Katy Perry Becomes First Person To Mass 50 Million Twitter Followers
Pop star Katy Perry made Twitter history Friday, becoming the first person ever with more than 50 million followers on the microblogging website.Twitter Counter, a service for tracking Twitter usage,...
View ArticleChris Christie Showed Up For Howard Stern's Birthday Party Tonight
Little more than an hour after the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) issued a statement rebuking a former Port Authority official's claims about his role in the George Washington...
View ArticleCHINA'S OFFICIAL PMI FALLS TO A 6-MONTH LOW
Official Chinese manufacturing PMI fell to a six-month low of 50.5 in January.This was in line with expectations but down from 51 in December. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.We already saw...
View ArticleA Wheelchair-Bound NFL Player Uses A Microsoft Surface Tablet To Talk And...
Some time ago, we brought you the inspiring, tear jerker story of how Google Glass helped a woman regain her confidence and go camping again. A car accident on her way to her previous camping trip left...
View ArticleFlorida GOP Demands Apology From TV Station Labeling It 'Reprehensive Party'
Fla. GOP demands apology over news segment graphic that read "Reprehensive Party of Florida"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida is demanding a South Florida television station...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sony's New Xperia Z1S Is A Great Android Phone And Perfect For...
Sony's latest Android-running smartphone, the Xperia Z1S, hit stores this month, and claims to have the best waterproof camera on the market today. This phone is the follow-up to the the Xperia Z Sony...
View ArticleThe 16 Most Creative Resumes We've Seen
In a still-sluggish job market, for many people job hunting can be a frustrating series of nos and non-responses.To combat that, many job seekers with coding and design experience go to extreme...
View ArticleBefore-And-After Pictures Show How Sochi Has Changed In The Year Leading Up...
The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have cost the nation nearly $50 billion, making them the most expensive Games in history.Much of the work to transform the resort town into a professional outpost...
View ArticleTapering - Assessing Damage So Far In Europe
Many fixed income, currency and equity markets in central and eastern Europe have come under sustained selling pressure in January. There are various reasons for this, but clearly the catalyst has been...
View ArticleOld Mexico Lives On
On February 2nd 1848, following a short and one-sided war, Mexico agreed to cede more than half its territory to the United States. An area covering most of present-day Arizona, California, Nevada, New...
View Article'Buy What You Know' Is A Seriously Flawed Investment Strategy
Peter Lynch made a name for himself when he turned Fidelity Investments' tiny Magellan Fund into one of the biggest and most dominant equity mutual funds in history.He quickly became very popular among...
View ArticleHere's What Happens To Super Bowl Shirts That Name The Wrong Champion
Both the Seahawks and the Broncos have already been declared Super Bowl champions on tens of thousands of t-shirts, hats, and other merchandise.That's how manufacturers fulfill the immediate post-game...
View ArticleWhy Wal-Mart Is Less Amazing Than Amazon
The world’s biggest retailer is stumbling. Its genial new boss needs to prove he can push through hard changesWALMART is at an "inflection point". Those words are truer now than when Bill Simon, the...
View ArticlePutin's Russia: Sochi Or Bust
The conspicuous dazzle of the games masks a country, and a president, in deepening troubleFEBRUARY 7th sees the opening of the winter Olympics in Sochi on the Black Sea. The message of the games is...
View ArticleGlobal Smartphone Shipments
Last year the number of smartphones shipped worldwide passed 1 billion for the first time, according to IDC, a research firm. In 2010 the four leading smartphone vendors, Nokia, Research In Motion (now...
View ArticleThe 11 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows Of All Time
The Super Bowl isn't just about football.There are the hilarious commercials (paging Jerry Seinfeld), the Puppy Bowl, and of course, the mind-blowing, music-filled halftime shows."Locked Out of Heaven"...
View ArticleBYU-Idaho Uses War Imagery In Bizarre Anti-Masturbation Video
A video from the Housing and Student Living Office of Brigham Young University-Idaho is using war imagery to warn students about the perils of masturbation.The video, first posted to YouTube in...
View ArticleChris Christie Goes Scorched Earth On The New York Times And Former Ally
After a tenuous defense Friday night, the office of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Saturday blasted The New York Times and former Port Authority official David Wildstein, whose lawyer on Friday said...
View ArticleHere's Why 'The Internet Of Things' Will Be Huge, And Drive Tremendous Value...
The Internet Of Things represents a major departure in the history of the Internet, as connections move beyond computing devices, and begin to power billions of everyday devices, from parking meters to...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Delays Caused 19 Deaths, Numerous Injuries [Report]
Delays in diagnosis or treatment within the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system resulted in 19 patient deaths and 63 injuries nationwide, according to documents obtained by CNN and The...
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