changes to offset the loss of Sallie Mae privates tudent loans for students with subprime credit profiles. We established a new company-sponsored student lending program, ACCESS, and thus far, have arranged financing for the vast majority of students through Title IV, cash payments, ACCESS and other resources,’ said Corinthian Colleges Chief Executive Officer Jack Massimino. Corinthian said student loan defaults increased to 9.1% of revenue in the fourth quarter vs. 6.2% in the prior year. Revenue for the quarter rose 18.3% to $274 million, from $231.6 million a year earlier, below analysts’ expectations of $276.6 million.” + Boston Globe: For most students, college is a four-year rite of passage - a time to dabble in multiple subjects before settling on a major or a chance to spend a semester abroad - with frat parties sprinkled in between, That’s a luxury some students say they can no longer afford. Soaring tuition costs are prompting a small but growing number of students to compress their college careers into three years and, in the process, save their parents and themselves tens of thousands of dollars. The crop of early graduates often comes from middle-class families who might not qualify for need-based financial aid, college officials say. + Some policies adopted by local colleges can make it easier to graduate early. Suffolk University introduced online courses this summer to help working students squeeze in extra credits at their own pace. Berklee College of Music allows students who test out of classes to receive credits for those classes, at no charge. Like some other schools, Wellesley College offers classes during semester breaks. Scholarship Update + Broadband Changed My Life Scholarship + The goal of the Alliance for Public Technology’s national Broadband Changed My Life! campaign is to raise awareness of the benefits of advanced broadband and encourage its universal deployment and adoption. + Now you can enter the new Tell the Next President Contest! Stories should be 50-300 words ideally, although they can be longer. The focus is to share the story of how high-speed internet access has changed your life and your family members’ lives, or how you would like to see broadband used to change the lives of others. + The deadline for entries is October 1, 2008. Three winners will be announced in late October and the prizes will be $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place. A panel of APT Board members and staff will judge the entries. Early next year, a memorandum with the best contest entries will be sent to the new President and the first place winner will receive a trip to Washington and a ticket to an Inaugural ball. + Details at our free college scholarship search site Mail Bag + Hi. My name is Cecilia and I began college last year without financial aid, which was a mistake. Now I am interested in filling a fafsa form out but my state’s(california) deadline was januray 1 to march 2,2008. Does that mean I am too late? And if my mother claimed me for her taxes in 2007 and she is a nurse but now I am living with my father and he can only pay some of the tution. Also he has been claiming me most of my life. Does that also mean I have to wait till 2009? Thank you for your time. Please try to help with my questions because I’m very confused. + File your FAFSA anyway - it’s free! + State deadlines are different than federal deadlines - at the least, you’ll be able to get some Stafford loans + State deadlines only affect state financial aid like the CalGrant + Whoever you lived with more than 50% of tax year 2007 is the claimant on the FAFSA for this year’s FAFSA + On January 1, the 2009 FAFSA opens up for the 2009-2010 school year and whoever you lived with more than 50% of 2008 is the claimant Jobcast + Recommendations are critical to the success of a resume portfolio + Think of these as short references - testimonials + Gather them in places like LinkedIn + Gather them the old-fashioned way, too + Ask for recommendations diplomatically but earnestly + Ask for recommendations with details if possible and appropriate + Bad: John did a fine job as our summer intern. I’d recommend him for the future. + Good: John did a fine job as our summer intern, handling customer service issues and helping to keep our loan applications on track, especially when it came to calling back customers. + Great: John did a fine job as our summer intern, handling customer service issues and helping to keep our loan applications on track, especially when it came to calling back customers. He managed to call back a record 267 customers in just 10 days and closed 44 loans entirely by himself. Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you . Subscribing for free means you don’t have to remember to download it every day. + + + Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Open an FDIC-insured savings account today! + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + Parent PLUS loans at ParentPLUSLoan.com + Graduate student loans at GradLoans.com + Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Private student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + Get FAFSA news at the FAFSA blog + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. I want to hear from you! Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 206-350-1208. ShareThis Less

La marca de lubricantes del grupo energético acaba de lanzar en Argentina una fuerte campaña de comunicación para reforzar entre los consumidores la importancia del uso de lubricantes en sus vehículos. La campaña de comunicación está encabezada por un nuevo comercial de TV, producido por la compañía del director de Hollywood, Ridley Scott. La campaña también [...] Less