IT'S OVER: Why Everyone Is Losing Hope For Green Energy
On the surface, green energy sounds like a great idea.Unfortunately, it is extremely costly and requires heavy government subsidies.Last year, the epic downfall of Solyndra— the former solar cell...
View ArticleHere Are Whimsical Photos Of A Little Man Made Out Of Amazon Boxes
In the Japanese comic bookYotsuba&! there is a character made out of cardboard boxes.He's called Danbo.Later, Amazon Japon adopted this character for marketing, making the boxes Amazon boxes.Now...
View ArticleWALL STREET: Here's What The Stock Market Will Do In 2013
At the beginning of the year, 16 U.S. equity strategists we followed said they were looking for the S&P to end the year at 1,363.The S&P closed at 1,416 on Friday.As the year enters its final...
View ArticleYou Have No Choice But To Look Up To These 17 Tech Execs
If you're familiar with Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink", then you're aware of the Warren Harding Effect, which suggests most powerful people are tall, which gives them an advantage in business.Gladwell...
View Article10 Language Mistakes Kids Make That Are Actually Pretty Smart
Little kids make such cute mistakes when they talk.We know they’re still learning the language, so we tolerate their errors and chuckle at how funny they sound.Behind that chuckle is the assumption...
View ArticleMeet Ronda Rousey, The Trash-Talking Olympian Who Is About To Become The...
Ronda Rousey is the best female MMA fighter in the world.She's also a model, a trash-talker, and an Olympic medalist.She has everything it takes to be a mainstream sports star, and sometime in 2013...
View ArticleMeet The Classy Booth Babes Of The Los Angeles Auto Show
We just got back from the press days at the Los Angeles Auto Show, where nearly 50 new vehicles were introduced.As usual, the auto makers on scene brought in models to make sure their cars were...
View ArticleHundreds Of Prisoners Sent Us Letters About Life Behind Bars
A couple of months ago I sent requests through WriteAPrisoner.com to speak with inmates and their families about how prison affects their lives.The response I received was astounding. Hundreds of...
View ArticleBusiness Insider's 10 Best Ads of 2012
Choosing the 10 best ads of 2012 is a tough task. The line between "the great" and "the absolute best" is thin indeed.Skip straight to the list >As usual, there's a broad mix of comedy, drama and...
View Article9 Charts That Show Why People Have Begun To Whisper About 'Saudi America'
Earlier today we reported on the BofA/ML analyst who thinks it's possible that in the next 24 months, prices of West Texas Intermediate crude (the benchmark for US-borne oil) could fall to...
View ArticleThese Are The Best And Worst Things To Buy In December
December is a month when you almost can't avoid shopping.You may have skipped Black Friday — overwhelmed by the offers, hype, and crowds — but the holiday season is a different beast all together, with...
View ArticleHere's What It Looks Like Inside Apple's New Impossibly Thin iMac (AAPL)
The hardware repair wizards at iFixit just completed their teardown of Apple's new iMac. The most notable change in the new desktop is the design. The new iMac is only a few millimeters thin at the...
View ArticleThe Secrets Of Social Retail [SLIDE DECK]
Retailers can no longer ignore social, but if they're going to get involved, they have to do it right.Tara Hunt, CEO and co-founder of fashion recommendation site Buyosphere, has put together a great...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Say Goodbye To These Movember Mustaches, All Grown On Madison Avenue
The ad agency business produced a fine crop of mustaches for Movember this year. Admen are prime targets for the monthlong cancer awareness effort, of course: It's a visually appealing stunt; hipsters...
View ArticleThe Most Popular Male Athletes On The Internet In 2012
Bingreleased its top searches of 2012 and one of the categories is the "most searched male athletes."Among the top searched are quarterbacks, guys at the center of controversy, and one guy who's...
View ArticleHow To Write The Perfect Resume
It takes recruiters an average of "six seconds before they make the initial 'fit or no fit' decision" on candidates based on resumes, according to research conducted by TheLadders.With this kind of...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: A Classic Manor In Short Hills, NJ Is On Sale For $3.75...
A grand manor in Short Hills, N.J. is on sale for $3.75 million.The house sits on .8 acres of land. The current owners did extensive renovations on the home and added a gourmet eat-in kitchen, an...
View ArticleThe Incredible Life Of Grover Norquist, The Man Behind The GOP's Famous Tax...
As talk in Washington heats up over the so-called "fiscal cliff," much of the focus has begun to center on a man who will never enter into any of the actual negotiations.Grover Norquist, the man behind...
View ArticleThe 15 Worst Housing Markets For The Next Five Years
Housing has turned the corner and is said to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy.But national home prices are expected to climb just 3.3 percent in the next five years, according to the latest data...
View Article9 Tech Trends That Will Make Someone Billions Of Dollars Next Year
2013 will soon be upon us.Most of us can see that 2012's four big trends will get bigger next year: mobile, social, cloud, and big data.Market-research company IDC has gone one further, predicting how...
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