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The E-Commerce Boom Is Just Beginning
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 02:16
Take one look at Best Buy scrambling to hang on to market share and it's easy to see how eCommerce has been crushing brick-and-mortar retail's business for a while now, especially in developed markets. According to a new...
This Ripped Female Bodybuilder Stars In MAC's New Makeup Ad
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:29
While most fashion and cosmetics companies almost always use waifish models in their campaigns, MAC has gone a completely different route by featuring bodybuilder and fitness model Jelena Abbou in its latest ad. The new ...
Chinese Soldiers Fire Artillery Shells Using Bare Hands
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:56
Al Qaeda insurgents in Iraq used to wire Improvised Explosive Devices just like in this video -- using 9-volt batteries and stereo wire -- but those would just explode underground. In this video, however, the Chinese arm...
Groupon For Blood Work?
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:52The Great Recession's Stragglers
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:47Rick Perry Won't Back Down On Controversial Cuts
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:52PHOTO: Presenting The World's Worst Excuse For Not Tipping
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:40A Mistake On A McDonald's Order Led To A Shotgun Blast And A Standoff With Police
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:49
A McDonald's customer got really mad when workers got his order wrong at a restaurant in Wichita, KS, and it eventually led to a standoff with police, KAKE reported. According to KAKE, the man had ordered at the drive-th...
Heroku fixes hole that easily lets hackers hijack accounts
Venture Beat - 9 Jan 2013 23:52
Heroku was alerted to a security vulnerability that let anyone change an account's password and take over the account. The company reacted quickly, pushing out a fix the next day.
RIM will launch at least six BlackBerry 10 phones this year
Venture Beat - 9 Jan 2013 23:55
RIM's first-year BlackBerry 10 strategy means you'll be seeing not just two BB 10 phones this year, but a half dozen of them.
Starbucks $1 Coffee Cups Might Be The New Reusable Grocery Bag (SBUX)
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:45
Starbucks' new $1, reusable cups are selling out. About 28 percent of Americans have either purchased one of the cups or plan to, according to a study by YouGov Omnibus. The majority of those polled also said they though...
Hilda Solis resigns as labor secretary; some others in Cabinet to stay on
Washington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:50
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has resigned, opening another spot in President Obama's Cabinet. Announcing the resignation in a statement on Monday, Obama hailed Solis as "a tireless champion for working families" during "t...
A Chinese Garlic Smuggling Scam Worth $13 Million Is Being Investigated By Swedish Police
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:47
Swedish police have issued arrest warrants for two British men suspected of being behind a multi-million dollar scheme to smuggle garlic into the country. The Local reports that the pair are believed to have been involve...
Some Of Facebook's Best Features Were Once Hackathon Projects (FB)
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:50
It seems that almost every major feature on Facebook started as a hackathon project. Hackathons are all-night coding sessions where engineers get amped up on caffeine, brainstorm ideas, and build anything they want. Ther...
Bill Bartmann: Times Are Tough for Many Consumers
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:48What Does Facebook Want To Tell Us?
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:47Holder, Sebelius To Stay On For Second Term
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:45By The Way, Dan Loeb Is Also Long Morgan Stanley
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:44
Everyone's making a huge deal out of the news that hedge fund manager Dan Loeb is long Herbalife. (And they should, because it means war with Pershing Square's, Bill Ackman). But in all our excitement over a good knock-d...
Brian Hamilton: Bickering Is Bad for Business
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2013 23:34You Can Dunk Sony's Latest Smartphone In Water And It Still Works (SNE)
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:32
Sony unveiled its latest smartphone, the Xperia Z, at CES 2013. We got to spend some time with the the 5-inch Android-powered phone and came away very impressed. The Xperia Z is packed with the latest technology, putting...
Cube26′s 'natural vision control' lets you mute video by placing a finger to your lips
Venture Beat - 9 Jan 2013 23:30
Imagine being able to mute your TV by shushing it or pausing a video simply by getting up. If Cube26 has its way, those types of interactions will come to TVs and smartphones in the near future.
Several Baseball Hall Of Fame Hopefuls Are Running Out Of Time
Business Insider - 9 Jan 2013 23:30
In addition to the Hall of Fame snub today of players like Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Roger Clemens, several other hotly-debated players have been on the ballot for at least five years and still came up short. For Dale...