Maybe it's moisturizer
Ever wondered how Latino men smoulder? Is there a class at school that everyone else sadly misses? Is there a special guidebook that no one else can get hold of? That we may never know but we're one step closer in understanding Latino looks with the results of a new survey, the aptly named 'Why Latinos Look So Good' by Univision.
According to the study, Latino men in the US use non-essential items more (often double) than other ethnic groups, such as hair styling products, moisturizers and fragrance. On average, Latino men spend $8 more per month on non-essential grooming items than men of other ethnic groups.
So there you go, the difference between looking passable/alright and looking so good someone writes a study on how good you look is a mere $8 a month. Doesn't seem like a bad deal.
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Have you ever arrived at a meeting and realised you know nothing about the person you're meeting up with? Have you sometimes even forgotten his or her name and why you're meeting up? If you recognise this sinking feeling you're not alone. Happily Noteleaf, an information aggregator for Google's Gmail and Calendar has launched a new feature designed for just this scenario.
Noteleaf now sends a text message to the user with a link to relevant contact information 10 or 15 minutes before your meeting. This included their photo, information from LinkedIn and your most recent email correspondence. Phew!
Via Noteleaf
I imagine Noteleaf and similar services will gain popularity as even if you have done your homework, you've probably done other things in-between doing that and your meeting. For example, you may have thought about what you'd like for lunch and your deadline later and whether denim on denim is ever really a good look and if so could you pull it off and before you know it you're sitting in a reception racking your brains for who you're meeting and why.
I imagine that some people might test whether you have gained all their personal information through LinkedIn or whether you have genuinely done your research. In a similar way to the secret question when you sign up for bank accounts or email addresses, once people become savvy to these services they may ask a question that only a true fan could answer.
I'm sure there is a way around that too as a service could give you all of the official information, as Noteleaf does, and then some serendipitous information about their work or lifestyle that requires a greater level of commitment to find, similar to StumbleUpon but for a person.
Via Venture Beat
According to the study, Latino men in the US use non-essential items more (often double) than other ethnic groups, such as hair styling products, moisturizers and fragrance. On average, Latino men spend $8 more per month on non-essential grooming items than men of other ethnic groups.
So there you go, the difference between looking passable/alright and looking so good someone writes a study on how good you look is a mere $8 a month. Doesn't seem like a bad deal.
Contact concierge
Have you ever arrived at a meeting and realised you know nothing about the person you're meeting up with? Have you sometimes even forgotten his or her name and why you're meeting up? If you recognise this sinking feeling you're not alone. Happily Noteleaf, an information aggregator for Google's Gmail and Calendar has launched a new feature designed for just this scenario.
Via Noteleaf
Noteleaf now sends a text message to the user with a link to relevant contact information 10 or 15 minutes before your meeting. This included their photo, information from LinkedIn and your most recent email correspondence. Phew!
Via Noteleaf
I imagine Noteleaf and similar services will gain popularity as even if you have done your homework, you've probably done other things in-between doing that and your meeting. For example, you may have thought about what you'd like for lunch and your deadline later and whether denim on denim is ever really a good look and if so could you pull it off and before you know it you're sitting in a reception racking your brains for who you're meeting and why.
I imagine that some people might test whether you have gained all their personal information through LinkedIn or whether you have genuinely done your research. In a similar way to the secret question when you sign up for bank accounts or email addresses, once people become savvy to these services they may ask a question that only a true fan could answer.
I'm sure there is a way around that too as a service could give you all of the official information, as Noteleaf does, and then some serendipitous information about their work or lifestyle that requires a greater level of commitment to find, similar to StumbleUpon but for a person.
Via Venture Beat
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Vashti
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