Pinterest For Business, Instagram, Facebook Page and other Social Media Updates
In the past week we have seen Instagram now offer profiles and also Pinterest offer business pages. Instagram is an overwhelming popular app that allows - via mobile devices like iPhone and Android, the user the ability to take average photos and make them look a whole lot better and Pinterest is a social media website where you can share photos and videos of things you like from fashion, devices to applications to architecture.
Nintendo Wii U to Hit Stores on November 18
Nintendo Co.'s Wii U is to be released on the 18th of November. The Wii U launch gives Nintendo Co. a show as the company tries to bounce back from its annual loss. The Wii U is expected to be a hit during the 2012 holiday shopping season.
Second Recession for Eurozone since 2009
The ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone dragged the bloc into what is being touted as the second eurozone recession since the year 2009 during the third quarter in spite of moderate growth in European nations France and Germany.
Global Patent Battle Finally Settled by HTC and Apple
A global patent settlement was disclosed by HTC Corp. and the Apple Inc. on the 10th of November along with a licensing contract thereby putting an end to one of the main battles in the history of wars for the smartphone patents.
Why Australia’s Economy is No Economic Wonder
In Australia, we seem to have a cultural view that our 'material abundance will last forever'. What people don't seem to realise is that our material abundance, and our ability to take advantage of this material abundance, doesn't come close to covering the bills we're racking up in the pursuit of a high standard of living.
Happy Returns for McIlroy
Despite winning the money list titles on both sides of the Atlantic, world number one Rory McIlroy insists that he will be at his best at this week's Hong Kong Open.
World’s Largest Study Into What Keeps Us Active As We Age
One of the world's largest and most comprehensive studies into the factors that keep us active as we age is among 10 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) projects to share in more than $6.1 million funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
High-quality Personal Relationships Improve Survival in Women with Breast Cancer
The quality of a woman's social networks-the personal relationships that surround an individual-appears to be just as important as the size of her networks in predicting breast cancer survival, Kaiser Permanente scientists report in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
Babies Born to Stressed Mothers More Likely to be Bullied at School
Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy are more likely to become victims of bullying at school.
20 States Now Working on Process to Secede from the Union
Historians through the years have argued that the Civil War decided, once and for all, the issue of whether states could secede from the union, but that hasn't stopped a growing number of Americans from entertaining the notion these days.
Who Controls your Domain Name?
Recently, I read an article on Tech Crunch about a Domain name hijacking that made me think about some of the problems my clients had experienced in the past with similar issues.
Australian LNG Projects Get Pricey
'Boom crash opera!' In keeping with this week's musical theme, that's how we'd describe yesterday's drama in the Australian share market. The ASX/200 fell over one and a half per cent by the close. It was an equal opportunity blood-letting, with the banks and the miners being hit.
Let’s Go Fiscal Cliff Diving
According to the popular press, if we lose our grip we will surely fall into the red-hot bowels of Hell.
Avoid the Slaughter: Watch This Key Stock Market Pointer
Last week I said 'Look out for a very sharp sell-off in the S+P 500 once it snaps beneath the 1390-1400 area, which is currently providing strong support. It will only take one nasty night to break through and then we will see a distinct shift in momentum.'
Top Healing Foods that Stop Ovarian Cancer in its Tracks
Languages are highly complex systems and yet most children seem to acquire language easily, even in the absence of formal instruction. New research on young children's use of British Sign Language (BSL) sheds light on one mechanism - iconicity - that may play an important role in children's ability to learn language.
Asthma Inhalers with Tracking Devices: The Future of American Big Brother Healthcare
Big Brother is finding new and inventive ways to keep track of you these days, thanks to an explosion in technology, and that now includes the healthcare industry, once considered a bastion of privacy.
The Road to Language Learning Is Iconic
Languages are highly complex systems and yet most children seem to acquire language easily, even in the absence of formal instruction. New research on young children's use of British Sign Language (BSL) sheds light on one mechanism - iconicity - that may play an important role in children's ability to learn language.
China Gold!
The city is on lockdown. Street vendors are closed. Taxi drivers have been ordered to seal their windows to prevent seditious material from being leafletted in the main square.
Terminally Ill Cancer Patients who Discuss End-of-life Care Early Can Avoid Needlessly Aggressive Treatment Later On, Study Finds
Terminally ill cancer patients who have an early talk with their physician about care at the end-of-life are less likely to receive aggressive therapy – and more likely to enter hospice care – than patients who delay such discussions until the days and weeks before death, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers suggests.
How to Prepare Yourself for a Stock Market Attack
The stock market is not exactly a model of orderly progress, is it? The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) became the latest bourse to experience a 'glitch' yesterday. Volume was light on the NYSE because trading in 216 of its 3825 stocks was suspended. The exchange's matching engine wasn't functioning properly.
Chief of BBC Quits over Failures Regarding Shoddy Journalism
The director general, George Entwistle resigned from BBC within two months of commencing his job, after the broadcaster that is funded by the state had put out a programme that was marked by the chairman as nothing but shoddy journalism in BBC.
Strong Consumer Data Helps Improve Prices of Oil, US Stocks
The rise in price of oil and improved stocks in the US on Friday was more than five years, owing to the sentiment of the consumers, exceeding concerns that the US fiscal cliff and the financial woes of Europe may result in global recession.
Zombies Win, Again
As you know, what this country needs is real stimulus...not phoney stimulus. It needs to put more resources in the hands of the productive sector of the economy...not more money in the hands of the zombies.
Priceline.com to Acquire Travel Research Site Kayak for $1.8bn
On the 8th of November, Priceline.com Inc. informed that it would acquire Kayak Software Corp. for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition of Kayak, which is a buying price-comparison site, underlines ongoing changes in the internet travel business.
Divine Brain Food - Sharpen your Thinking with Chocolate
Most people don't need an excuse to eat chocolate -- its creamy texture and delicious taste are reason enough. Yet, here is another compelling reason to savor chocolate: it helps your brain work better. Flavonols present within chocolate may be the key to this enhanced cognitive functioning.
Seven Ways to Supercharge your Immune System Fast
In a 2002 Jon Rapoport interview of a retired vaccine industry researcher turned whistleblower, the whistleblower, whose identity is protected, dismisses the false premise of vaccinations creating immunity by stimulating antibodies.
Three-year-Old Boy Arrested for Peeing in his Front Yard, Mom Gets $2,500 Ticket
Judging by the cost of the ticket and the inflexible attitude of the police officer issuing it, you'd think Piedmont, Okla. had a huge problem with toddlers running all over the place urinating on anything and everything in their paths.
COO Retires as Rolls-Royce Positive on Growth
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc informed that its trading was on course as it announced that Alain Michaelis was to replace retiring chief operating officer Mike Terrett. The world's second-biggest producer of commercial aircraft engines expects to see good growth in its full-year profit.
China’s Inflation Slows to 1.7% in October, Giving Room for New Easing Measures
Official data showed on the 9th of November that China's annual consumer inflation slowed to a 33-month low on food cost in the month of October thus giving the government scope to introduce new easing measures if needed. The policy of the China's government has succeeded in supporting the growth of the world's second-biggest economy.
This Trifecta Means You Should Be Following the Gold Story
There's a veritable trifecta of forces that make gold the most interesting speculation/story for the rest of the year. With Obama's re-election in the US, all attention now turns to the looming 'fiscal cliff'. America's credit rating - and the dollar - are on the line.
