Yahoo Finance reports that LinkedIn stock plunged 25% in after hours trading today after giving “disappointing guidance.” 3 Reasons We Suspect LinkedIn’s Results Were Disappointing 1. Strategy of sending people regular emails requesting they join LinkedIn has not made them… Read More ›
Month: April 2015
In The Market For An Elephant Bird Egg?
Yahoo News Digest reports that a rare massive egg, over 400 years old, of an extinct animal called the “elephant bird” is expected to fetch at least $75,000 in an auction. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. These… Read More ›
Twitter Earnings Tweeted Early
The Wall Street Journal reports that Twitter’s latest earnings results were leaked today on Twitter by a company that searches for this kind of thing on public web sites before information is released. 3 Observations About This Story 1. Twitter… Read More ›
Hawking Confirms Teenage Girl May Be Married To One Direction Member In Another Possible Universe
Yahoo News Digest reports that during a Q&A with Stephen Hawking, in response to a question concerning the departure of Zayn Malik from One Direction, Hawking consoled a young girl by saying in another universe the band may be together…. Read More ›
Study: Canadians Love Smiling Poop Emoji More Than Any Nation
Entertainment.ir reports that a recent survey indicating Emoji popularity found that the smiling poop Emoji (💩) is the most popular Emoji in Canada. Meanwhile, Australians like the beer Emoji, and residents of France adore the heart Emoji. As for America… apparently… Read More ›
We Propose 3 New Slogans For The New Abercrombie
Yahoo Finance reports that Abercrombie & Fitch is dropping its “sexualized” marketing and use of shirtless male models at events. Here are 3 new slogans we propose for the company: 1. Abercrombie: Apparently shirtless people aren’t so good at selling… Read More ›
3 More Messages We Would Write For Free For An Invisible Boyfriend Service
Yesterday, we wrote about the service “Invisible Boyfriend” which sends you text messages for a monthly fee, so that you can apparently show the messages to other people to prove you have a boyfriend. Save your money. We have 3… Read More ›
People Paying Money For Fake Digital Boyfriends
The Star Phoenix reports that a service called “Invisible Boyfriend” will send you texts (apparently written by people with a good sense of humor) from a fake boyfriend for $25 a month. Why go through all this effort? Perhaps to… Read More ›
School Bus Driver Allowed To Forbid Young Girl From Reading Book While Riding Bus
CBC reports that a school board in Quebec has upheld a school bus driver’s rule that forbids one young girl from reading on the bus. Apparently the bus driver believes reading a book is dangerous because a reader could poke… Read More ›
HBO Issues Cease And Desist Letter To Bar Showing Game of Thrones
Yahoo Finance reports that a Brooklyn bar ended two years of showing HBO’s Game of Thrones after being issued a cease-and-desist letter. 3 Related Cease-And-Desist Letters We’d Like To See 1. Dear Furious 7 viewers – please cease and desist… Read More ›
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