Twitter plateaus and after the sugar rush of funding

While a lot of the talk in the past week has been about the new round of funding for Twitter that saw them getting an infusion of $100 million – which is on top ... continue

Freddie Mac gave new CFO a $1.95 Million signing bonus

Considering the fact that the US, and the rest of the world, is still trying to recover from a recession one has to wonder why a company still under government governorship hands over $1.95 ... continue

Movie industry says pirates killing business – box office says otherwise

One of the biggest arguments that the movie industry has against piracy is that it is killing their business since people are downloading all these illegal movies and not paying to see them in ... continue

Would you spend over $4M to lie on top of Marilyn Monroe?

Elsie Poncher must be thanking her lucky stars that there are people out there with more money than brains. Her husband, Richard Poncher, has been buried in the in a crypt at Pierce ... continue

Microsoft RAISING price of Xbox 360 in UK (and including less content)

Remember how Activision recently announced plans to raise the price of Modern Warfare 2 in the UK? Well, it looks like Microsoft is following suit. Retailers have confirmed to Eurogamer that the price of an Xbox 360 Arcade ... continue

WTF? Activision hiking price of Modern Warfare 2 in UK

Apologies for the recent rash of Call of Duty-related posts, but this kind of thing really gets my goddamn goat. First of all, let me say this much: Modern Warfare 2 looks fantabulous, and I've no doubt it ... continue

You might want to hold off on buying that PlayStation 3 …

... because Sony has revealed that manufacturing costs for its console have dropped by 70 per cent. Can you say "price cut"? Here's Sony Corp CEO and executive vee-pee Nobuyuki Oneda: "The cost reduction since we introduced the ... continue

Twitter flaunts Twitter101 as the start of biz plan

If there is one thing that has been a constant during the whole period that Twitter has been around is the slapping around it has taken for not having some kind of business plan. ... continue

Not even the Amish are immune to hardship

When we think of the goods times and going on spending sprees buying things we might not really need the last thing we would think of is the Amish doing the same thing. Well ... continue

Kiva to start micro-lending in the US

For those of you not familiar with Kiva it is a “microlender” that has developed an excellent reputation.. Along with partners in the field, that uses the power of ‘the community’ to provide microloans ... continue

It’s gotta hurt to lose $32 Billion

According to the Los Angeles Business Journal the top 50 wealthiest Angelenos lost a combined $32 billion last year, making it the worst year on record. In fact the number of billionaires calling Los ... continue

Obama footing the bill for private residence make-over

With every new president that comes into office there is the typical out with the old and in with the new and the private residence of the presidential family is no different. To help with this ... continue