localism: What's so GREAT about Localism? It's a TREASURE! by Feng Shui Long Island Consultant Carole Provenzale
- 11/12/09 11:01 PM
What's so GREAT about Localism? It's a TREASURE.... There are some people, especially "Newbies" to Activerain that may not see the Advantages of posting to Localism. As a Feng Shui Consultant who lives and play on Long Island, NY and in New York City, I love writing about the different areas I find myself in. I have many New York City locations including posts on Central Park and different parts of Manhattan. As I travel all over Long Island, I capture pictures and write about Feng Shui in a particular place or just about this lovely Island itself. Several months ago (37 comments)
localism: Is ACTIVERAIN the NEW EBAY? by Feng Shui Long Island & New York
- 02/21/09 11:27 AM
Is ACTIVERAIN the NEW EBAY? In the New York State Lotto, they say it takes a dollar...and a dream. I wonder what the founders of Activerain thought? When I joined Activerain in October, 2006, it had about 6,000 members. Wow, I thought, that's a lot. NEVER did I imagine it would grow to the heights and status it has today with over 136,118 members and a site so loved by Google http://www.Google.com it is crawled every 15 minutes or so! I also remember the early days of EBAY. They started with not much more then a dollar...and a dream. Just two (31 comments)
localism: Activerain: BENEFITS VS. RISKS
- 12/14/08 03:50 AM
Activerain: Benefits VS. Risks In a recent study due to be published next month by JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) it was reported that the business/social media website ACTIVERAIN http://www.Activerain.com has reduced both Holiday Stress significantly (82 %) along with what is commonly known as SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Preliminary Studies indicate that Patients being treated in both studies reported a sharp decline in feelings of loneliness and isolation and a sharp increase in Business (77%) for those who blogged consistently. The study found that depressed people were much more likely to get outside and Photograph pictures for their sister-site (79 comments)
localism: Two YEARS on Activerain!
- 10/12/08 04:14 PM
Two YEARS on Activerain. In the beginning, a particularly ROUGH start. What I didn't realize when I signed on to this Adventure: So Many people had never HEARD of Feng Shui. Those that did had formed an opinion that Feng Shui Consultants were crazy! Living in New York it was the first time I had encountered people from all across the United States. And it seemed Feng Shui had been thought of as some kind of mystical--even evil thing to those not familiar with it. OUCH! After some blogs that I put up that I received almost NO comments on (though (36 comments)