CNBC reports that as part of a new promotion, Applebee’s is giving away free food. Specifically “sampler plates of its new sriracha shrimp and churro s-mores appetizers.” The second appetizer will be given away for dessert. As we always like… Read More ›
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Oh Great, MasterCard May Lead To More Selfies
Americans.org reports that MasterCard is testing selfies to authenticate payments. The user will reportedly have to blink at a certain time so that the biometric test can verify that a real person is looking at the camera, instead of a… Read More ›
Whole Foods Mark-Up.
The Associated Press reports that Whole Foods Market has apologized for “unintentional” “pricing mistakes” in stores in New York. “How many mistakes did they make?” you ask, as you chew on some whole-grain naturally-flavored bubble gum. Well, according to the… Read More ›
Nobody Wanted To See Your Selfie From Space Mountain Anyway
Yahoo News Digest reports that Disney has banned selfie sticks from its theme parks. It had previously banned them from rides, but that didn’t stop some people from using them on rides, forcing rides to stop. Hopefully nobody had to… Read More ›
3 Ways To Help Radio Stations Survive When Apple Beats Radio One Goes Live
On June 30, Apple is launching Beats Radio One in over 100 countries. Have no fear, local radio DJs. We’ve consulted your radio predecessors who prevailed over television, 8-Track players, and Microsoft’s Zune and have some tips to ensure you… Read More ›
What On God’s Green Earth Are “Natural Apple Flavours?”
It’s time for another instalment of our “What In God’s Green Earth” series where we mock ridiculous-sounding #MysteryIngredients! Note in this Apple-Flavoured beer below that “apples” are not listed anywhere as an ingredient, but there apparently are “Natural Apple Flavours.”… Read More ›
Wal-Mart Is Turning Up The Heat! Literally. We Mean Higher In-Store Temperatures.
CNBC reports that Wal-Mart is turning up the heat in its stores. Literally. To make employees happier. Apparently the temperature in the stores is determined at a central location and not by the individual stores. To help them with this… Read More ›
AdWeek: Coca-Cola Not Paid For Mad Men Finale
Yesterday we wrote about Marco Rubio’s reaction to the finale of Mad Men, including its use of the iconic Coca-Cola “Hilltop” commercial. AdWeek reported that the creator of Mad Men had planned the use of the ad years ago, but… Read More ›
3 Reasons We Think Marco Rubio Apparently Liked The Finale of Mad Men
Spoiler Alert! We think enough time has gone by for you all to have seen the finale of Mad Men, so we’ll write about it, too. And we’re not saying this because we just watched it this week… anyway, after… Read More ›
3 Social Media Moves We Expect Now That Hillary Clinton Has Joined LinkedIn
Hillary just joined LinkedIn. Recently she joined Facebook. What’s next? Here’s what we think… 1. Hillary joins Snapchat, and uses it to take photos of emails, which will, of course, quickly disappear. 2. Pinning the latest pantsuit fashions on Pinterest…. Read More ›
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