Yesterday, we wrote about how many popular hotels are getting rid of mini-bars. That was yesterday’s news, or as we like to call it “the morning issue of USA Today” left at hotel doors across America. Now for today’s news… Read More ›
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Denzel Washington’s Character In “Flight” May Not Be Enough To Keep Hotel Mini-Bar Business Alive!
CNN reports that many major hotel chains are getting rid of mini-bars. “But I love it when my kids snap open $300 worth of Pringles in the ten seconds I spend in the hotel closet locking $300 in the safe,”… Read More ›
Capitals Is Actually A Good Team Name. Awww, We Still Love You Washington.
In our last instalment of our series examining Washington, D.C. sports team names, it’s time to look at the city’s NHL team, the Washington Capitals! That’s actually a pretty appropriate name, Washington. But could you have picked a more appropriate… Read More ›
Yeah, But Does This Company Give A Severance Package For My Cats, Too?
MarketWatch reports that Yahoo Inc. is offering a new incentive employees: gifts for their cats and dogs! What could the gifts be? According to the article, Yahoo will not comment beyond saying that the gifts will be “Yahoo-branded.” 3 Yahoo… Read More ›
Walmart Delivers A Delivery Idea Full Of Potential Comedy!
Reuters reports that Walmart is considering a plan where its customers will deliver goods to online shoppers in return for some sort of discount. So maybe on some future Easter weekend, you can have someone featured on People of Walmart entertain your… Read More ›
Self Made 17-Year-Old British Entrepreneur Unlikely To Ask Your Daughter To The Prom
Bloomberg reports that Yahoo has paid about $30 million to acquire a company founded by a currently-17-year-old Brit. In an interview, Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old founder of mobile application Summly, indicated perseverance is an important attribute to be successful. So… Read More ›
Google Inadvertently Invades Its Own Privacy
Yahoo reports that Google accidentally released a weak earnings report hours before schedule, after which the stock plunged. We extend our sympathies to Google, for not making as much money as some analysts hoped in its business of revealing everyone’s… Read More ›
Thousands Of Swedes Pay Fake Fine After Receiving Letter Saying They Downloaded Porn
The Local reported today that thousands of Swedish residents have paid a fake fine after receiving letters in the mail saying they downloaded porn. 3 Worse Things Swedish Residents Could Pay A Fake Fine For 1. The instruction on page 17 of… Read More ›