Business Insider reports that President Obama says he had his credit card declined at a New York City restaurant. Fortunately, the President said the First Lady had her card. The President suggested that the card had not been used recently,… Read More ›
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Breaking Bad Would Have Been More Boring If Hank Was On Facebook
The Associated Press reports that Facebook has warned the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to stop creating fake Facebook profiles. The letter follows a woman alleging that a DEA agent used photos from her phone to create a fake profile, presumably… Read More ›
Apple Getting Ready To Reveal iPad It Reportedly May Have “Accidentally” Revealed
ZDNet reports that Apple may have inadvertently leaked specs of the latest iPads yesterday before today’s launch. 3 Reasons We Suspect The Leaks Are Legit 1. The new iPads are not also phones. Thank you for ensuring we don’t live… Read More ›
Reporter: “Uncertain” How Cat Feels About Being Auctioned Off For About $100,000
WBIR reports that an Australian couple were trying unsuccessfully to auction off their house, until they offered their pet cat as part of the sale, which resulted in a successful auction, valuing the cat at about $100,000 U.S. The video… Read More ›
Will the President still get to use his HHonors Points?
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. government is reviewing last week’s sale of Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company, due to security reasons, including the fact that the deal includes a renovation, in which spying devices… Read More ›
Dear Twitter Spambots, Feel Free To Tweet Us Some Money
Reuters reports that a French bank is now allowing you to transfer money to your followers via Twitter. 3 Frequently Asked Questions That We’d Like To See Based On This Story 1. “I’m cheap and when I split the bill… Read More ›
3 New Zombie Pitches We Have For Discovery Communications
Yesterday, we wrote about Animal Planet, which is owned by Discovery Communications, green-lighting a scripted series about zombie-animals. Here are 3 pitches we have for Discovery Communications: 1. Zombie Island Medium – Based on Discovery’s TLC show “Long Island Medium,” this… Read More ›
Finally, A Scripted Animal-Zombie Series!
Variety reports that Animal Planet is developing a scripted zombie-animal series to be called the “Other Dead,” scheduled to debut in 2016. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Are these scripted talking animals or bleating animals? Just wondering how… Read More ›
Simple Solutions How Red Bull Could Have Solved Its False Advertising Lawsuit
Yesterday we wrote about Red Bull settling a false advertising lawsuit because Red Bull doesn’t literally give you wings, among other things. According to Business Insider, people in America who bought Red Bull over the past 10 years are now… Read More ›
Red Bull Gets Wings Clipped In Legal Settlement
BevNet reports that Red Bull GmbH has settled a false advertising U.S. class action lawsuit for $13 million, which is to be distributed to customers who purchased a Red Bull in the past 10 years. From the article: “The suit argues… Read More ›