06.01.09
Stocks rally back on hopes write-downs are nearly over
I just read this MarketWatch page, intriguing piece.Posted by C. Ellis @ 07:38 PM [link] [0 comments]
From the CNNMoney.com site
CNNMoney.com is reporting: Bebo acquisition could boost AOL.
AOL's acquisition of social-networking site Bebo, announced Thursday, is the latest example of hazy math when it comes to valuing Web companies with little or no revenues.Posted by C. Ellis @ 01:32 PM [link] [0 comments]
Microsoft, Yahoo execs finally meet
AP Business Writer -- Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between the two rivals.Posted by C. Ellis @ 11:00 AM [link] [0 comments]
03.01.09
Fed Interventions Spur Worries Of Sowing Seeds For Next Crisis
By Saul Hansell A lot has been said about AOL’s failings. But the most recent rankings of blogs from Nielsen Online are a reminder that the running man hasn’t just been fiddling while the dial-up business burns.CNNMoney.com says: Bebo acquisition could boost AOL.
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Space: Also a Frontier for Corny Jokes
I just read this The Associated Press page.Posted by C. Ellis @ 08:46 PM [link] [0 comments]
Breaking news
Stanley Leary/AP The robot El-E, directed via laser pointer by Hai Nguyen of Georgia Tech, has been built to retrieve objects. By ANNE EISENBERG POINT-AND-CLICK devices have long controlled computer screens.RedOrbit.
Posted by C. Ellis @ 06:59 PM [link] [0 comments]
From the World wire
Times Online has the full story.Posted by C. Ellis @ 05:18 PM [link] [0 comments]
Interesting stuff
Newest way to get voters to the polls: Offer them a new car.Follow this link for the full piece
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02.01.09
Charities brace for Wall Street decline
Note to self: must read.Posted by C. Ellis @ 09:11 AM [link] [0 comments]
01.01.09
From the World department
Read this article featured on the Bloomberg site:
Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Mandate Strengthened After Iran Election.Posted by C. Ellis @ 10:20 PM [link] [0 comments]
This rocks
OMG, I just received this super link from Christine!
Oral sex in moving car: 73 percent. Sex with guy while roommates there: 69 percent. Lesbian experience: 52 percent. Threesome: 46 percent. Revealing secrets of college girls interviewed by Maxim. We all know the sort of girls Maxim interviews.Posted by C. Ellis @ 05:47 PM [link] [0 comments]
Interesting stuff at How Stuff Works
Good stuff at How Stuff Works.
How glow sticks work. The Cheat unavailable for comment due to being grounded.Posted by C. Ellis @ 12:03 AM [link] [0 comments]
31.12.08
This kicks ass
Ben mailed me this. 7-Eleven employee receives $711 bonus for having baby that weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces.
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Depression
Oh well, my self-pity and chagrin are inane. Christine says these wearinesses are futile and I agree but my life is a mess.
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NPD: SALES TOP $1 BLN IN FEB
By Kris Graft PlayStation 3 and Wii top Xbox 360 in February, a month that saw industry sales of over $1.3 billion, according to the NPD Group.Posted by C. Ellis @ 12:03 AM [link] [0 comments]