Going from big screen actor to director is no easy task — just ask George Clooney, Sofia Coppola, and Ben Affleck, who garnered critical acclaim, Academy Awards, and mainstream success with their films.

Soon, Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Natalie Portman will make their directorial debuts.

If anything, they have some tough acts to follow.

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore started her acting career inSteven Spielberg's "E.T." and later went on to charm audiences in "Never Been Kissed" and "50 First Dates" before directing 2009's "Whip It" starringEllen Page. Although it garnered lukewarm reviews from critics, it was a definite fan favorite. Who wouldn't want to see ladies on roller skates kick ass? 

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola started her acting career in the "Godfather" trilogy, and later went behind-the-camera unleash her directorial debut "The Virgin Suicides" starring Kristen Dunst. The film was an indie hit, as were her subsequent films like "Lost In Translation," which earned her an Oscar in 2004 for Best Original Screenplay.

George Clooney

From hot doctor on ER to CIA operative in "Syriana," George Clooney has found equal success in front of and behind the camera. After making his directorial debut in 2002's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," he received critical acclaim for his Edward R. Murrow biopic "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005) and political drama "The Ides of March" (2011).

Sometimes publicity stunts end horribly wrong.

When bizarre tweets started emanating from Chipotle's Twitter handle Tuesday — like, "twitter Find avocado store in Arv"— the public thought that it had been hacked. This theory gained traction after Chipotle later tweeted "Sorry all. We had a little problem with our account. But everything is back on track now! - Joe."

Then Chipotle admitted to Mashable that it was a publicity stunt to gain more attention and followers for its 20th anniversary. Chipotle usually gets 250 new followers a day, but during the stunt it gained 4,000 followers.

While the fake hacking was strange and jeopardized consumer trust, it wasn't a PR disaster of epic proportions.

We've collected a list of some marketing stunts that went horribly wrong.

LifeLock's CEO gave out his social security number and challenged people to steal his identity. They did. A lot.

LifeLock CEO Todd Davis was really asking for this one.

In 2006, Davis posted his social security number on billboards, online ads, TV commercials, everywhere, to prove that LifeLock's service — which costs $10 to $15 a month — would protect his identity.

A couple years later, word got out that his identity was stolen. Thirteen times. There were 87 failed attempts.

While Davis said that this proved LifeLock worked since identity thieves were only successful 13 times, the Federal Trade Commission disagreed and fined the company $12 million for deceptive advertising in March 2010.

Gunmen stormed an "Iron Man 3" screening

A theater in Missouri thought that it would be a good idea to have a group of actors dressed in tactical gear, and sporting fake guns, to storm a theater screening "Iron Man 3" in May.

In light of the "Dark Knight Rises" shootings that occurred less than a year before, this was a horrible idea.

The local police station received multiple calls and an Army vet said that the stunt triggered his PTSD.

The theater soon apologized on its Facebook page. Although it assured the public, "This was not a publicity stunt ... We didn't clearly tell our customers and some people didn't realize it was for entertainment purposes only."

The South Australian government sent 55 dead goldfish to media agencies.

The South Australian government approved a publicity stunt in 2011 in which 55 goldfish were sent out to media executives to promote a tour by Advantage SA. A message was penned on the fishbowl: "Be a big fish in a small pond and come and test the water."

The only problem: In spite of providing enough food to last each fish 6 months, most of the fish that arrived were already dead.

"South Australia does have a reputation for the worst water in Australia but this is going too far," an executive told The Australian.

With every new smartphone, computer and chip, we get closer to what will become the standard in the future.

Wireless high-speed Internet everywhere? We're getting close thanks to LTE.

Cars that drive themselves? Google is working on it. Appliances that sync with your smartphone? Thanks, Nest.

We put together what we think are the best examples of gadgets that brought us into the future or are now showing us the way forward.

Microsoft's Kinect changed the way we play games

The Xbox Kinect quickly became one of the hottest gadgets when it began selling as an accessory for the Xbox 360. And with good reason. For the first time, there was no need to use a controller to play video games. As Microsoft's marketing slogan goes, you are the controller. Now Kinect not only supports motion input, but voice input too.

Why it's innovative: Kinect is just the beginning. Imagine Kinect-like technology coming standard with your TV or gaming consoles. It'll make in-home entertainment much more immersive. The remote control is dead. As the kid in "Back to the Future: Part 2" said, "You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy."

The Walkman helped people listen to music outside of their homes and cars.

The Walkman was one of the first mainstream gadgets ever made. It's introduction in 1979 (or 1980, depending on your region) got people used to the idea of carrying their music with them wherever they went, even when exercising. 

Why it's innovative: 30 years before the iPod, the Walkman had people listening to music outside of their homes and cars. 

The MakerBot Replicator will help us print everything from car parts to food.

In the Star Trek universe, replicators are machines that can arrange subatomic particles to make almost anything – food, clothing, even other machines. The MakerBot Replicator is like a very early version of that.

Why it's innovative: While we can't make food from the essence of matter itself just yet, 3D printing in its current form presents an interesting look at what the future might hold. Why wait weeks for that car part to come in the mail when you can make it yourself at home? 

You know those old commercials that said,  "You wouldn't steal a car?" when talking about music and video piracy? Well, how will that hold up when you can download the designs for a car and print it out? That's the future we're looking at.

Marissa Mayer is on an insane acquisition spree as she tries to breathe life into Yahoo.

In this month alone, she's hoovered up four companies. Since she took over a year ago, she's bought 18 different companies, according to Wikipedia. (We checked Wikipedia against Yahoo's official Twitter feed which announced all the deals.)

Her old company, Google, was a prolific acquirer, which must have been an influence over her style.

We've assembled the companies here to try to make some sense of her scattershot approach to rebuilding Yahoo.

If you look closely, you can see a pattern. 

Stamped was the first company Mayer bought.

Stamped raised ~$3 million. CEO Robby Stein was previously at Google, and worked with Mayer before she brought him to Yahoo. Yahoo reportedly paid around $10 million for Stamped.

Stamped was a social mobile review app. Yahoo killed the product and put its team of 10 engineers to work on other stuff. We're not sure what the team is up to right now at Yahoo. Stein is a director of product in NYC for Yahoo building out a team, it seems. 

Next, she acquired Ontheair, which did video chat hang outs.

OnTheAir raised $880,000 in seed funding. It was only around for a few months before it decided to sell to Yahoo. There were only five people on the team. They were building a video chat hang out for mobile phones.

Snip.it was a social sharing startup that collects links.

Snip.it was killed. It looks like Mayer wanted to hire its CEO Ramy Adeeb, who had a background in investing. He has an eye for startup talent, so he can help Yahoo make other acquihires.

Get pumped — training camp is under way and the first preseason game is a week away.

Since our first 2013 NFL power rankings in May, the Patriots have taken a huge dive due to injury and arrests. As a result, our top-10 reshuffled a bit.

We took into consideration NFL Draft grades, DVOA (an advanced stat from Football Outsiders), major free agency moves and (of course) offseason injuries/arrests.

1. Seattle Seahawks (11-5 last year, previously 1st)

2012 DVOA ranking: 1

Consensus Draft grade: B

Key additions: Percy Harvin (WR), Cliff Avril (DE)

Key subtractions: Marcus Trufant (CB)

2. San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1 last year, previously 2nd)

2012 DVOA ranking: 4

Consensus Draft grade: A-

Key additions: Nnamdi Asomugha (CB), Anquan Boldin (WR)

Key subtractions: Dashon Goldson (S), Alex Smith (QB), Michael Crabtree (WR, injured)

3. Denver Broncos (13-3 last year, previously 4th)

2012 DVOA ranking: 2

Consensus Draft grade: C+

Key additions: Wes Welker (WR), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB)

Key subtractions: Elvis Dumervil (DE)

With everything from vast deserts and gorgeous beaches to sprawling mountain ranges, America is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in the world—and nowhere is that more evident than in the national parks.

The National Park Service oversees 401 areas throughout the U.S. and U.S. territories and has nearly 300 million visitors each year.

You don't have to be a hiking fanatic to enjoy these places. You can swim, kayak, bird watch, walk, bike, drive, camp, or just relax in the country's national parks.

We found some spectacular pictures of national parks, monuments, seashores and heritage areas around the country that will make you appreciate how beautiful the U.S. really is.

The volcanic basin of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, formed nearly 8,000 years ago. At almost 2,000 feet deep, the lake is the deepest in the U.S.

Visitors come to hike the granite peaks, swim on the beaches, and even get married in Acadia National Park, Maine, the first national park east of the Mississippi River.

Nestled within the nearly 1.5 million acres of parkland at Everglades National Park, Florida, are endangered animals such as the manatee, American crocodile, and Florida panther.

If you want to be successful, you might have to roll out of bed a little earlier.

Waking up early was a common trait among CEOs surveyed by Jim Citrin at Yahoo! Finance. It's also frequently cited by CEOs who relay their morning routines to Inc in one of its features, "The Way I Work." 

Many of tech's go-getters function well on little sleep. Others are woken up by product releases, emails, and the desire to workout.

Here are successful people who often wake up before the crack of dawn.

Apple CEO Tim Cook can be found in the gym by 5 a.m..

Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, starts sending emails around 4:30 AM, according to Gawker's Ryan Tate. After that he works out. He's boasted about being the first in the office and the last out.

Steve Jobs was also an early riser, starting his days around 6:00.

Maybe Tim Cook fashioned his early morning routine after his former boss, Steve Jobs.

Jobs told Time back in 1999 about how he started his days: "I'll wake up sixish and work a little before the kids get up. Then we'll have a little food, finish up some homework and see them off to school. If I'm lucky I'll work at home for another hour, but oftentimes I'll have to come in. I usually get [to Apple] about nine. Eight or nine. Having worked about an hour and a half or two hours at home."

Cisco Chief Technical and Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior gets a lot done before stepping foot in the office at 8:30 AM.

Few people rise earlier than Cisco's Padmasree Warrior. She wakes up at 4:30 a.m., reads email for an hour, checks out the news, exercises, and preps her son for school. She does all that before 8:30 AM when she rolls into the office at the latest, according to Yahoo Finance.  

Warrior was formerly CTO of Motorola.

The founding father of modern hydraulic fracturing, George P. Mitchell, passed away Friday at the age of 94.

He led an amazing life: the son of Greek immigrants, Mitchell eventually became a billionaire.

But he will be best remembered for fine-tuning the process that has transformed America's energy landscape.

Despite its current ubiquity, the process remains mysterious and controversial. It involves a lot of weird, arcane equipment.  And you can't see it happening since it occurs underground).

There is some evidence it has contaminated water; that spent frack fluid injected into the ground causes earthquakes; and that spilled wastewater has neutered farm animals, though the industry vigorously disputes this. If you've been affected by it, you're sometimes not allowed to talk about it.

At the same time, the increased use of fracking has massively increased U.S. energy production. Oil imports are plummeting. The shale boom has boosted employment. It's reducing energy costs. And many people are convinced the U.S. will soon become energy independent.

And some say it's actually helping the environment by reducing emissions. 

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation is among the organizations trying to make sure fracking is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

We recently went on a tour of a natural gas fracking site in rural Pennsylvania to see what fracking was all about.

Cabot's regional office is about 10 minutes south of the town of Montrose in northeast Pennsylvania, near Scranton. It's remote country.

We arrived at the drilling site, this one called The Bray. All pads are protected by security, and visitors must sign in and out.

Here's a drilling pad nearing completion. This one's called The Bray. Even from afar, it's pretty breathtaking.

Learning how the sausage gets made (literally or figuratively) can be a disturbing experience.

From health care to finance, every industry has hidden facts and processes that would shock the rest of the world. A bunch of professionals shared their most surprising insights in a thread on Quora.

Pretty much all political signs are fake.

"When you see 'handmade' signs at a political event, they're almost never handmade by the person who's holding them. Someone handmade them — probably an intern or junior member of the event team — but it wasn't the guy (or more accurately, the female visible minority or young person) holding the sign. Similarly, it's not just a coincidence that the messaging on the sign matches what's in the speech. Standard practice is to allow no signs of any type through the doors into an event venue, and then either have a table where people can pick up signs, or have event staff distribute them to strategically-placed guests."

Source: Top rated comment on Quora.

Nursing homes can't make patients do anything.

"For instance, your loved one comes to us after a few days in the hospital being treated for a UTI, and she's a bit ga-ga (elders who get UTIs generally have a few cognition issues from all the toxins in their bloodstream) and keeps trying to get out of bed herself but is weak, so she falls and gets bumped and bruised.  'Can't you put siderails on the bed so she can't get out?'  No, and think about it:  If she climbs over the siderail anyway, now she falls from a higher height, and can get caught in the siderails and break bones, too.  Bad idea.  'Well can't you tie a sheet across her so she can't get up?'  No, that would be what's called a 'restraint', and we cannot restrain people. 'So you just let her fall?!'  What we can do is lower her bed to the floor, place mats on either side, and yes, let her do as she pleases.  Of course, her rising from floor level to a standing position is very unlikely, so she's safer than any of your other suggestions."

Source: Jae Starr on Quora.

Most mines are much cleaner and safer than you realize.

"Down in 1.5km main level, everything's well lit, the walls are white, there are offices, repair and part shops, restaurant, sauna and even a cell 'tower,' so your cellphone works down there. Everything is done with big machines that have soundproof and air conditioned cabins, with MP3 players etc. The machines can also be operated remotely or even operate completely independently, by themselves."

Note: Coal mines are typically worse.

Source: Mikko Tikkanen on Quora.

This weekend, some real alpha males competed in The RBC Decathlon at Columbia University's Wien Stadium for the title of "Wall Street's Best Athlete."

The popular annual charity event also featured the first-ever "Wall Street's Best Female Athlete." 

Over a five hour time period, athletes participated in a 400 meter run, football throw, pull ups, 40 yard dash, dips, 500 meter row, vertical jump, 20 yard shuttle, bench press and 800 meter run.

The annual event raised more than $1.3 million, which goes to pediatric cancer research and treatment at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  That number should be around $1.4 million by the end of the week, The Decathlon's co-founder Dave Maloney told us.

The Decathlon featured athletes in their early 20s and there were some who were over 50. The competition was definitely fierce.  

In case you missed it, we have included photo highlights in the slides that follow. Also, a big thanks to Jeff Zelevansky, who was kind enough to share some of his photos with us. 

James Incognito, a director in loan trading at BNP Paribas BNP Paribas, running the 400 meter race.

John Osbon, who runs index-only investment boutique firm Osbon Capital Management, running the 400 meters.

Brian Fleishhacker, an analyst in the corporate department at Cantor Fitzgerald, sprinting.

Most people love lobster. But the idea of cooking — and then eating — a whole, live lobster can be a bit intimidating.

What color should your lobster be? How can you tell if your lobster is fresh? What is the most humane way to kill a lobster?

On a recent visit to Portland, Me., I met with Melissa Bouchard, executive chef of Dimillo's on the Water, to get the answers to some of these questions. 

Bouchard, a Maine native, was named the Maine Restaurant Association’s first female Chef of the Year in 2013. Her kitchen kills close to 150 live lobsters every day to feed droves of summer visitors who funnel in from Commercial Street, the tourist hub in the city's Old Port district.  

The head chef and her staff showed me how to steam a Maine lobster, and the right way to eat it. 

There are many species of lobster. However, the authentic Maine lobster, also known as American lobster, has five sets of legs and two large claws that are filled with meat.

Maine is particularly famous for its soft-shell lobsters, mature lobsters that have recently shed their shells. The "shedders" are easier to crack open, and are said to have sweeter, more tender meat than hard-shell lobsters, although there is less meat inside a new-shelled lobster than a hard-shell lobster of the same size. Dimillo's only serves hard-shell lobsters.

When picking a lobster, go for one with the most energy. The color makes little difference. Maine lobsters are typically greenish, brown, or black in color — all lobsters will be bright red once they are cooked.

In a three-continent event today, BMW officially unveiled the all-electric i3.

Shown off in New York, London, and Beijing, the four-seat compact car marks the start of what the German automaker calls a "new era for individual mobility."

The $41,350 price tag (before a $7,500 federal tax credit) puts the i3 in between the Tesla Model S (starts at $69,900) and offerings like the Chevy Spark EV ($26,685).

That could open up the electric car market to drivers who want to drive a high-end car built by a luxury powerhouse, but hesitate to spend $70,000.

That move into a new niche has generated a lot of interest: BMW says it has already received 90,000 requests for test drives.

Wary of the reputation of compact electric cars as glorified go-karts, BMW promises "sheer driving pleasure" in the i3.

Range will max out at around 186 miles, but if the i3 is as fun to drive as BMW says — and there's no reason to doubt this company's ability to build fun cars — it could be a new kind of EV.

Fun, fast, practical, and pretty close to affordable.

It's hardly a gorgeous car, especially compared to Tesla's Model S, but it has a lot to offer.

An aluminum chassis and lots of carbon fiber keep the i3's weight down to about 2,700 pounds.

Excellent torque — a major benefit of electric cars — will send the i3 from 0 to 62 mph in 7.2 seconds.

Today is National Chicken Wing Day, which means that restaurants across the country will offer specials on wings.

One of those restaurants is Hooters, which is offering a $12.99 all-you-can-eat wing deal and challenging Americans to consume a million wings.

It seems doable, if ambitious: The chain told The Tampa Bay Times in 2011 that it sells more than 2 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday, about four times what Hooter's sells on a typical day.

The wing mecca also hosted wing-eating contest where professional eater Joey Chestnut devoured 179 Hooters wings in 10 minutes.

The chain offered some tips that that everyone should remember while devouring all-you-can-eat wings:

1. Choose your clothes wisely. "Your bib is your first line of wing sauce defense. Your tee shirt, the second."

2. It's not a bad idea to exercise before, during, and after. "Exercising during the competition can make room for more wings. Exercising after, do we need to explain why?"

3. Remember to breathe through your nose. "Mouth breathers are slow eaters."

4. Choose your beverage carefully. "Milk can help ease the delicious burn of the wing spice."

5. Focus on the wings. "Remember: this is National Chicken Wing Day, not National Sides Day."

6. Perfect your wing-eating technique with practice.

7. Don't give up! "Wing eating is 90% mental. Overcome your brain and nothing will stand in your way — except for that huge pile of wings."

8. And finally: "Most importantly, if you start feeling full and think you need a break, order more wings."

Check out the pictures from the Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship competition below.

16 competitive eaters were pitted against each other for the Hooter's title of 2013 Hooters Worldwide Wing-Eating Champion.

They had 10 minutes to eat as many of Hooters "world famous chicken wings" as they possibly could.

A man named Chestnut from San Jose, California won by devouring 179 chicken wings in total. That averages to almost 18 chicken wings per minute.

SEE ALSO: Learn How To Make Paula Deen's Super-Simple Buffalo Wings

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Nashville-based photographer Tammy Mercure has been photographing life in the southeastern U.S. since 2008.

Her pictures, which show everything from beauty pageants to NASCAR races with 160,000 attendees, give a snapshot of what life is like in the American South.

The series, titled "Cavaliers," has been featured in The Daily Mail and NPR, and garnered Mercure the title of one of Oxford American's 100 New Superstars of Southern Art in the Visual South.

Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri are just a few of the states she has visited to chronicle the culture and spirit of the amazing people who live there.

Mercure's images prove there really is no place on earth quite like the South.

A man with a flaming torch helps a woman light her cigarette in East Dublin, Georgia.

This guy chills on the back of a truck after dirt-biking in Virginia.

A man gets his hair fashionably braided in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

How can America, home of the KFC Double Down, Dunkin' Donuts Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich, and Carl's Jr. Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich, not have these amazing foreign fast-food chains within its borders?

Here are 10 delicious and forbidden fast-food chains that we wish would move stateside—ASAP.

Pizza-La, Japan

Do American pizza chains have a "Sausage and a Thick Slice of Bacon Meat Sauce" pie on the menu? No, they do not. Step up your game, Pizza Hut, or we will welcome your replacement by Japanese pizza-innovator chain Pizza-La. Other thinking-outside-the-pizza-box options on Pizza-La's menu include cheese and honey pizza, pizza with mayonnaise sauce, and pizza topped with scallops in butter and soy sauce. No wonder it's the highest-grossing pizza chain in Japan.

Supermac's, Ireland

Supermac's says its menu is designed "with Irish tastes in mind," but don't worry, it's not all shepherd's pie and Guinness. Supermac's serves the typical fast-food burgers and chicken tenders, but what we're jealous of is the amazing french-fry menu: Get yours smothered in garlic sauce and topped with cheese, or go big and bold with curry or taco fries.

Wienerwald, Germany, Austria, Turkey, and Romania

Don't be fooled by (or snicker at) the name—Wienerwald has much more to offer than schnitzel. This German chain has spit-roasted chicken (slathered in sauces as spicy or mild as you like), burgers (including a Schnitzel Burger), and strudels for dessert. The chain actually tried to expand to America years ago, but, sadly, it never took off due to the misconception that it was only a wiener restaurant. Come back and give us another chance?

Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed has sounded the alarm about the threat shale oil and gas development poses to the petro-kingdom's barely diversified economy. 

It's taken a while for such a prominent Saudi to acknowledge this fact.

But it's been pretty clear to the rest of the world.

In March, for instance, Norway's foreign minister said America's shale boom could rearrange the Middle East's balance of power.

Then in May, the vice-president of Bahrain-based Nexant Middle East told the FT's Ayesha Daya that the kingdom's proposed petrochemical investments would miss the mark:

The shale gas boom has returned focus to the US. So it’s reasonable to suppose that some companies, especially those from the US, won’t develop additional projects in the Middle East as they look to spread their geopolitical risk and invest in the US.

The kingdom still rules the oil world in major production stats: production (11.2 million barrels a day), exports (8.5 million barrels a day), and as the largest oil deposit (the Ghawar field at an estimated 70 billion barrels).

But with the help of some charts from AEI's Mark Perry, who's been chronicling America's energy boom better than anyone, and the now-instant classic note, "The End Is Nigh [for rising oil demand]" from Citi's Seth Kleinman and Ed Morse, we bring you 15 charts that should scare the crude out of the Saudis.

Saudi Arabia needs high oil prices to function — Below $80 and the kingdom starts getting into trouble. There are some trends that could easily push prices much lower.

But oil's share of the world's energy mix is falling. Meanwhile, gas's is rising.

That's because lower gas prices, thanks to growing supplies, prompted people to use more of it.

Apple said today that it will, once again, audit working conditions inside the Pegatron factories in China that it uses to assemble iPhones, iMacs and the new, upcoming cheap iPhone, the iPhone 5C.

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The statement came after China Labor Watch produced a detailed report and a video of working conditions inside some of Apple's Chinese factories.

The video shows work rules that ban tattoos, died hair, short people and certain ethnic groups from the factories.

It also shows exhausted workers sleeping on the floor, using buckets to wash in, squalid communal showers rigged in parking garages, and a disgusting, unclean urinal.

The film also shows that Apple's contract workers are all very young — CLW alleges there is a ban on workers over 35. You can read the full CLW report here. What follows are photos from the accompanying YouTube video, taken undercover inside Apple's China facilities.

CLW alleges workers sleep in overcrowded dorms, up to 12 to a room, using buckets to wash.

Workers come from hiring agencies who illegally charge fees to the workers just for getting a job.

There are only four or five showers for hundreds of people. This shot shows showerheads set up in an open garage.

Tech companies are known for showering current employees with elaborate perks like free gourmet lunches.

But what about new hires?

It turns out there are a bunch of quirky traditions at many tech companies that help welcome new employees. Let's take a look.

Mark Zuckerberg takes people he wants to hire on a walk through the woods.

When Mark Zuckerberg wants to hire a new Facebook employee, he'll take that person on a walk through the woods, according to Nick Bilton of the New York Times.

On the hike, Zuckerberg gives the potential employee his vision for the company. Then Zuckerberg tells the potential new hire that money isn't an object and the person can start immediately if he or she wants to.

New LinkedIn hires get a swag bag with a bunch of cool stuff, including a copy of founder Reid Hoffman's book.

Each bag has a LinkedIn water bottle, notebook, and a copy of "The Startup of You," a book written by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. New hires will find their desk decorated with a "You're [In]" greeting card on their first day.

Swag bags are also tailored to a new hire's unique interests, so who knows what other goodies are in there.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey takes new employees on a walk to visit a statue of Gandhi.

Twitter co-founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey takes new employees on a trip to a statue of Gandhi. He often tweets photos of the experience.

Who remembers that Apple founder Steve Jobs gave an interview to Playboy back in 1985.

As with most long interviews with the late CEO, it's filled with fantastic nuggets about his life, Apple, and the future of computing.

We pulled out our 15 favorite quotes and anecdotes.

The Mac team spent $100,000 annually on juice!

The author of the interview was amazed by the perks and culture of Apple:

"The Apple offices are clearly not like most places of employment. Video games abound, pingpong tables are in use, speakers blare out music ranging from The Rolling Stones to Windham Hill jazz. Conference rooms are named after Da Vinci and Picasso, and snack-room refrigerators are stocked with fresh carrot, apple and orange juice. (The Mac team alone spends $100,000 on fresh juice per year.)"

Steve Jobs showed off a Mac to a 9-year-old at a New York party. Andy Warhol was there, saw the computer and was amazed.

But, the best part is Jobs was more interested in playing with the 9 year old. Why? Jobs says, "Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'"

Steve Jobs was saying things like "incredibly great" back in 1985.

It seems like every major tech company, along with a handful of smaller startups, is working on a smartwatch.

Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft are all expected to release their own smartwatches.

Just last month, Foxconn showed off an iPhone-compatible smartwatch that can measure the wearer's vital signs like heart beat and respiration. 

Thanks to David Schmidt of comparison shopping platform FindTheBest, we can now provide you with a definitive comparison of all the smartwatches out there.

FindTheBest ranked the smartwatches based on how smart they actually are. The rating is based on an aggregate of reviews from CNET, PC Mag, Wired, and Laptop Mag. 

8. MetaWatch Frame

Name: MetaWatch FRAME

Smart rating: 40

Price: $199

Average battery life: 6 days

About: The MetaWatch FRAME notifies you of things like incoming calls, low battery on your smartphone, and text messages. comes in both black and white. Overall, it's a well-built watch but could use some more software functionality. 

7. Eco-Drive Proximity by Citizen

Name: Eco-Drive Proximity by Citizen

Smart rating: 52

Price: $362

Average battery life: 1,095 days

About: The Proximity is more of a true smart watch and less of a tiny computer that you wear on your wrist. It won't tell you who's calling, but it will vibrate to let you know that someone is calling. The Proximity also vibrates when you get an email, or have an upcoming calendar appointment. 

6. Cookoo

Name: Cookoo

Smart rating: 55

Price: $129

Average battery life: 274 days

About: The Cookoo watch is a beautifully designed affordable smartwatch with a long battery life. But it lacks a lot of desired features that have become common among smartwatches. For example, it doesn't display message information and it also doesn't alert you for text or emails as of now. 

Though, it will notify you of incoming and missed calls, Facebook messages and posts, and calendar reminders.