CNBC reports that a commercial during tonight’s Academy Awards will cost between $1.65 million and $1.80 million for 30 seconds. 3 Worse Things You Could Waste $1.65 Million On 1. Half a viewing of the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. Why is a… Read More ›
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WordPress Seems To Be Liberal With Its Use Of The “Uncategorized” Category!
We recently wrote a WordPress entry where we didn’t take the time to uncheck the “uncategorized” box because we thought in this high-tech era that would be unnecessary and redundant given we checked the boxes for the categories “politics” and… Read More ›
3 Less Lovely Things Your Dog Could Retrieve Than A Yellow Snowball
Late last year, blogger/photographer Carol Dunnigan nominated this blog for the One Lovely Blog award, an award that requires you to nominate 15 other bloggers to qualify to win. Being wary of blog pyramid schemes and Amway Nutritional blog supplements,… Read More ›
TSA Agents May Be Laughing At Nude Images Of Airport Passengers
ABC News reports that an unidentified blogger claiming to be a former TSA Agent wrote a blog entry stating: “Personally, in the I.O. room [the image operator room, where your nude images are viewed at airports that still use the… Read More ›
CNN Opinion Author Says Don’t Name Your Kid “Siri,” Apparently Unaware It Is A Real Scandinavian Name
In a “Special To CNN,” Dean Obeidallah wrote a piece entitled “Don’t Name Your Kid Siri.” The article provided a link to Baby Center.com’s “Hottest Baby Name Trends of 2012.” According to that article: “And parents like the sound of… Read More ›
Hey Florida Seniors, The Post Office Is Not A Drive-Thru!
Today’s news tip comes via email from blogger ListOfX. The “X” is for ten, so in case you thought it was an adult site, you can now confidently visit it at work, knowing you won’t get fired for looking at… Read More ›
TechCrunch Says Digg Sold For $16 Million Not 500K! We Crunch Worse Numbers!
As we wrote about here, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that social-news sharing site Digg sold for only $500,000. In contrast, TechCrunch has reported that Digg actually sold for around $16 million, with about $500,000 to $725,000 in assets going to… Read More ›