The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Guide To New Year's Resolutions
Exercise more. Drink less. Travel. Save money. These are your unoriginal regurgitated New Year’s resolutions. And they are getting pretty tiresome, especially considering the vast majority of you never...
View ArticleCHART: Tony Romo's Numbers Compare Very Well To The NFL's Best Quarterbacks
When the Cowboys take on the Eagles in their winner-take-all game on Sunday, they will likely do so without one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL as Tony Romo is not expected to play.Using Adjusted...
View ArticleControversial Judge Orders Grown Man To Write 'Boys Do Not Hit Girls' 5,000...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana judge who said a teen rape victim appeared "older than her chronological age" has sentenced a man convicted of punching his girlfriend to write "Boys do not hit...
View Article11% Of Online Shoppers Are Naked (PYPL)
According to a poll by PayPal, 11% of people do their online shopping wearing nothing but the air that touches their skin, we learn via Internet Revolution.The poll sampled 4,524 consumers between the...
View ArticleThe Most Pirated TV Shows Of 2013
For the second year in a row, HBO's "Game of Thrones" was the most pirated show of the year.Here's the full list from Torrent Freak, a blog that covers online copyright issues. It tracks downloads from...
View ArticleAn Ultra-Exclusive High School In California Is Producing Some Of Today's Top...
Mark Suster, a venture capitalist who lives in Southern California, is helping his child apply to local high schools. One of his top choices is a private school called Crossroads, which costs tens of...
View ArticleJIM O'NEILL: This Brilliant Chart Demonstrates How World Trade Is Going...
The biggest global economic story of the last 30 years is arguably the rise of the emerging markets, a transformation that got a big boost when China took steps toward capitalism during the early...
View ArticleWoman Explains How The Real 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Ruined Her Life
The people who suffered for the crimes of the real-life "Wolf of Wall Street," Jordan Belfort, were not only the clients Belfort bilked.They were also the family members of the firms' employees, who...
View Article26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I'd Known At 20
Most people learn time management the hard way, by trial and error, working late nights to meet deadlines.Etienne Garbugli, a Montreal-based product and marketing consultant, distilled the lessons he...
View ArticleMore Proof That The Kindle Fire Is The Fruitcake Of Tablets (AMZN)
We here at Business Insider have a theory about Amazon's Kindle Fire. The theory is that people buy the Kindle Fire for other people, but would never buy it for themselves. That's why we call the Fire...
View ArticleNew York City Needs More Buses, Not Subways [MAPS]
Next week, Bill de Blasio will take over as mayor of New York City, and he'll have his shot at changing its public transportation system to help the low-income residents he advocated for during his...
View ArticleThis Coder Hates Valleywag So Much He Made A Chrome Extension That Lets You...
The tech industry backlash against Valleywag is in full swing: Tim Herd, a San Francisco-based software engineer, published an "Antigawker" extension for the Chrome internet browser that allows users...
View ArticleHOLY COW: Rap Genius Traffic Has Cratered Since Getting Pulled From Google...
Gulp! Traffic to Rap Genius has completely cratered since its tiff with Google. Yesterday, the site had 234,590 unique visitors, according to Quantcast, which directly measures the site's traffic. On...
View Article3 Surprising Money Resolutions Everyone Should Make Next Year
Yes, you should stick to your budget, save more, and fully fund your retirement account. But you already know that.Jonathan Clements, director of financial education for Citi Personal Wealth...
View ArticleThis Lego Robot Kills The DRM Protection In Your Kindle E-Books
DRM, or digital rights management, is the stuff that limits a consumer's capabilities with his or her purchased digital media. It's what curbs the iTunes music you buy to your own use specifically. It...
View ArticleApple Is No Longer The English-Speaking World's Most Talked About Company (AAPL)
Google has overtaken Apple as the most talked-about company in the world, according to a report from Dow Jones that drew data from every story recorded in 2013 by its extensive database of global...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Stories Of The Year In Digital Payments, Including The Rise Of Uber
Welcome to our new Payments Insights newsletter, a morning email with the top news and analysis on the digital payments industry, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every...
View ArticleCasual Sex App DOWN Is Working On A Klout-Like Score To Show How 'Bangable'...
Down, the hook-up app formerly known as Bang With Friends, is working on a feature that will show its users how "bangable" they are.The Bangability Score will work a lot like Klout. But instead of...
View ArticleForget The Twerking Girl — The Best Viral YouTube Videos Are From 2007
With the advent of amazing technology comes a seemingly infinite opportunity to create something viral that could set the Internet on its axis at any time. In 2013 alone we experienced at least 50...
View Article'Fresh Prince' Producer Dies While Jogging At Age 54
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” producer and "Above The Rim" writer-director Jeffrey Pollack died Monday while jogging on Hermosa Beach, outside of Los Angeles, at age 54.Pollack, who also directed the...
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