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Kardashian Divorce Begs The Question: Was Her Marriage Only For Ratings?
It has been announced that Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce today, verified by news “giant” Ryan Seacrest on Twitter. Perhaps when Kim saw Kris Humphries in his Halloween Frankenstein costume and didn’t notice much difference, she had second thoughts? OK, bad joke.. but anyone who has seen Keeping Up With The Kardashians has pretty much figured out early on that this wasn’t a legit marriage. And now that it’s officially headed to the big D, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Entertainment
Trending Photo: Marine’s Wife at Casket
Appearing heavily the last few days on social media sites has been that of a marine’s wife laying on a mattress next to his casket. A touching story is included: The night before the burial of her husband 2nd Lt. James Cathey of the United States Marine Corps, killed in Iraq, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Twitter Explodes with Darren Oliver “Old” Jokes
Game 6 of the World Series between the Rangers and Cardinals saw drama, Twitter-style, Thursday when the Rangers put relief pitcher Darren Oliver in the 10th inning to the chagrin of Rangers fans, many of whom focused on his age. Oliver tweeting was so rampant that he ended up trending until the end of the game. A large portion of the Darren Oliver tweets focused on his age. Below is a sample of some of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media
Man Standing on Baby Photo: Abuse or Just Bizarre?
Today’s social media news feed dropped a disturbing photo into view, that of a a man standing on an emaciated child. The angry caption reads: I WANT TO KILL THIS MAN…IF U R AGAINST CHILD ABUSE *PLEASE* LIKE N SHARE THIS.. Angry comments follow, and for good reason. There is absolutely no good reason for someone to be standing on a child like that. But it’s not exactly child abuse per se, in that this photo was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hoaxes & Rumors
The Herman Cain “Smoking” Video: Bad For Perry?
Herman Cain is featured in a new video entitled “Now is the time for action” which has received considerable media attention. Most of the video features Mark Block, Cain’s Chief of Staff, laying out his pitch for Herman Cain in typical campaign vernacular. Where the attention on this video lies is in the last 17 seconds of the commercial. This is when Mr. Block stops talking and takes a drag from his cigarette and exhales … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
Stansberry Research Video: An Advertising Perspective
The following our review of the Stansberry Research video advertised on television. We haven’t seen the newsletter, but the review below is a discussion of the methods and materials used in advertising by Stansberry. This is not an attempt to endorse or refute the claims made by Stansberry, only opinions derived from his marketing methods. I resisted. I really did. But that ominous black background and apocalyptic claims were just too much for me, so I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
GOP Candidates Poll: Social Media 10/17-10/23/11
As presidential politics ramp up, everyone wants to know who is in the lead, who is surging, and who is fading. There are some great organizations who spend hefty resources to discover just those numbers. But we don’t. In fact, our method is in no way scientific, but it’s interesting nonetheless. What we’ve done here is to monitor the number of followers by each candidate on a daily basis and compare who has been receiving … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
The Kris Humphries Sims Laugh
Kris Humphries, aka Mr. Kim Kardashian, is already being spotted without his wedding ring and sites such as AOLTV.com are reporting that their sources claim the marriage is essentially over resulting in Kim’s agent dropping Kris. We’re not so sure… Say it ain’t so Kris! Regardless of the marital status, our beloved Kris Humphries can live on in games such as the Sims 3. And for gamers who love the Sims, the thought of a Kris Humphries … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humor
Daylight Savings 2011. Did You Say it Correctly?
It’s time to “Fall Back” with the end of Daylight Savings Time in 2011 on November 6, 2011 at 2am. Wait, is it Daylight Savings Time or Daylight Saving Time? An informal poll of my friends led to a uniformly plural “savings.” According to Wikipedia: Although daylight saving time is considered to be correct, daylight savings time is commonly used. The form daylight saving time uses the present participle saving as an adjective, as in labor … Read entire article »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Is Herman Cain Pro Life or Pro Choice?
Herman Cain is in the hot seat again today as his comments on CNN drew fire regarding his stance on abortion. In the interview with Piers Morgan, Cain claimed that under no circumstances did he believe in abortion, but later implied he believed in a family’s choice, leading viewers to question where his views on abortion really fall. In the interview, Cain responded to a hypothetical scenario in which a female family member was raped … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
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