Google Glass Available Today!
Today marks the first day that anyone in America who is 18 years old or older can purchase Google Glass without a special invitation. Does this mean the beginning of science fiction-esque cyborgs...
View ArticleNew Regulations for E-Cigarettes may Affect Sales
The FDA issued a proposal yesterday that sets a foundation for regulating the sale of e-cigarettes and related products. While the proposal is not expected to make immediate changes, the intention is...
View ArticleTarget Chairman Resigns
The CEO of Target, Gregg Steinhafel, has resigned after a hard few months in the wake of the major security breach that happened around Christmas. During the breach, millions of customers’ personal...
View ArticleSriracha Maker Refuses to Move
Last October, several residents in Irwindale, California complained to city officials that the smell of the Sriracha plant was overwhelming. The residents claimed that the fumes from the factory made...
View Article7-11’s Wacky Summer Promotion Gets Buzz
It is nothing new for 7-11 to come up with a Slurpee promotion when the summertime draws near. However, this summer 7-11 is kicking it up a notch with some zany, hipster-inspired mustache straws and...
View ArticleChobani Inspires Hashtag Movement
Chobani evoked some emotion with the under-lid message “Nature got us to 100 calories, not scientists. #howmatters” Many disapproved of the line for the message that it instilled-that what comes from...
View ArticleBoy Gets Deep-Fried Paper towel at KFC
A 29-year-old mother and her seven-year-old son were disgusted to find that one of their pieces of KFC chicken was not chicken at all, but a blue paper towel that has been breaded and fried. The...
View Article“Big Med” New Yorker feature, and the beauty of Cheesecake Factory Medicine
Atul Gawande wrote a delectable feature in this week’s New Yorker, taking a deep look at The Cheesecake Factory’s business structure, and the possibility of applying it to medicine. It’s equally...
View ArticleCOSTCO. Providing copious amounts of Beef-a-Reno and CSR
If Walmart is the devil in the space, a true angel might be emerging. A recent article published in TriplePundit, “Costco, the genuine retail CSR leader?”, was trending on Reddit, which may be an...
View ArticleApple Be Stackin’
As the world takes a huge beating on Facebook, now with a market cap of under 40 bil, Apple continues to crush. The most valuable company in the world, it’s striving without the late, great Steve Jobs....
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