Later this year - September to be exact - there will be a book published about social media. This one won't be like the rest, though. Its title, "Social Media is Bullsh*t", pretty much says it all. As you might imagine, author BJ Mendelson isn't interested in being one of the ever-growing in-crowd of marketers and SEOs who bombard us daily with "data" on how social media is changing our lives. Nor will you find him guest posting on the myriad optimistic tech blogs who seem to have some invisible... [Read more]

There's nothing like a trip to Broadway. It is the mecca for live theatre in this country, and people come from near and far to experience the thrill of the many various productions running at any given time. Those lucky enough to live in the city have their favorite attractions, but many who visit for a show are left wondering what else to do on their trip. In my trips to the city, I have discovered a bunch of great places to go before, between, and after shows. Here is a list of some of the to... [Read more]

In less than 5 minutes One Direction fans caused #toiletgirl to trend on Twitter. At 8:45 am, One Directioner Harry Styles sent out a tweet containing just the word #toiletgirl and it was retweeted more than 50 times and caused the words to trend on the popular microblogging site. As another One Directioner Zayn Malik said "Harry tweeted #toiletgirl and trended less than a minute. LOL" LOL indeed. And also SMH, FML etc etc. What is going on with these crazy kids! At least im not the only confu... [Read more]

After more than 500 entries, the winner of Ticket Liquidator's Summer Concert Sweepstakes was Peter Dale from Graham, Washington. Dale was selected at random today, May 14, 2012, and the winning submission was for signing up for the Live Toast RSS feed on April 17. So, not only does Peter get $350 towards any event of his choice, he gets great content from the Live Toast blog in his feed! Check out what Peter Dale had to say about winning Ticket Liquidator's Summer Concert Sweepstakes below: ... [Read more]

Whether you’re a music fan, a sports fanatic or a theater junkie, the summer offers a variety of big events – from music festivals to the hottest sporting events to the biggest shows on Broadway. Four days remain in Ticket Liquidator’s Summer Concert Sweepstakes for a chance to win $350 towards any event of your choice and almost 500 entries have been submitted so far. Time is ticking, but you still have a chance to win so enter below before it’s too late! If you win the sweepstakes, you will... [Read more]

In a move that has left the media and entertainment world horrified and stunned, Chris Brown and Rihanna have stooped to a new low. Just when we thought their abuses couldn't get any worse THEY WENT AND UNFOLLOWED EACH OTHER ON TWITTER! Are you having that? Can you Adam an' Eve it?!? Bit of cockney rhyming slang for you there to take your mind off the horrendous actions of these superstar hooligans. It is believed the Twitter spat erupted after Brown released a remix of Kanye West's "Theraflu", ... [Read more]

Throughout history there has been an unspoken war taking place in peoples' heads. Every human brain is divided into two hemispheres; left and right, with each hemisphere possessing its own characteristic qualities. It is generally believed that a person is either left or right brained. For generations there has been an uneasy relationship between these two personality types, and a distinctly asymmetric set of "symptoms" associated with each. Left Brain: The left brain tends to be concerned wi... [Read more]

The 2012 NBA Playoffs are fast approaching, like Khloe and Lamar’s impending divorce, inevitable since Mark Cuban laid off Odom on that Shark Tank show. So far, the 2012 NBA playoff matchups look like this: in the Eastern Conference first round it’s Bulls vs. Sixers, Heat vs. Knicks, Pacers vs. Magic and Celtics vs. the Hawks. In the Western Conference first round, it’s Spurs vs. Jazz, Thunder vs. Nuggets, Lakers vs. Mavs and Clippers vs. Grizzlies. There is no shortage of spectacular storyli... [Read more]

With British boy band One Direction coming out of nowhere to become Ticket Liquidator's highest-grossing artist of 2012, and with a ton of 1D ticket on sales coming up this weekend, we figured it was time for Live Toast to write the official guide to the phenomenon known as One Direction. British boy band One Direction is the hottest seller of 2012 on Ticket Liquidator, out-performing the likes of Madonna, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many other big-time musicians. Initially gaining ... [Read more]

1. "Dude, We Shrunk a Zoo!" Winkie and Nudger (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan) are a couple of deadbeat students who are unexpectedly left millions after their lonely spinster landlady, Mrs. Slagmont, passes away. When they finally sober up they realize they can't find their car, and they've bought a zoo! After about fifteen minutes they realize that animals stink - literally - and they rue the day they bought what Nudger refers to as "a giant pooh factory". Using Wilson's physics know-how, the... [Read more]