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GM stops all Facebook advertising for its cars, says waste of money

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:25:29 +0000

WSJ: “General Motors Co. plans to stop advertising on Facebook after the auto maker’s executives determined their paid ads had little impact on consumers’ car purchases, people familiar with the matter said.” Link Related Posts: How to use Facebook for making money? Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform Analyst: Facebook Will Make $1.2B Annually From Mobile Ads Facebook to reach 1B active users in August, that’s 14% of the world Facebook to acquire 20 companies to be able to compete with Google+

California to increase sales, income taxes to save budget and decrease $16 billion deficit

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:08:42 +0000

Brown has said there will be even deeper cuts, mostly to public education, if voters do not improve tax hikes in November. He is seeking a quarter-cent increase in the state sales tax for four years and a seven-year hike on incomes of $250,000 or more that will range from 1 to 3 percentage . . . → Read More:

Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:57:13 +0000

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Mitt Romney earning 50% of the vote and President Obama attracting 42% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a third party candidate, while another three percent (3%) are undecided. Link Related Posts: Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama Santorum: Obama is a better choice than Mitt Romney Rasmussen: Obama 47% – Romney 43%, Obama 48% – Santorum 42%

Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship to avoid paying $600 million in taxes

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:12:46 +0000

SFGate.com: “Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network in upward of $90 billion, a move that may reduce his tax bill.” Link Related Posts: Entrepreneurs: Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 would kill many small businesses especially in retail industry Obama’s jobs plan to be paid for by tax increases on middle class families (JD’s, MD’s, MBA’s) Left wing millionaires ask Obama to take their money away and spend it for them for the good of the country Business Across Borders Research: Pinterest delivers more revenue per click than Facebook and Twitter

One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:41:12 +0000

VentureBeat.com: “How JackThreads grew from a bootstrapped bedroom startup to 2M members” Link Related Posts: Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion Our BabyBluu.com gets its first star on eBay for superb customer service Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform Yelp Prices IPO Valued at $900M Groupon captures 76% of daily deals market in Poland

University of Illinois: Drinking beer increases intelligence

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:24:35 +0000

The Telegraph: “Men who drink two pints of beer before tackling brain teasers perform better than those who attempt the riddles sober, scientists have found.” Link Related Posts: [VIDEO] Watch Barack Obama singing ‘I’m sexy and I know it’ Montreal University scientists couldn’t find a single man in Canada who didn’t watch a porn movie Steve Bridges impersonator of George W. Bush dies at 48, watch his greatest moments Mitt Romney has a secret: Mitt the Ripper Funniest tweets about Kim Jong Il death

Research: Pinterest delivers more revenue per click than Facebook and Twitter

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:33:23 +0000

VentureBeat: “If you’re an e-commerce marketer and you’re not already on the Pinterest bandwagon, you need to hop on it as soon as you can. Pinterest is the first social network that’s delivering not only lots of traffic but also real revenue and lots of new customers.” Link Related Posts: Economy 2.0: Farmers post messages from their tractors Facebook once again copycats Twitter, will introduce verified accounts for high-profile members Salman Rushdie attacks Facebook via Twitter Scared #Facebook is copying Google+ and #Twitter Twitter surpasses Facebook as the most popular network used by financial services companies

Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:20:23 +0000

VentureBeat: “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced Facebook is acquiring Instagram. The photo-sharing startup recently passed 30 million members. Particularly since picking up a slew of new users with its Android app launch, Instagram has become one of the most important for taking and sharing photos on mobile devices, so it makes perfect sense that Facebook would want the company.” . . . → Read More:

Montreal University scientists couldn’t find a single man in Canada who didn’t watch a porn movie

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:55:03 +0000

“Scientists studying the effects of pornography fell at the first hurdle – after failing to find a man who had not viewed X-rated material. The researchers were comparing the views of men in their 20s who had never been exposed to pornography to regular users. ” Link Related Posts: University of Illinois: Drinking beer increases intelligence ABC News reports UFO over Nevada and Colorado New planet discovered made entirely of diamond

Zimmerman who killed Trayvon Martin was a registered Democrat

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:18:06 +0000

Recently we found out that if Barack Obama had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. Perhaps because of the same color of skin, who knows. Today we found out that “the individual at the center of the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting is a registered Democrat. George Michael Zimmerman, born Oct. 5, 1983, registered . . . → Read More:

T-Mobile to lay off 1,900 employees, close call centers in 6 states

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:30:01 +0000

VentureBeat: The job cuts will come from closing centers in Allentown, Penn.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Frisco, Texas; Brownsville, Texas; Lenexa, Kansas; Thornton, Colo.; and Redmond, Ore. Around 3,300 employees at the seven impacted facilities will be let go, but T-Mobile will immediately be filling as many as 1,400 positions at its other 17 call . . . → Read More:

Santorum: Obama is a better choice than Mitt Romney

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:07:01 +0000

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday said Republicans should give President Barack Obama another term if Santorum isn’t the GOP nominee and for a second day compared rival Mitt Romney to an Etch A Sketch toy. Link Related Posts: Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama Rasmussen: Obama 47% – Romney 43%, Obama 48% – Santorum 42% Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts

New York Times has over 500K paying subscribers after introducing a paywall last year

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:13:23 +0000

A year after launching a controversial pay wall, The New York Times revealed Tuesday that it has nearly half a million paying subscribers for its flagship paper. The company also said it will make it harder for people to read web publications without paying up. Link Related Posts: The New York Times sacrifices revenue from paywall to defend sales of printed papers New York Times rolls out a paywall, asks Twitter to shut down accounts linking to newspaper’s free content 65% of internet users are willing to pay for accessing paid online content “The Bible of Boxing” goes digital, behind a paywall On the Media: ‘Old media’s’ dilemma of charging for online content

Report: Obama piles up more cash than entire Republican field

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:00:43 +0000

FoxNews.com: “The Republican Party’s extended primary campaign has allowed President Barack Obama to build a huge financial lead for the fall election. New fundraising reports released Tuesday show that Obama is stockpiling cash as the GOP hopefuls are burning through their money while campaigning against one another in the primary campaign.” Link

Related Posts: New York Times: @JonHuntsman is the only Republican who can easily beat Obama in general elections New poll: Perry – 31%, Romney – 24% among GOP voters. General election: Obama-Perry: 50-45, Obama-Romney 47-49 Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts

Romney inches it out in Illinois, time for Gingrich to get out of the race

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:48:52 +0000

FoxNews.com: Mitt Romney left Rick Santorum with a dwindling number of opportunities to shake up the race, at least for another month, after trouncing his chief rival in the Illinois Republican primary Tuesday. Link Related Posts: Newest GOP poll: Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain lead Winners and losers of 2nd GOP debate Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama Rasmussen: Obama 47% – Romney 43%, Obama 48% – Santorum 42% Romney breaks into 2 digit lead ahead of Gingrich before FL primary

Eurozone Economy Shrinks in 4Q

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:44:26 +0000

A collapse in household spending, exports and manufacturing sucked the life out of the euro zone’s economy in the final months of 2011, the EU said on Tuesday, showing the scope of the downturn that looks set to become a fully fledged recession. Link Related Posts: Greece decreases pensions, minimum wages by 20%, GDP to shrink by 5% 5 ways the European debt crisis could affect the U.S. Lithuania wants to buy an island from Greece to help it with debt crisis China to bailout Greece Greek default will happen sooner or later

Fox drops “Terra Nova”

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:38:04 +0000

Fox’s dinosaurs may have been just too big to survive. Fox Broadcasting Co. said it doesn’t plan to order a second season of the dinosaurs epic “Terra Nova,” potentially ending one of the most expensive new television series ever made. Link Related Posts: UK’s Ed Miliband begins crusade against Rupert Murdoch, demands break up of his media empire Will Murdoch shut down Fox News because of UK scandal? Fox News tweeted Obama is dead, account was hacked News Corp. sells MySpace for pennies MSNBC’s host Ed Schultz calls Laura Ingraham a ‘right-wing slut’

Rick Santorum: ‘I Would Consider’ Air Strikes in Syria

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:25:53 +0000

I spoke to Rick Santorum by phone for a few minutes on Monday afternoon as he rode across Ohio on the eve of tomorrow’s Super Tuesday extravaganza. The interview mostly covered ground for a piece you can read in the upcoming issue of TIME. But I did ask him about something in the news . . . → Read More:

John McCain calls for air strikes against Assad

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:23:21 +0000

Sen. John McCain on Monday became the first senator to call for airstrikes against Syria, saying President Barack Obama has taken too soft a stand against President Bashar Assad and his brutal crackdown on his own people. Link Related Posts: Diego Arria formula to be used to mediate in the Syrian conflict Hugo Chávez Defends Syria Assad Regime Tim Pawlenty wants U.S. Ambassador out of Syria Good Friday in Syria: 73 protesters dead Obama’s former friend Bill Ayers says John McCain is a war criminal

Daily Kos trying to stage protests at Andrew Breitbart’s funeral… well, there is never shortage of liberal pinheads

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:54:33 +0000

Although the news of Andrew Breitbart’s death is still fairly fresh, the merry band of faceless marauders at the Daily Kos have decided it is time to use his death as an opportunity to make political hay.

A post dated March 1 by “dragon82a,” titled “Let’s Help Andrew Breitbart go out In Style..Get Westboro Baptist Church to . . . → Read More:

Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:14:55 +0000

Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the company’s website instead of Facebook, potentially driving traffic away from the world’s No. 1 social network that is its biggest partner. The service is the online game company’s boldest move yet to create a presence outside of Facebook, where it makes 93 . . . → Read More:

Yelp Prices IPO Valued at $900M

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:10:55 +0000

Yelp Inc priced its initial public offering of class A common stock at $15 a share, above the expected price range, valuing the U.S. consumer review website at nearly $900 million. Link Related Posts: Merchants using #Groupon and #LivingSocial get downgraded fast on Yelp by their customers Study: businesses that run “daily deals” on Groupon are likely to see their reputation decline Yelp to scale down its Yelp Deals as the revenue drops One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion

Bill Clinton increases anti-Obama rhetoric, says we should embrace Keystone Pipeline

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:21:10 +0000

Former President Bill Clinton said the federal government should embrace the Keystone XL pipeline that the Obama administration rejected last month. Clinton also said that one of the “best things” about being out of office is “you can say whatever the heck you want.” Link Related Posts: Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama [VIDEO] Rick Santorum calls Obama “a government nigger”

Huffington Post calls Catholics a barbaric cult

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:03:34 +0000

A group of socially conservative leaders is demanding Huffington Post publisher Arianna Huffington apologize for allowing a column to be published on her website that compares Catholics to pedophiles and attacks communion as a “barbaric ritual.” Link Related Posts: California to increase sales, income taxes to save budget and decrease $16 billion deficit Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Jon Huntsman: ‘We’ve Forgotten to Put Country First’ Google+ to live stream Republican National Convention

Green energy company given Obama stimulus funds lays off 125 workers, gives pay raise to executives

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:29:09 +0000

An electric car battery company reportedly has laid off 125 employees since receiving $390 million in government subsidies, but is still handing out big pay raises to company executives. Link Related Posts: Bill Clinton: Don’t increase taxes for millionaires Obama calls Americans “soft”, blames them for country’s economic trouble Barack #Obama blames Arab revolutions and Greek debt crisis for lack of #jobs and economic growth in America Obama: I spoke to God, he told me to create jobs in America, that’s why you should vote for me in 2012 Jon Corzine: The Dark Side of Leadership

Groupon captures 76% of daily deals market in Poland

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:32:43 +0000

According to Poland’s Gazeta Prawna, Groupon has captured 76.08% of the daily deal market in Poland with 286,6 million of PLN ($91 million) in sales in 2011. The next largest competitor is a local clone of Groupon – the Gruper which captured 12,13% of the market share. Link Related Posts: Analysts: It’s time to sell Groupon’s stocks SEC filings: Groupon has not yet made a $1 of profit, maybe it will…. by 2013 Merchants using #Groupon and #LivingSocial get downgraded fast on Yelp by their customers #Groupon cost of acquiring one customer = $23.46, marketing expenditures in 1-2Q ’11 = $378.7 million SEC demands #Groupon change its creative accounting practices if it wants to do an IPO… and its official revenue drops by 54.8%

Billary Clinton certain Obama will get reelected

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:21:31 +0000

Hillary Clinton: “”He’s our president. He represents all of the United States, and he will be reelected president, so I think that that will be a very clear signal to the entire world as to what our values are and what our president believes,” she said, adding that she is sometimes “a little surprised that people . . . → Read More:

President Obama Confident He’s Got Five More Years in White House

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:07:25 +0000

President Obama pressed with confidence about his future at the White House saying, “I’ve got another five years coming up,” when asked why he hasn’t passed immigration reform in a radio interview Wednesday with Univision. Link Related Posts: Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama [VIDEO] Rick Santorum calls Obama “a government nigger”

NJ Gov. Chris Christie vetoes gay marriage bill, sets eyes for 2016 presidential race

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:16:10 +0000

DailyCaller: “Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing the measure Friday and renewing his call for a ballot question to decide the issue.” Link Related Posts: Cory “The Superhero” Booker saves another human being Chris Christie: New Gingrich has embarrassed the party in the past Gov. Chris Christie attacks Jon Huntsman a day before NH primary Cory Booker to run against Chris Christie for Governorship of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Obama: What the Hell Are We Paying You For?

Facebook once again copycats Twitter, will introduce verified accounts for high-profile members

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:50:38 +0000

VentureBeat: “Facebook will soon begin rolling out verified accounts for high-profile members with large numbers of subscribers, and it will give verified users the option of a pseudonym for their name.” Link Related Posts: Salman Rushdie attacks Facebook via Twitter Scared #Facebook is copying Google+ and #Twitter Twitter surpasses Facebook as the most popular network used by financial services companies Facebook has millions of fake users and fake pages Facebook plans to become a Twitter-like network

#Groupon looking for new revenue sources after miserable earnings report for last year

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:34:57 +0000

VentureBeat.com: “Groupon is in the process of testing a new VIP service that will cost $30 per year and give users early access to deals, easy refunds, and more, according to a Business Insider report. The company reported poor-to-mixed results with its last quarterly earnings, so it is likely looking for new ways to generate revenue and ways to . . . → Read More:

Google enters 2012 race, manipulates search engine results for Romney and Santorum to help Obama win

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:59:57 +0000

Fox News: “A Google bomb is the intentional manipulation of a search engine to return a specific result, thanks to large numbers of relevant links or related searches. One recently uncovered by FoxNews.com connected the search string define: to certain swear words. And whether officially a “bomb” or merely an explosion in popularity, such image-jacking is clearly on . . . → Read More:

Rasmussen: Obama 47% – Romney 43%, Obama 48% – Santorum 42%

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000

Rasmussen Reports: “In a potential Election 2012 matchup, the president posts a 47% to 43% lead over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. If former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is the Republican nominee, the president leads 48% to 42%.” Link Related Posts: Porn industry advocates to vote for @BarackObama Poll: Romney opens 8 point lead over Obama Obama labels as ‘criminals’ and anti-American those who donate to Romney Obama launches war against stay-at-home moms, Twitter reacts [VIDEO] Rick Santorum calls Obama “a government nigger”

Hundreds rally against Alabama immigration law

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:20:38 +0000

Fox News: “Hundreds packed the Alabama Statehouse courtyard on Tuesday to rally against the state’s tough immigration law, with organizers saying they chose to send a message on Valentine’s Day that lawmakers need to love and respect immigrants.” Link Related Posts: Hispanic students are vanishing from schools in Alabama after court upheld tough immigration ruling

The app economy created 466K jobs in America already

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:22:16 +0000

Report: A research by TechNet shows that the app economy in the United States already created over 466.000 jobs. According to the report, the estimation is rather conservative, meaning that the 446K number would be actually lower than the real number of jobs created. Read entire report here Related Posts: One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion Our BabyBluu.com gets its first star on eBay for superb customer service Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform Yelp Prices IPO Valued at $900M

Zynga loss jumps to $435 million, stocks down

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:01:07 +0000

Fox Business: “The San Francisco-based company reported that it swung to a loss of $435 million in the quarter ended in December, compared to a profit of nearly $43 million in the period a year earlier. Sales rose to $311.2 million. On an adjusted basis, earnings were 5 cents a share.” Link Related Posts: Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform Zynga secures $1 billion credit line, contemplates delaying IPO if market turbulences continue One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion Our BabyBluu.com gets its first star on eBay for superb customer service

Whitney Houston passes away at 48

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:36:09 +0000

Yahoo News: “Whitney Houston, the iconic American singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown marred her star power, has died. She was 48. Houston’s publicist confirmed the singer’s death to ABC News. Her cause and location of death are not yet known. Six police cars were spotted in front of the Beverly Hilton hotel . . . → Read More:

Groupon Shifting Strategy toward Customer Retention

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:08:14 +0000

DailyDealMedia: “Almost all companies that profit from marketing to consumers have to debate between the relative values of customer retention and acquisition. Depending on various circumstances such as the social, economic, and personal behavior of consumers, companies have to decide on the right balance between the two. Groupon has now determined that it is . . . → Read More:

Jon Huntsman joins Ford Board of Directors

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:19 +0000

Motor Trend: “Two senior executives at Ford Motor Company have announced they will retire in April, and Ford announced it will place former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr. on its board of directors.” Link Related Posts: Jon Huntsman’s plan to create jobs in America Jon Huntsman: ‘We’ve Forgotten to Put Country First’ Green energy company given Obama stimulus funds lays off 125 workers, gives pay raise to executives NYTimes: Jon Huntsman to drop out of GOP race on Monday morning The largest SC newspaper endorses @JonHuntsman for President

Analysts: It’s time to sell Groupon’s stocks

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:32:59 +0000

MoneyShow.com: “While Groupon (GRPN) has quickly made a name for itself, this recent IPO appears ripe for selling. The company does not appear to have an economic moat, and even after falling after the IPO, the stock still looks richly valued. Caveat emptor! Heavy spending and rapid expansion has helped Groupon establish a market for “daily deals” . . . → Read More:

Greece decreases pensions, minimum wages by 20%, GDP to shrink by 5%

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:35 +0000

Bloomberg: “Greece will pledge permanent spending cuts, including lower pension payments and a 20 percent reduction in the minimum wage, as the economy contracts this year at a faster pace than originally estimated, according to the draft of a new financing deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.” Link Related Posts: Greek default will happen sooner or later Barack #Obama blames Arab revolutions and Greek debt crisis for lack of #jobs and economic growth in America Lithuania wants to buy an island from Greece to help it with debt crisis If Euro-zone disintegrates a 3rd World War in Europe will start China to bailout Greece

6 secrets to a Successful Start-Up

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:06:14 +0000

Inc.com: “It’s every entrepreneur’s most pressing question:Is this company going to make it? All companies need to have the basics: a solid business model, a viable market, and a brilliant product or service. But the most important– and unpredictable– indicator of success is the entrepreneur. Do you have what it takes?” Link Related Posts: Why polite people create start-ups that fail? One of the toughest careers out there is being an entrepreneur Wow! #Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion Our BabyBluu.com gets its first star on eBay for superb customer service Zynga moves its future away from Facebook, launches its own gaming platform

Fab.com: How a gay website transformed into a daily deals powerhouse

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:03:48 +0000

Inc.com: “It’s the overnight success story heard ’round the start-up world: In June 2011, serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg and interior designer Bradford Shane Shellhammer relaunched their struggling social network as Fab.com, a flash sales site promoting housewares from indie designers. Fast forward six months, and Fab was valued at $100 million, had 2 million users, . . . → Read More:

Report: MBA degrees now less valuable than undergrad degrees in IT or engineering

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:59:00 +0000

Inc.com: “Not according to a recent white paper from Identified, tellingly entitled “Revenge of the Nerds.” The company, which analyzes Facebook profiles, combed through its database, culling information on the profiles of CEOs and founders to see what path they took to entrepreneurial success. The result: Three times as many had advanced degrees in engineering . . . → Read More:

AOL to transform HuffPost into an Internet TV network

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:06 +0000

VentureBeat: “AOL is planning to launch a new streaming video network branded under its Huffington Post web news site, the company announced Thursday. The new network will feature live streaming video content 12 hours a day during the week from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. ET, according to a THR report. Founding Huffington Post editor Roy Sekoff . . . → Read More:

Mitt Romney: “I don’t care about poor people”

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:09:19 +0000

TheDC: “On Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to a statement former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made earlier in the day that he was “not concerned about the very poor.” Krauthammer argued that the statement was ill-advised because it reinforced stereotypes about Romney and how he is out of touch with “the poor.” “Well, . . . → Read More:

U.S. company making Santorum sweater vests is booming

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:05:12 +0000

The Bemidji Pioneer: “Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s call for a return to “Made in America” production also includes “Made in Bemidji” as part of his campaign. The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania donned a royal blue sweater vest during the Iowa caucus campaign. When he came in a close second to Mitt Romney (and . . . → Read More:

Sarah Palin and Herman Cain: Vote for Newt!

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:56:53 +0000

TheDC: “Well, when both party machines and many in the media are trying to crucify Newt Gingrich for bucking the tide and bucking the establishment that tells you something.” Based on that, Palin told viewers to “rage against the machine” and to “vote for Newt.” Link Related Posts: Romney breaks into 2 digit lead ahead of Gingrich before FL primary Herman Cain wins Florida strawpoll, energizes GOP base and the Tea Party movement Newest GOP poll: Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain lead Winners and losers of 2nd GOP debate Romney inches it out in Illinois, time for Gingrich to get out of the race

Facebook to reach 1B active users in August, that’s 14% of the world

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:18:16 +0000

VentureBeat: “Facebook is soon to have 14 percent of the world’s population all to itself. A new study says the social network will hit one billion users this year. Gregory Lyons, a senior analyst at digital marketing firm iCrossing, ran the numbers based on Facebook’s past growth and found that Facebook will probably hit the milestone in August 2012. . . . → Read More:

Yahoo revenue down 13 percent in Q4

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:12:38 +0000

VentureBeat: “Yahoo‘s revenue dropped 13 percent compared to the same period last year, the company reported today. In its quarterly earnings’ announcement Tuesday, Yahoo reported $1,324 million in GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011, while costs increased by 10 percent. Excluding traffic acquisition costs from Yahoo’s partnership with Microsoft and others, the . . . → Read More: