December 2008
10 posts
Everything I Know About Business I Learned From... →
Great insight from Zappos CEO.
Holy Fucking Shit I Was Just In A Plane Crash! →
A Continental airlines 737 slid off the runway in Denver last night. The engine on the right side was shorn off and the plane burst into flames. Passengers escaped out the left side on slides. 38…
Apple announces final MacWorld, no Steve Jobs... →
Apple has just issued a press release stating that this coming MacWorld in January will be its last, and Steve Jobs won’t be on hand to say goodbye. Instead, Phil Schiller will be heading up the…
2008 Greek riots (PICS) →
On the night of Saturday, December 6th, two Special Guards of the Greek police clashed with a small group of young men. The exact details of what took place are still unclear, but it is known that…
Google Announces 2008 Year-end Zeitgeist →
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008.
Oil Executive Predicts $1 Gas In 2009, 1st time... →
Joe Petrowski, CEO of Gulf Oil has been studying the oil business since the 1970s when he wrote his Harvard thesis, said that the price of oil could sink to $20 per barrel.
New Study Links Green Spaces to Healthier Bodies &... →
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than…
Kevin Rose and Daniel Burka cook w/ garlic on... →
Kevin and Daniel raise money for KTEH, Silicon Valley’s public tevelision station.
Ancient lost city discovered deep in Amazonian... →
An ancient lost city has been discovered in the remote Amazonian rainforest of north-east Peru, archaeologists have announced.
Rumor: Microsoft to Buy Yahoo for $20 Billion Now →
The Times of London reported this weekend that Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo’s search business for $20 billion. According to the paper, former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller and fomer Fox…