CNN reports that Amazon Prime will include, as part of a streaming subscription service, older HBO shows like the Sopranos and the Wire. From the article: “The seasons of ‘Girls,’ ‘The Newsroom’ and ‘Veep’ that are premiering this year won’t be available… Read More ›
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America’s Top CEOs Make $300,000 less than Derek Jeter. Good Or Bad? You Be The Judge!
Bloomberg reports that a recent study reports that the average CEO of an S&P 500 company earns 331 times more than an average employee per year. Specifically, according to the article: “Chief executives of companies in the Standard & Poor’s… Read More ›
Misunderstanding Leads To Man Receiving 90 Gyros After Ordering 9 On The Phone
The Toronto Sun reports that an Ottawa man, who was throwing a Game Of Thrones party pre-ordered 9 gyros from a local restaurant. The store’s owner repeated confirmed “90,” to the man who thought he was saying “9,” which just goes to… Read More ›
3 More Smileys We Want To See On Facebook Messenger
The New York Times reports that Facebook will require users who use its mobile messaging app on their Facebook App to download a separate mobile messaging app. One of the benefits of the new messenger app is more elaborate smileys…… Read More ›
Young Entrepreneur Plans On Launching One Business Per Week. We Have 3 Business Ideas.
Yahoo reports that a wealthy 28-year-old entrepreneur has vowed to launch a new business every week for one year. From the article: “One venture is a mobile yoga studio. Another, Apocalypse Camp, is a survival course for adults to be… Read More ›
Study Shows Abercrombie & Fitch Font Will Solve All Of The Government’s Problems. We Suggest 3 More Things The Government Can Learn From Abercrombie.
CNN reports that a middle school whiz has been able to figure out how to save the U.S. federal and state governments hundreds of millions of dollars: print documents with a font that uses less ink. And the ink saving… Read More ›
Advertisers Upset They Can’t Make Your Facebook Newsfeed Full Of Ads For Free
Business Insider reports that a recent change to Facebook that affects the number of users who see a status update from a page they like has some advertisers unhappy. According to a study, average brand pages with fewer than 500,000… Read More ›
Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day: A New Rob Ford Video
CP24 reports that Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been recorded in a new video apparently drunkenly swearing in front of a kid near City Hall. During a St. Patrick’s Day parade, Ford responds to a reporter’s question as to whether… 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 ›
We’re Going To Call It “Old Jersey” Until You Can Buy New Electric Cars There.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla will stop selling its electric cars in New Jersey on April 1, after the state refused to allow Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers. This is because in New Jersey, you must… Read More ›