Little-Known Facts About 20 Well-Known Forbes Most Powerful Women


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Forbes Most Powerful Women 2011 Facts

The Forbes list of 100 most powerful women is out, and this year it was all about global influence and social media. For the fifth time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken the No. 1 spot as the most powerful woman, with White House women Hillary Clinton (2) and Michelle Obama (8) coming in close behind. There were a handful of execs from Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and Twitter on the list, Read more

9 Techies on the Forbes List of 100 Most Powerful Women


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Forbes Most Powerful Women Technology

Forbes's list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women has been released, and we're excited to see quite a few techies in the group. Forbes selects candidates within six categories: billionaires, business, lifestyle (including entertainment and fashion), media, nonprofits, and politics. From those categories, each person is ranked upon three metrics: "dollars, a traditional and social media Read more

Guess Which Supermodel Earned the Most Last Year?


Updated 05/09/11 11:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Much Does Gisele Bundchen Make?

Supermodels live a glamorous lifestyle with their photo shoots around the world, and the lucky beauty elite have salaries that are off the charts as well. It takes a lot to get to the top, so don't dismiss these ladies for their pretty faces. We're always keen to find out the salaries of the rich and famous, perhaps because we're wondering how these celebrities afford their lavish lifestyles. Read more

The Positives and Negatives of the Forbes Billionaire List


Updated 03/11/11 4:13 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Value Does the Forbes Billionaires List Have?

The web has been buzzing about the recently released The World's Billionaires list by Forbes, and this made me think about if the data really matters to us since our lives are so far removed from people who have a net worth of more than 10 figures. Further, the list isn't totally accurate — there are apparently a lot of billionaires that didn't even make it to the list, because there are a Read more

College Dropout or Not: The Billionaire Edition


Updated 12/02/10 3:43 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Billionaire College Dropouts

There's been a lot of talk about college being an unnecessary expense. Personally, I think education is a very important investment, but to each his own. Obviously, these successful executives thought otherwise, and their decision to drop out literally paid off. Guess whether these billionaires dropped out of college. Take the Quiz Read more

Michelle Obama Vs. Oprah: Who Has the Bigger Effect?


Updated 10/24/10 5:03 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

The Influence of Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey

Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey are definitely forces to be reckoned with. Companies see huge returns when one of them endorses their product. An analysis by the Harvard Business Review showed that stock prices of a clothing company would soar whenever the first lady wears its products. The author of the findings, professor David Yermack, estimated a $14 million value for an appearance by Read more

An Author, a Spice Girl, and the Queen Are UK's Most Influential


Updated 10/13/10 12:22 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

National Magazine Company List of Most Influential Women in UK

Michelle Obama might be the most powerful woman in the world according to Forbes, but in the UK she has to compete with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. To celebrate its 100th birthday, the National Magazine company revealed its list of most influential women in the UK. The queen came in at number three, dethroned by Rowling (number one) and former Spice Girl and current style icon Victoria Read more

8 Ways to Be a Forbes Most Powerful Woman


Updated 10/08/10 7:16 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Forbes Most Powerful Women

Today Forbes released its annual list of the most powerful women in the world. Michelle Obama, who ranked 40 last year, jumped to the top spot, knocking Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel off her lady throne. In between, the list is lined with policymakers, CEOs, pop culture icons, and at least one "political maverick and commentator." Seems like influential may be a better word than powerful, Read more

Speed Read — Michelle Obama Is World's Most Powerful Woman


Updated 10/07/10 12:13 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 3 comments

Michelle Obama Is World's Most Powerful Women

Michelle Obama tops Forbes most powerful women list — Forbes Democrats in close races tout pro-choice credentials — New York Times Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Mario Vargas Llosa — Daily Beast Lifetime orders Russian-American version of Jersey Shore — Hollywood Reporter More women bringing home six-figure incomes — Washington Post Student loses scholarship after appearing in Read more

Hunky Old Spice Guy Gets Cinderella Ending, Wins Emmy


Updated 08/26/10 7:25 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 4 comments

Isaiah Mustafa Achieves Success Through Old Spice Campaign

Remember the amazing social media campaign that was organized about a month ago by men's deodorant brand, Old Spice, which had everyone — including celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Ashton Kutcher — excited over? The company assembled a team of people to produce a video every seven minutes over the span of a few days to respond to questions posed by social media networks. Sales for the Read more