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Waze Could Make Waves Between Google and Facebook

Waze seems to be at the center of quite an interesting bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to a recent article in Computer World. Waze is "the world's fastest-growing community-based traffic and navigation app." And it's at the heart of what looks like a bidding war between Facebook and Google...

Page 2: Star Wars, Super 8, Muppets, Lost, Walking Dead, Arrested Development, Tangled, Drive, Monsters Inc

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Stormtrooper [...]

The Latest in Happiness Research

In the L.A. Times, Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton highlight some of the more interesting recent findings in the field of happiness research.  Two surprising examples from the article: "A study of women in the United States found that homeowners were no happier than renters, on average. Show More Summary

A Close Examination of the Reversal

The intraday reversal in the markets yesterday is of big interest and importance to traders and market technicians. Since the Jon Hilsenrath article, almost two weeks ago, investors have put more weight again on any tapering talk from the Fed.

Page 2: Roger Ebert, Die Hard, Avatar, Star Trek, Captain EO, Back to the Future, Snow White, Toy Story, Alien

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: CANNES: ROGER EBERT [...]

Ascending to 'Interesting'

Summary: I've read a fair share of how-to articles about how to capture online audiences with great content. And I'd say 99.9 percent of them order you to "be interesting." What on earth does this maddening generality mean? To me, it means a lot of things. Which is why it makes me crazy whenever I see it in an article claiming to have unlocked the secret to great content.

CNOOC Limited (ADR) (CEO), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (PBR), China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR) (SNP): Three Oil & Gas Stocks From Emerging Markets

Emerging markets provide plenty of growth opportunities, especially with their higher current and expected GDP growth rates. In this article we will look into three interesting oil and gas companies from two quickly developing economies, Brazil and China. These are Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNP) and CNOOC [...]

Regulation: The high cost of low value wind

Regulation magazine recently published an interesting article on the high costs and market disruptions associated with long-term subsidies to the renewable energy sector. An NCPA review of the Regulation Mag article notes, Subsidies for renewable energy distort markets and are economically inefficient, … Continue reading ?

Page 2: Toy Story, Star Wars, Star Trek, Ender’s Game, Bruce Lee, Doctor Who, Jaws, Breaking Bad, Wreck-It Ralph, Seth Rogen

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Toy Story’s Buzz [...]

Yields Of 4-15% On 3 Stocks Poised To Benefit From An Economic Recovery

By Mike the PhD: (Author's Note: This article continues my Seeking Alpha series on high dividend paying stocks. For those interested, some past articles in this series can be found here, here and here. My blog details more on my investing...Show More Summary

Political Profiling and Racial Profiling

(Ilya Somin) Slate columnist Farhad Manjoo has an interesting article arguing that conservatives are right to complain about the IRS’ use of political profiling, but argues that they should use the same reasoning to rethink their support for racial profiling in law enforcement. As he points out the IRS justification for political profiling is very similar to [...]

Peak Law School

Bill Henderson and Kyle McEntee have a couple of interesting articles regarding the ongoing crash in law school applications and enrollments, and the implications it has for law school budgets. Some numbers: First year enrollment at ABA schools: 2010: 52,500 2011: 48,700 2012: 44,481 This fall the 2010 matrics will be replaced by a new [...]

Is Xbox One 'Game Over' For GameStop?

ByJohn Deamer: Microsoft (MSFT) unveiled the new Xbox One game console and it has a lot of bells and whistles. I'm going to ignore most of them for this article and look at one interesting item - used games and how it may affect GameStop (GME). Show More Summary

Raising A Yellow Flag Over REIT Valuation

By Adam Aloisi: I read with interest two articles by Dane Bowler (I,II) and another by Brad Thomas over the past week that examined REIT valuation, specifically that of triple-net kingpin Realty Income (O). Bowler recommended a swapShow More Summary

Page 2: Tron, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Arrested Development, Terminator

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: “TRon Swanson” from Hanksy. [...]

Page 2: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Ben Affleck, Star Trek, James Franco, WALL-E, Game Of Thrones, Aliens, Princess Mononoke, Godzilla

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Darth Vader Beer [...]

If You Believe Sirius Is Overvalued, Think Again

By Paid2Trade: It sounds trite to say, but there's never a dull moment in the land of Sirius XM (SIRI). Our recent articles, which outlined scenarios where both Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) might be interested in the satellite radio giant, have caused quite the stir. Show More Summary

Sexual Behavior and Critics of Consent Theory

Sexual Behavior and Critics of Consent Theory Over (here) at The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf has in interesting take on whether consent is an appropriate litmus test for measuring ethical sexual behavior. Unfortunately, the article’s title — The Ethics of Extreme Porn: Is Some Sex Wrong Even Among … Continue reading ? Feminist Law Professors

Are Your For Real?

Daniel Finkelstein wrote an interesting article for The Times the other day on a subject that I've been banging on about for a long time - the likelihood of another Coalition Government and 'hung' Westminster Parliament after the next general election in 2015. Show More Summary

Page 2: Star Trek, ET, Fast & Furious, Indiana Jones, WALL-E, Hanksy, Snow White, Star Wars, GI Joe, Great Gatsby, The Office

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Star Trek Cake Justin [...]

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