Yahoo Finance reports that major automakers are marketing cars to children who are too young to drive. This quote from a Ford executive in the article best sums up the situation: “‘Today, children of all ages are integral in household… Read More ›
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Time To Rate Regulators’ Potential Settlement With A Ratings Agency
Yahoo Finance reports that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is nearing a settlement with regulators over how it rated mortgage-backed security bonds before the financial melt-down. You know, those securities that almost took down the global economy because some of… Read More ›
What Is This “Boxing Day” Canadians Are Talking About?
Happy Boxing Day, world! “Huh?” those of you outside Canada say, “What’s that?” 3 Easy Facts To Help You Understand The Difference Between Boxing Day And Black Friday 1. Boxing Day is Canada’s “Black Friday.” Except it’s the day after Christmas,… Read More ›
3 Reasons You Won’t Use Your SmartPhone During Christmas Dinner.
We wrote yesterday about stats indicating you are more likely to use the internet over the holidays, except for Christmas dinner. Here are reasons why… 1. Can’t text mashed potatoes across the table to your siblings. 2. With all the… Read More ›
You’ll Finally Put Your SmartPhone Down For Christmas Eve
Sandvine reports that internet usage increases over the holiday season, with the exception of the evening of Christmas Eve, and Christmas dinner. Usage spikes on December 26 as people use new tech gifts. 3 More Reasons Smart Phone Usage Declines Christmas… Read More ›
Imagining A World Where People Get Paid To Use Something Like Facebook
CNBC reports that a new social network called tsū pays users to do whatever they do on social networks every day. So somehow, if you join this network, and invite your friends, and you post stuff, you’ll be paid each time… Read More ›
Instagram Purchase As Good As Winning Roulette Play?
Yahoo Finance reports that Instagram, which Facebook purchased for about a billion dollars may be worth $35 billion according to one analyst. And based on what we just learned about Roulette on Wikipedia, 35 times your money is the most you… Read More ›
Stop Reading This And Pay Attention To Your Work, Especially If You Waited Until Monday To Read This
Five Thirty Eight reports that a recent study indicates that Mondays are the most likely day to get a non-fatal injury at work. 3 Solutions We Propose To This Problem 1. Not showing up for work still drunk from NFL… Read More ›
Coke To Stop Sponsorship of American Idol
CNBC reports Coca-Cola is ending its 13-year sponsorship of American Idol. 3 Observations From This Story 1. This is great news for American Idol, because people who read this news story now know that American Idol is still a thing…. Read More ›
Unlucky Lucky Lottery Winner.
The Toronto Sun reports that a lottery ticket, worth a million dollars, purchased almost a year ago is about to expire worthless if nobody claims it near the one-year deadline. 3 Reasons We Think Someone Has Not Cashed The Ticket… Read More ›
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