Hi, my name is Chad Wiebesick. By day, I'm an Internet marketer whose work and contributions have earned industry recognition and awards. By night, I'm a technology lover, hi-fi enthusiast, and business news junkie. Please visit my About Me page to get acquainted.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 Do you remember this as a kid in the 80's? It's the Entertech AK Centerfire Motorized Water Sub-Machine Gun. Includes two water clips. Fully automatic with rapid fire action. Shoots up to 30 feet! Eventually outlawed in the US because it was too "realistic". You can view more photos on eBay.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 
For most of our assignments at PWB Marketing Communications, a domain name is already part of the equation. Sometimes, however, we get a project where we have the chance to invent a domain name for a website, blog, or a new product launch. The problem with coming up with a domain name isn’t the registration process. It’s fairly inexpensive and straightforward to purchase one. The challenge really is coming up with a domain that is memorable and appropriate for your business and brand.
Domain names play a key role in online (and offline) visibility and popularity. A few things to consider: Avoid hypens, shorter is better, make it easy to spell, stick with “.com” extensions, and use a domain name generator. Read our five tips in choosing a perfect domain name.
Domain name, Internet marketing in Advertising Tuesday, January 11, 2011 
Want more Twitter followers? Use these tried-and-true methods to gain more followers today. First, there are written and unwritten rules for using Twitter. One of the unwritten rules is to follow people who follow you. So, carefully choose who you follow (making sure you share common interests) and begin building a rapport with them on Twitter. People follow people who like them.
List your Twitter name in directories like Twellow, which acts as a Yellow Pages directory for Twitter accounts. It’s a great way to get your name out there and be found when people are looking for others to follow. You can add yourself to 10 categories, relevant to either yourself or clients and make yourself visible within the marketplace. Read more tips.
Fans, Twitter, social media in Advertising Tuesday, December 14, 2010 ;)
The highlight of our trip to Las Vegas was running into Paris Hilton. She spent about an hour playing (er, rather, learning it seemed) roulette at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas Sunday evening. Paris Hilton was at the casino with her friends and a film crew doing a taping of a reality TV show. The gentleman standing behind her was one of her body guards.
Las Vegas, Paris Hilton, paparazzi in Personal Sunday, October 3, 2010 
For the first time, Michigan is hosting the world's largest business plan competition - offering $1,000,000 in cash, consulting, and more to entrepreneurs with innovative businesses and Michigan college students with new business ideas. It's called the "Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition" and it's an international business and student idea competition designed to bring attention to Michigan's top early-stage companies and brightest college students.
ANY innovation-based start-up is eligible to apply. They're looking for start-up businesses that have products or services that are past proof of concept. If you think that your company has the potential to get to $10 million in revenue over the next five years - and that $500,000 would give you the boost to move it to the next level - apply to compete today.
Students must be enrolled in a Michigan college or university with at least two classes. There is no application fee for the student competition. Submit your best new business idea for a chance to win!
The competition is available to 9 different sectors: Advanced Materials, Advanced Transportation, Alternative Energy, Defense & Homeland Security, Information Technology, Life Science, Medical Devices, Next-Generation Manufacturing as well as Products & Services.
This is a once in a company's lifetime opportunity to get funding, gain visibility to investors and access the resource to grow your early-stage business. Your executive summary will be evaluated by investors and business leaders. Semi-finalists will present their businesses to Midwest and coastal venture and private equity investors.
Submissions for the entrepreneur competition are due October 13, 2010. Submissions for the student competition are due October 22, 2010.