According to the this St Pete Times editorial and details in this Times article, Hillsborough County has sold out to Bright House Networks by striking a deal instead of suing them for moving the access channels to a higher tier. The cities of St. Petersburg and Tampa are spending tax payer dollars to fight a …
Category: Community Involvement
Can someone please think outside the box?
A partial casualty of the recent Hillsborough County budget cuts is our public access station, known also as Speak Up Tampa Bay or the Tampa Bay Community Network. When I read the St Pete Times article, “Group sues as TV fund is cut” in early October I was very aggravated by the complete lack of …
I’m just too busy to do anything for the community…
So its another Monday almost exactly a month later and I read another article pointing out how apathetic (or maybe just plain pathetic) my generation has handled volunteering. Today’s Tampa Tribune article, Longtime Service Club Calling It Quits, sites “Many younger men don’t want the commitment of weekly meetings” according to Kiwanis Club of Palma …
Really sad statistics on volunteering.
According to an Associated Press article published today in the St. Pete Times, both the state I currently live in and the one I am originally from rank among the lowest of all the states in volunteerism rates. Most of you know the amount of time I put into volunteering and the importance I feel …
Using Blogs/Community for Career Advancement
I read the following WSJ.com article on “How Blogging Can Help You Get a New Job” and decided it would be a good reference for some of the young professionals and business associates that I interact with to review or see in writing somewhere validation for what I try to have them do for their …
Florida Trend Magazine: Young Guns (How SEO worked for me)
A few months back I received a phone call out of the blue from Diane Sears of Florida Trend Magazine. Diane had been working on a story that would highlight 20-somethings in the state of Florida. Her primary research tool was a search engine and the top results for Young Professional Tampa happened to be …
Florida Trend: Vinny Tafuro; ‘Young Guns’ 20-somethings who are helping to shape business in Florida
Vinny Tafuro, 29, TAMPA Job: Owner and president of Dynamic Creations, based in Tampa. Started as a web design company and has evolved into an interactive marketing firm. Education: “With me, it was more the cart came before the horse. I didn’t finish my degree until I already owned a business.” He took a break from …