The Top 100 Trends of 2008
trendhunter.com — The crown jewel of our 2008 countdown, this massive micro trend report is an unfiltered list of the top trends in 2008. Just to make the list, the articles required 30,000 clicks, with the most popular scoring more than 1,000,000 individual views? .....More… (Movies)
Fired On Facebook!
legalblogwatch.typepad.com — These days, Facebook isn't just a go-to social media application. The Web site's ubiquitous role in everyday life is also transforming it into a conduit for lawsuits. The Calgary Herald reports that a Canadian spa used Facebook to fire an employee, esthetician Crystal Bell......More… (Movies)
Microsoft sold 28 million Xbox 360s by end of 2008
reuters.com — Microsoft Corp sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales.........More… (Technology)
Treasurys Paulson Gets It Wrong (Surprise!)
forbes.com — In a recent interview with the Financial Times, U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson blamed the credit crisis on global imbalances. Specifically, he repeated a storyline popularized by Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke: that a global savings glut (otherwise known as an imbalance) pushed interest rates down around the world........More… (Politics)
German billionaire Adolf Merckle jumps in front of Train
cnbc.com — German billionaire Adolf Merckle, who last year joined the ranks of investors who were caught on the wrong foot by an unprecedented surge in carmaker Volkswagen's shares, died after being hit by a train on Monday evening, Die Welt newspaper reported in its online edition, citing police......More… (Politics)
The Most Offensive Song Ever Made
reverbnation.com — "Livin' In Infamy" - A rap song featuring hip-hop personas of Adolph Hitler, George Bush, Osama Bin Laden, Jeffrey Dahmer, Britney Spears and Celine Dion. Truly the worst that humanity has to offer......More… (Movies)
MacRumors live Macworld 2009 feed hacked
flickr.com — Hackers hijack the MacRumors Macworld 2009 feed......More… (Technology)
Milky Way and Andromeda will collide sooner than expected
telegraph.co.uk — The Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are on a collision course and will hit one another earlier than scientists had previously predicted......More… (Technology)