Can The Gambling Industry Ever Become A Force For Good?


After what appears to be a long-cycle swing towards greater permissiveness of gambling, both in the USA and in the rest of the world, it remains true that most Americans cannot legally bet on sports...
    






DayZ Hits 1 Million Sales


The one-time Arma II mod turned standalone game DayZ continues to steamroll the world of PC gaming. Developer Dean “Rocket” Hall just announced 1 million sales in 4 weeks – at $29.99 a copy, that...
    






Bikini Bridge Trend Goes Viral


It is not very clear whether it is for real or a fake copy meant to delude all the anorexics and bulimics. The most recent trendsetting issue on the Internet is the bikini bridge. A space where your...
    






Japan Tainted Food Outbreak Causes Food Poisoning


It is a very upsetting event alright. Hundreds of people unwittingly ate packaged frozen seafood from Maruha Nichiro Holdings. The pesticide-laced eatables let loose an epidemic of diarrhea and...
    






Forsake Start-Up Envy: Three Reasons Why Large Companies Should Out-Innovate Start-Ups


This is the first of a two-part series on how large companies can out-innovate start-ups. Part Two is available here.  An accompanying infographic is also available. An executive recently left his...
    






Innovators Arise: 8 Rules For How Large Companies Can Out-Innovate Start-Ups


This is the second of a two-part series on how large companies can out-innovate start-ups. Part one is available here.  An Infographic summarizing the 8 rules is available here. In the companion...
    






Michael Bay makes a short gawky appearance at CES 2014


As you know, Samsung invaded CES 2014 today in Las Vegas with a ton of new consumer products, ranging from notebooks to gargantuan tablets and TVs. Samsung also had the brilliant plan of asking film...
    






The Weekly Oil & Gas Follies


The Weekly Oil and Gas Follies – Volume 27, January 6, 2014   In which we drill down into the @GDBlackmon Twitter feed to briefly chronicle the week’s silliness, foibles, fake news and real news...