Yahoo Finance reports that a Cornell University study found that giving CEOs at America’s largest companies bonuses such as cash, stock, and options, does not improve results of companies. The article was released at a time where the average S&P… Read More ›
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We’d Like To Give A Bad Rating To The People Who Came Up With An App That Rates People
Silicon Beat reports a new app called “Peeple” allows you to rate people, similarly to how you’d rate restaurants on Yelp, or hotels on TripAdvisor. Yes, you can be rated. Or anyone whose cell number you know. Fortunately, the App… Read More ›
3 More Messages We Would Write For Free For An Invisible Boyfriend Service
Yesterday, we wrote about the service “Invisible Boyfriend” which sends you text messages for a monthly fee, so that you can apparently show the messages to other people to prove you have a boyfriend. Save your money. We have 3… Read More ›
3 Other Places To Look In An Elevator Than At Your Phone
Yesterday we wrote about the fact that about half of young adults say they pretend to do stuff on their smart phones in elevators to avoid making eye-contact with other people. Now that this is news, here’s 3 more discrete… Read More ›
Young People Only Pretending To Use Smart Phones To Avoid Talking To You Or Looking At You
The Street reports that a recent poll indicates that 47% of young adults 18 to 29 pretend to use their smart phone to avoid having to make eye contact with people or talk to people in places like elevators. 3… Read More ›
3 FAQ We Suspect May Arise From Coachella Selfie Stick Ban
Sirius-Xm Alt Nation reports that Lollapalooza and Coachella have banned Selfie Sticks for this year’s festivals. Here are 3 Frequently Asked Questions We Suspect May Arise From This Story 1. “Can I make a selfie stick at the event using… Read More ›
Apple Introduces Device To Help People Not Pay Attention At Meetings
Apple officially unveiled its new watch today. We rate three features: 1. The ability to read texts, emails, Tweets, and pretty much everything else you check on your phone while sitting in meetings, school, weddings, and anywhere else that requires… Read More ›
53 Year-Old Woman and 60 Year-Old Man Make Short List To Colonize Mars in 2024
CBC reports that out of 200,000 applicants for a one-way trip to Mars, 100 would-be astronauts remain on a short-list, including 6 Canadians. The trip is scheduled in 2024, and the purpose of the trip is to create a human… Read More ›
Town Scarecrow Population Outnumbers Human Population
Yahoo Finance reports that in a Japanese town with a declining population, scarecrows outnumber people by about 3 to 1. (Apparently a member of the town has created a scarecrow every time the town loses a resident.) 3 Questions That… Read More ›
Bar Making Patrons Who Use Smart Phones Buy Round For Their Friends
Yahoo reports that a bar in Vancouver is installing lock-boxes for patrons to lock their smart phones in during their visit, so they actually have to talk to each other. Once a table’s phones are locked in the box, if… Read More ›
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