Yahoo Finance reports that Microsoft has ended its joint venture with Barnes & Noble related to the Nook e-reader. The deal results in Barnes & Noble getting 100% of the Nook venture and Microsoft losing a reported $238 million on… Read More ›
Mildly Bad News
Sorry, You Suck At Reading News.
Yahoo Finance reports that negative news headlines may outnumber positive ones 17 to one, and a recent study indicates people are more likely to engage with negative news. So, sorry, readers, we had to put a negative headline on our… Read More ›
Black Friday Used Black Magic To Trick You Into Thinking You’re Saving
CNN reports that retailers used various tricks this Black Friday, including: selling the same items as Black Friday 2013 at the same prices; and asking suppliers to build items made with cheaper components, like televisions, just for sale on Black… Read More ›
Rolling Stone Names That Free U2 Album You Complained About “Album Of The Year”
CNN reports that Rolling Stone has selected U2’s “Songs of Innocence” as the best album of 2014. You may also recognize the album as the one Apple gave away for free by putting the album on everyone’s iPhone. (Sort of… we… Read More ›
Pill That Makes Flatulence Smell Like Roses Likely To Disappoint Her On Valentine’s Day
The Telegraph reports that a French inventor has invented pills containing all natural ingredients that create a smell of roses or chocolate when someone passes gas. 3 Related Things We’d Like To See Invented 1. Pill that makes gas sound… Read More ›
News Editors Everywhere Happy Woman Gives Chance To Make “When Pigs Fly” Jokes
Yahoo News Digest reports that a woman from Connecticut was asked to disembark a U.S. Airways flight because a pig, which she brought on the plane was “disruptive.” The pig had boarded the plane on a leash in a duffle… Read More ›
Man Jumps Out Bus Window To Avoid Being Late For Work
Yahoo reports that a man in China was in danger of being late for work, while riding a pubic bus. He asked the driver to open the doors when the vehicle had stopped, but the driver refused to break the… Read More ›
Finally, More Reasons To Be Thankful
The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Brooklyn Nets last night, resulting in them losing all fifteen games they’ve played this season. 3 Reasons To Be Thankful Today 1. Not a member of the Philadelphia 76ers or citizen of Philadelphia. 2…. Read More ›
Blackberry Paying People To Sell Their iPhones
CNBC reports that Blackberry is offering people up to $550 to sell the company their iPhones. The catch: you have to buy a Blackberry that retails for $500. 3 Things We Imagine Nobody Is Saying About This Deal Before Black… Read More ›
Twitter CFO Has A Plan… We Hope It Includes Learning How To Use Twitter
CNBC reports that Twitter’s new CFO may have accidentally tweeted an internal company message. The message appeared to be about a company Twitter wants to takeover, and will be meeting with on December 15th or 16th. The message ended with… Read More ›
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