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Bolt’s Holiday Wish List

12.02.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 9:38 am

It’s December already, can you believe it? Time flies when you work with an awesome team and amazing clients! The start of December has us thinking about one thing in particular: holiday shopping! There’s a ton of great gifts out there to choose from, but here’s a few items that top the Bolt team’s holiday wish list:

  • iPhone 4S – We’ve mentioned time and time again our love for technology and the new iPhone is no exception. The iPhone 4S has it all, including Siri, the new voice assistant app. Sign us up!

  • Keurig – Anyone who visits our offices knows, we can’t live without our coffee, and at home it’s no different. Keurig brews the perfect cup of coffee, tea or hot coco, keeping us caffeinated and cozy warm!

  • New Running Shoes – A handful of our team members are avid runners and the rest of us are warming up to the idea after participating in this year’s Dana Point Turkey Trot! We can’t think of a better way to celebrate our love for running, than with cute new running shoes for the holidays!

  • Segway – Okay, we’ll admit it – as ridiculous as these things are, they look pretty fun! We’d like to zoom around town on this bad boy, at least for a day.

  • Cooking Classes at Sur La Table – While some of us know our way around the kitchen more than others, who wouldn’t love to learn how to spice up the daily lunch menu or cook your loved one a fancy dinner?  Learning new tricks sounds fun to us!

  • Adopt a Pet.com – Working with so many great clients that give back, our perspective on gift giving always includes charitable causes. We’re animal lovers here at Bolt and since we can’t adopt all the animals that need homes, we’re hoping that people find it in their heart to take them in.

What gift are you dying to get this holiday season? Fill us in and leave a comment below!

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Cause Layouts™ Partners with Isaiah Alonso Foundation to Support Families of Children with Cancer

11.30.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 12:19 pm

As you all know, we love supporting a good cause! Giving back to others is important to us, which is why we have a great cause to share with you, just in time for the holidays.

Cause Layouts™, the first and only free Facebook layouts that provide charities with cause-based social media fundraising tools, is teaming up with national organizations and charities to make a difference this season. Recently, Cause Layouts announced a partnership with the Isaiah Alonso Foundation, a nonprofit working to help families battling childhood cancer. The two organizations joined together to generate viral awareness and raise funds for cancer awareness. As part of this, Cause Layouts designed five free unique layouts for Isaiah Alonso Foundation supporters’ Facebook profiles.

Starting now, Facebook users can download any one of the five Isaiah Alonso Foundation layouts from Cause Layouts’ newly launched website http://causelayouts.com. Each layout highlights one specific family’s journey with cancer. For each original download of a layout, Cause Layouts will donate $1 back to the Isaiah Alonso Foundation. If downloads reach 10,000 or more and they remain displayed on users’ Facebook profiles for a minimum of 30 days, Cause Layouts will increase its donation to $2 per download, equaling a minimum donation of $20,000.

To join in and show your support, download one of the Isaiah Alonso Foundation layouts at http://causelayouts.com/Home/IsaiahAlonso. To learn more visit http://isaiahalonsofoundation.org/ or http://www.causelayouts.com.

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10 Ways to Have a Happier Life

11.29.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 10:07 am

As the holiday season is upon us and the New Year is right around the corner, our team already has personal goals on the brain for 2012. New Year’s resolutions give us the opportunity to set goals to better ourselves and we love looking for ways to make positive changes in our lives.

As much as we love the holiday season, we have to admit, it can get a little stressful. In order to cope with the chaos this time of year, Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, recently published an article for the Huffington Post outlining 10 lifestyle practices that can help people achieve and maintain happy lives. These 10 lifestyle changes are easy ways to keep us happy, all year round – what’s not to love? Check out a few of our favorites that topped the list:

  • Exercise: Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many exercise forms – aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more – have been shown to benefit mood.
  • Laughter: Smiling and, especially, laughing, are potent mood boosters.
  • Forgiveness: Forgiving is almost universally held by philosophers and saints to be a key to happiness – and modern research confirms that those who can quickly and easily forgive when appropriate, enjoy better emotional health.
  • Fish Oil and Vitamin D: Adequate blood levels of these nutrients has been strongly tied to emotional health.

Would you make lifestyle changes to live a happier life? Weigh in below.

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Bolt's Friday Favorites

11.18.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 1:12 pm

Tis the season… for travel! Whether we are traveling in between our East and West Coast offices, jet setting to take a vacation or flying to visit family for the holidays, our team is constantly on the go. Here are a few travel gadgets we can’t leave home without!

  • iPad – The iPad gives you access to email, games, apps, Internet and movies. It’s perfect for travel to stay connected and entertained!

  • The Nook – As the world’s best reading experience and tablet essential, the Nook is amazing and we can’t live without it!

  • Canon Powershot D10 – You can’t travel without capturing the memories! This point-and-shoot camera snaps amazing shots and is waterproof! Love it.

  • The Wireless Luggage Finder – This little gadget takes away the pain of looking for your bags when you get off the plane.  The tag transmitter attaches to the handle on your bag and when your luggage arrives in the carousel, your keychain remote will alert you by sending a series of beeps, vibrations and a flashing red light to let you know!

  • iPhone – In general, we can’t live without it, but for travel it’s a MUST. The iPhone lets us listen to music, watch TV shows and movies, access email and check out our favorite blogs too! What’s not to love?

  • Biosilk Hair Gloss –   We know this isn’t a gadget, but it’s just too good not to mention! Biosilk Hair Gloss is the ideal lightweight replenishing treatment to protect and maintain hair and skin in optimum condition. It’s a great product and ideal for travel!

What are your traveling essentials? Leave us a comment below.

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No Shave November, or Movember: The Art of the Moustache

11.17.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 9:21 am

As we’ve said before, we love supporting good causes of all kinds. This month marked the start of a unique awareness campaign that stands behind an important cause. Movember, commonly referred to as ‘No Shave November,’ occurs when men let their facial hair flourish through the month of November to raise awareness for prostate cancer.

Once registered at www.movember.com, men start Movember 1st clean shaven. “Mo Bros,” as they’re called, effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November. Through their actions and words they raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.

So, is Movember just a silly campaign or an effective awareness platform? The statistics don’t lie – millions of dollars have been raised for men’s prostate cancer through Movember:

Will you or someone you know participate in this year’s Movember? Leave us a comment below.

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Dana Point Turkey Trot Announces Newest Sponsorship Line-Up for 2011 Race

11.16.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 9:16 am

With race day approaching in less than two weeks, the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce and RUN Racing, organizers of the Dana Point Turkey Trot, have announced the newest sponsors for this year’s race:

  • City of Dana Point
  • AT&T
  • BuildingOnline
  • Clif Bar & Company; Dana Point Chamber of Commerce
  • Collins Holdings LLC
  • Cox Communications
  • The Dana Point Harbor
  • The Dana Point Times
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Hodel Briggs Winter LLP
  • Independence Bank of San Juan Capistrano
  • Lantern Bay Village
  • ahé
  • Mix1
  • Ohana Preschool
  • Renaissance ClubSport of Aliso Viejo
  • Second Harvest Food Bank
  • South Coast Water District
  • Sunsets Cabo Beach
  • The Strand at Headlands
  • Subway of Laguna Beach
  • Taste of Brews Dana Point
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
  • Vintage Marina Partners
  • Vivos

The Dana Point Turkey Trot, named one of America’s best Thanksgiving Day runs by Fitness Magazine, attracts more than 16,000 participants, including friends and family, to its 5K, 10K and Kids’ Gobble Wobble. This year, the Dana Point Turkey Trot has made race enhancements to improve the Southern California tradition, including wave starts based on anticipated race times to alleviate congestion, stroller-specific wave starts, and widening of the lane for the finish-line shoot. In addition, the Dana Point Turkey Trot will host a two-day health and fitness expo and finish line festival for all participants. The health and fitness expo, held on Nov. 23 and 24, will offer an abundance of exhibitor booths featuring the latest and greatest the fitness and health industry has to offer, as well as industry expert speakers.

For more information about the 34th annual Dana Point Turkey Trot and to become a sponsor, visit http://www.turkeytrot.com, and follow the event on Twitter at http://twitter.com/turkeytrot and Facebook at http://facebook.com/danapointturkeytrot. Turkey Trot participants and supporters are encouraged to download the Dana Point Turkey Trot Cause Layout at http://www.causelayouts.com/DanaPointTurkeyTrot/. For every original download of the Facebook layout, $1 will be donated to the Dana Point Turkey Trot.

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Bolt's Friday Favorites

11.11.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 10:12 am

There are only a few more weeks until Thanksgiving and before you know it, Christmas will be upon us! Our team is gearing up for the holiday madness and we have to admit, it makes us a little nostalgic. To kick off the season right, check out a few of our favorite holiday traditions, both new and old:

  • Mom’s English Toffee – Everyone in Dennis’ family knows the holiday season has arrived when the first batch of toffee is made!

  • Johnny Cake – Every year before Thanksgiving, Jesse’s dad would make a pumpkin pie the night before. He would take the extra crust and bake it, then add cinnamon and sugar. Then, they’d eat it after everyone went to sleep. It’s a special tradition and delicious!

  • Nonnie’s Chocolate Fudge – Whenever Ashley’s grandma’s house would fill up with the smell of her famous chocolate fudge, the entire block knew the holidays were in full effect. Nowadays, her mom carries on the tradition!

  • Thanksgiving Attire – Every few years, Jo-Anne’s family decided to wear ridiculous attire while cooking turkey dinner. The girls get aprons and the boys get baseball hats and t-shirts, all with crazy turkeys hot glued on the front. She’s not quite sure how it started, but oddly enough this tradition started well before there were grandchildren!

  • Starting new traditions – Caroline and Brent are kicking off the holiday season with new traditions! First, with running the Dana Point Turkey Trot of course! Secondly, she’s cooking her own Thanksgiving dinner for the first time ever and going all out to include: traditional turkey; cranberry sauce; stuffing; sweet potato casserole with walnuts, raisins and toasted marshmallows (the ONLY way to make/eat sweet potato casserole J); green bean casserole; and butter rolls!

Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Share it with us!

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Five Reasons Google+ Could Win the Social Enterprise Battle

11.09.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 9:43 am

Google+ has received quite a bit of buzz since first launching this summer. Among an array of rave reviews and skeptical criticism – the jury is still out whether or not Google+ will hold its own in the social enterprise battle. On the brink of their newest announcement last Thursday, launching accessibility through Google App users, millions of people using Google Apps for businesses will now have access to the social collaboration platform. This new launch has stirred the pot once again in the social media world and causing those critics to reconsider the strength of Google+. Here are five reasons why Google+ could win the social enterprise battle:

  1. Smart Integration Existing Google Apps – Google+ is fully integrated with Google Apps. As a user, you don’t need a new login — it’s just another tab like mail, calendar, docs or video. Most business users spend their day in mail or calendar, so a tool that’s easily accessible from the daily workflow has advantages over third-party software.
  2. Google+ Already Knows  a Lot About You – Because of its tight integration with Google Apps, Google+ could take advantage of what Google already knows about each business user, including whom they email, how often and how recently, as well as the topics they write about and search for.
  3. Google+ is Uniquely Positioned to Help You Find and Share Interesting Content – Nobody has a better index of what’s on the web than Google, so nobody is better positioned to help you find interesting content and people from both inside and outside your company.
  4. Google+ Integrates Public and Private Sharing – Unlike other social enterprise platforms, which keep most shared content behind company walls, Google+ integrates public and private sharing. Also, because a number of websites have already embedded +1 buttons, it’s easy to “like” content from across the web and share it with targeted groups.
  5. Android Phones Sync Easily With the Entire Apps Suite – Finally, an Android mobile phone brings this complete integration to users on the go. Activating Android handsets with your company’s Google Apps account brings all this productive and social functionality to the palm of your employees’ hands.

Want to learn more about Google+? Read more of the research here

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Going Retro – Style.com Launches Print Magazine

11.07.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 9:02 am

Not a day goes by without a print publication expanding its online presence. But a web-based magazine going to print? Now that’s almost unheard of. Leave it to Style.com to make that bold move, launching the fashion websites first print issue last week.

The new issue, a recap of the spring 2012 runway collections, is an interesting adaptation of the web to print form. Another unique twist – tweets are printed alongside full-page ads from major fashion advertisers, such as Versace and Valentino.

The glossy new pages could help Style.com, operating online since 2000, reach new audiences. In a release statement, Style.com/Print‘s publishers said the first issue would be available at “select newsstands” for $14.99, while also available for online purchase at style.com/magazine for $6.99.

Get a sneak peek of the new issue here, courtesy of The Huffington Post.

Is it a smart idea for a web site to launch of print magazine in 2011? Would you buy it? Weigh in and leave us a comment below.

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Bolt’s Friday Favorites

11.04.2011   Added By : Bolt PR @ 8:33 am

We all need inspiration – it triggers emotions and feelings that enable us to do things with purpose, passion, energy and enjoyment. Our team pulls inspiration from all directions and it drives us to succeed. Check out our team’s favorite inspirational quotes of the week:

  • “Everything is OK in the end. If it isn’t OK, then it isn’t the end.” – Author Unknown
  • “Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Winston Churchill
  • “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou
  • “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. “– Mark Twain
  • “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” – Steve Maraboli
  • “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F.  Kennedy
  • “When you want to win, you have to teach. When you lose, you have to learn.” – Tom Landry
  • “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” – Steve Jobs

What inspires you? Leave us a comment below.

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