The Oscars, Social Media and Flick Chick TV

Tomorrow night ABC will air the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, more affectionately known as "The Oscars".

This year I will be watching the awards ceremony with quite a few friends. And guess what, you are invited too, all of you, no matter where you live.

How? Well, thanks to social media and my good friend, The Flick Chick, you can watch the show and live blog with people from all over the world! Kelly will be live blogging during the entire show. She did the same things for the Golden Globes and it was a blast! So with a glass of my favorite red wine in hand, I will watch the Oscars and Live blog with The Flick Chick! Want to join the fun? You can join the Oscar Live Blog here.

Who is the Flick Chick you might ask (although if you are asking you most likely do not live in Columbus)? The Flick Chick is Kelly Gingery – a lifelong, head-over-heels movie lover. She is also the “Mix Flick Chick” for local Columbus radio station MIX 107.9 FM, and discusses movies on-air with DJ Mark Dantzer every Friday morning. Basically, Kelly loves to talk all things movies! When she first got the radio gig I sat down and interviewed her. You can read that interview here. If you read the interview you will quickly see Kelly's passion for the big screen and her infectious wit!

So why not experience the Oscars in an entirely different way this year. Join The Flick Chick live blog! You'll be glad you did.

The Naked Chef Starts A Food Revolution

I love to watch the Food Network Channel. Maybe it's because I wish I could cook like those chefs. Or maybe it's really because I wish I could find a way to beam up the delicious concoctions through my TV set and into my house so I can eat what they prepared!

Jamie Oliver is the Naked Chef and after three years of this successful series Jamie is looking to do more. So he started a food revolution! He's mad because so many kids are overweight and even obese because of the foods they are eating. Jamie's Food Revolution is all about replacing junk, snacks and processed food with freshly cooked nutritious meals – in schools and at home.

Jaime won the Ted Prize, an award granting recipients $100,000 and something much bigger - an opportunity to realize a wish to change the world. Jaime will be putting that money to make sure every kid gets good, fresh food at school. See Jaime's Ted speech here. It is very powerful and the statistics are staggering!

You can join Jaime's Food Revolution by signing a petition that he plans to take to the White House for support.

I applaud Jaime for what he is doing and am glad someone is leading the stand to help our kids. Because of my work with 10TV Commit To Be Fit I am more aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle for adults and kids. If you know a child who you would like to learn more about a healthy lifestyle in Columbus they can join the 10TV Commit To Be Fit Kids Club for some great tips and information.

TiXiT Marks Another Columbus Start-Up

Columbus, Ohio is a great place for entrepreneurs! After all it was recently ranked #13 for one of the greatest entrepreneur cities and #7 for best places to operate a business. Start-up business are always coming to life in Columbus!

Columbus' Newest Start-up is TiXiT. I had an opportunity to interview TiXiT CEO, Mike Figliuolo and learn more about what TiXiT has to offer.

You can read my interview on The Greatest City of All.

New Heinz Ketchup Packet

Forty-two years ago the Heinz ketchup squeeze packet was invented. Now 42 years later, a new and improved packaging breakthrough is introduced.

According to the press release, the Heinz Dip & Squeeze dual-function package will give ketchup lovers two ways to enjoy Heinz Ketchup: either peel back the lid for easy dipping, or tear off the tip to squeeze onto favorite foods.

The new package is said to hold three times as much Heinz Ketchup as the traditional packet and will have 15% less sodium. Be on the lookout for the new ketchup packets by the end of 2010.

I'm sure many ketchup lovers will be happy to be rid of the cumbersome squeeze packets and less sodium is good.

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