Apple's Lead Over Samsung In The US Is Now Even Bigger Than It Was Before
Samsung is the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, but things are a bit different in the U.S.According to research firm NPD, Apple still has the largest smartphone market share in the U.S....
View ArticleB2B Marketers To Increase Their Social Media Budgets This Year
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Soon,...
View ArticleMacklemore Gives A Surprise Performance On A New York City Bus
Anyone who regularly uses public transportation in New York City is familiar with impromptu performances. Someone might start singing, rapping, dancing or ranting, and will usually give a full routine...
View ArticleCan You Really Get A 'Contact High' From Marijuana?
Three decades ago, a team of Norwegian researchers hot-boxed a car — for science.The study volunteers had never smoked marijuana before, but they all piled into a small car for 30 minutes, joints...
View ArticleWealthy CEO Is Deeply Concerned About Budget Deficits
I got a call today from a corporate communications staffer at The Travelers Companies, one of America's largest property casualty insurance companies.She told me that Travelers Chairman and CEO Jay...
View ArticleLena Dunham's Arm Is Missing In Vogue Photoshop Fail
Lena Dunham's face is featured on the February cover of Vogue for the very first time.But inside the magazine, it appears Dunham's body has been so drastically photoshopped that in one of the Annie...
View Article14 Startup Fears Founders Have But Are Too Afraid To Say Out Loud
Everyone talks about the startup success stories.But what do entrepreneurs secretly fear?We turned to Whisper, a secret-sharing app that's gaining popularity. On it, millions of people are writing...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: One Analyst Surprisingly Argues That Businesses Are...
Five years after the darkest days of the financial crisis, America's corporations continue to sit on mountains of cash.For the most part, cash has been increasingly used to buy back stock and increase...
View ArticleYou Can Now Buy Tickets To Sacramento Kings Games With Bitcoin
US basketball outfit the Sacramento Kings said Thursday they would begin accepting Bitcoin, the first professional sports team to accept the virtual currency.Fans will be able to use Bitcoin for...
View ArticleMobile Is The Future Of Payments — Here's How Much Runway There Is For Growth
It's no longer a question of when and how mobile will emerge as a payments platform.The habit of paying for things on smartphones and tablets is already ingrained in modern consumer society,...
View ArticleDavid Brooks Is Wrong About Inequality
David Brooks has a column about inequality today and it's wrong. But it's wrong in a way that helps explain why conservatives have no idea how to talk about inequality.Brooks offers two theories of...
View ArticlePregnant Women Can Now 3D-Print Their Unborn Fetus For $600
If you've got a bun in the oven and $600 to spare, you can 3D-print the fetus of your little sweetheart. Send 3D Babies your ultrasound and a fat check, and the company will send you a custom,...
View ArticleHonest Movie Posters For Oscar Nominated Films Of 2014
Sure, this year's Oscar-nominated films were critically acclaimed pieces of art starring Hollywood's top talent. But when it comes down to it, what will these movies really be remembered...
View ArticleA Female Student Was Allegedly Gang-Raped At An Alabama State University...
Alabama State University has confirmed they are investigating an alleged gang rape that took place at a campus dormitory two months ago, local news station WSFA 12 reports.According to WSFA, "a former...
View ArticleAmerican Eagle Abandons Photoshop For New Lingerie Campaign
American Eagle has ditched PhotoShop for its latest lingerie ad campaign. The latest ads for the Aerie line feature models without airbrushing—tattoos and all. "We left beauty marks, we left tattoos,...
View ArticleAmazon Has Patented A System For Shipping Your Stuff Before You Order It
Amazon patented a system in December that will reduce logistics costs and dissuade customers from ever entering a physical store again by shipping your stuff before you order it, reports the Wall...
View Article3 Signs Your Mentor Could Be Giving You Bad Advice
When Sheryl Sandberg was first offered a position as an executive at Google, her mentor advised her to turn it down. She took the job.Several years later, she was recruited by Mark Zuckerberg to become...
View ArticleHere's The Slew Of Chris Christie Officials Who Have Subpoenaed In Bridgegate
Eighteen associates of Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) have had their documents subpoenaed by the New Jersey State Assembly committee investigating "Bridgegate."The Assembly committee announced the...
View ArticleTarget Is Testing A Completely Different Type Of Store
Target is squeezing itself into a space that's a fraction of the size of one of its regular stores in a reach for urban shoppers.The first TargetExpress, as the store will be called, will be built at...
View ArticleHere's A Preview Of The Ads You Will See On Super Bowl Sunday
As anyone with a pulse is certainly aware, we are inching ever closer to one of the most sacred days on the American calendar: Super Bowl Sunday.And just as the NFL Playoffs are whittling down a field...
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