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Just When You Thought Lady Gaga Couldn't Get Any More Awesome
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 23:44
As the editor of the Celebrity 100, I've been impressed by Lady Gaga for the last few years. She's made a ton of money ($142 million in the last two years by our count) by churning out great pop music and happily working...
Why Your Equity Could be Worth Less Than You Think (Or Possibly Nothing at All)
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 23:15
Today’s post comes to you with the help from my friend Jeron Paul, of Scalar Analytics, who with his co-founder Matt Tillotsen explained to me recently some of the intricacies investors (and founders) need to...
5 Ways Cloud Computing is Disrupting Everyone's Job
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 22:31
A few months back, IDC released a study, underwritten by Microsoft, that predicted cloud computing would eventually add about 14 million jobs to the global economy. Of course, those are direct jobs cited in the study, su...
J.K. Rowling by the numbers
USA Today - 25 Sep 2012 06:04
Check out the Harry Potter creator's career by the numbers.
"Gangnam Style" hit doubles value of Psy's father's stock
Reuters - 25 Sep 2012 05:28
SEOUL (Reuters) - A pop star whose song "Gangnam Style" became the first Korean hit to top Apple's music download charts has also worked his magic on his father's software firm, helping it double in value since singer an...
Chevy Chase Continues to Crap on Community, Generally Be an *** [Chevy Chase]
Gawker - 25 Sep 2012 05:15
Chevy Chase is an ***: this is nothing new. More »
First look: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
USA Today - 25 Sep 2012 04:28
What's the best word to describe him? Ripped? Sexy? Fierce? All of the above.
Apple Maps Errors Send Japanese to Homegrown App
The New York Times - 25 Sep 2012 03:38
Buyers of the iPhone 5 have turned to Mapion, a map application for smartphones produced by a Japanese company.
Advertising: Oreo’s Daily Twist Campaign Finale Enlists Consumers
The New York Times - 25 Sep 2012 03:20
Kraft Foods, the maker of Oreo cookies, and a team of agencies will be working live with consumers to produce the final ad of the brand’s Daily Twist campaign.
Waldorf Astoria's new guest: Bees
CNN - 25 Sep 2012 02:37
New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel hosts six new beehives to bring locally produced honey to their famed restaurants.
Balancing privacy, networking on phones
CNN - 25 Sep 2012 02:24
Dave Morin, CEO of Path, talks to CNN about how to make money through social networking on mobile phones.
Frequent Flier: A Naughty Word Offends a Fellow Flier, 6 Years Old
The New York Times - 25 Sep 2012 01:53
I’m not much of a talker on flights. I figure people want to be left alone. But on one recent flight my seatmate was a girl about 6 years old; she was charming, but talked nonstop.
3Taps countersues Craigslist, alleges unfair 'monopoly'
CNET - 25 Sep 2012 01:23
After Craigslist sues 3Taps -- along with apartment listing app PadMapper -- for copyright infringement, the company fights back with accusations of anti-competitive business practices. [Read more]
Google Says Gamers Are Searching For Their Favorite Titles More, And Earlier, Than Ever
TechCrunch - 25 Sep 2012 00:10
Google just released a research paper with the grandiose title "Understanding the Modern Gamer," which looks at search and purchase activity around blockbuster video game titles. The conclusion: Gamers are doing more ...
French Maid Outfits. Cute Pool Boys. And A Return To Cubicle Nation? Do You Ever Fantasize About Having A Simpler Life?*
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 23:59
If you run a business, do you ever fantasize about working for someone else. (And if you are an employee, to you dream of being on your own?
New Data Shows Decline in California Start-Ups
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 23:59
New data collected and analyzed by Robert Anderson IV, a professor at Pepperdine University, shows a precipitous decline in the number of start up companies in California, while New York and Texas are showing growth over...
Khan Academy: Audacious Startups Part II
Forbes - 25 Sep 2012 23:59
The featured startup, Khan Academy, threads together the vision and entrepreneurial spirit of its founder, Salman Khan. It is enabled and enriched by a core and a promise that have roots in the founder’s cultural ...
Gadgetwise Blog: Radio-Tagged Socks for the Obsessive
The New York Times - 25 Sep 2012 23:57
Blacksocks, a Swiss company, attaches a radio ID tag to its socks so that by using an RFID reader, you can always put the correct pair together.
Yahoo names new CFO as Mayer fleshes out plans
Reuters - 25 Sep 2012 23:55
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday named software executive Ken Goldman its new chief financial officer, as recently installed Chief Executive Marissa Mayer ramped up her efforts to turn around the Internet p...
Thefts of iPhones, other Apple gadgets spike in NY
NBC News - 25 Sep 2012 23:53Adidas’s New Derrick Rose Rehab Ad Will Probably Give Every Chicagoan Goosebumps
Sports Grid - 25 Sep 2012 23:53
Adidas has made no secret of the fact that it's building a massive ad campaign around Derrick Rose's rehab from the torn ACL that knocked him out of this season's playoffs. The latest step in that plan: a new commercial ...
Weekend picks for book lovers
USA Today - 25 Sep 2012 23:52
Check out Ken Follett's latest historical saga, and Michael Chabon's novel about a record store.