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  • Top 5 Best Selling Car Brands of 2011

    In the United States of America, there are about 246 million cars, down from 250 million. 2010 saw a decrease in cars as economic hard times set in. So, what cars are Americans buying? What car brands make up that 246 million? Here’s a look at the Five Families of Car-Making in America. #1 The […]

  • 10 Unfair Myths Bitter Nerds Will Eventually Spread About Steve Jobs

    Share Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the death of a computing icon, a man who changed how we interact with the virtual world forever.  I’m talking, of course, about Unix creator Dennis Ritchie.  Just kidding, odds are the first time you heard Ritchie’s name in […]

  • The Evolution of Communication

    In 1672, the first mail services in Americas were unofficial routes between the northern colonies’ largest cities Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. As the colonies grew they found their need for better communication growing. This need would spawn the evolution of communication in United States of America. Starting in 1844 with the invention and […]

  • 10 Richest Heads of State in the World

    They say that being in the top job of any organization is stressful, but that the pay is worth it. It seems the same is true when it comes to the government — as these super-rich heads of state show. Who says working in the public sector has to pay badly?

  • 10 Huge Branding Mistakes

    Share In today’s wacky world of advertising and rampant consumerism, a company must forever be changing in order to stay cutting edge. Attention spans grow shorter everyday, no thanks to the visual rape we are incessantly faced with; a constant barrage of billboards, taxi ads, commercials, YouTube commercials, popups on every website, and even plastered […]

  • 6 Work Place Shoe Faux Pas To Avoid

    When there’s a chill in the air, work place fashion faux pas run rampant. Usually it’s because people cling onto their summer wardrobes or don’t know how to dress fashionably while also staying warm. Well we’re here to prove style and warmth aren’t mutually exclusive (but remember that Ugg boots and our approval are). (image credit) […]

  • 13 Most Disturbing Anti Drugs Ads

    The war on drugs is fiercely fought and made up of many smaller, but no less important, battles. Anti-drugs campaigners fight one such battle, driving home the message that hard drugs are dangerous and harmful to one’s health. Powerful tactics are employed in this effort, not least the way in which public service ad campaigns […]

  • 10 Toxic Toys That Kids Actually Played With

    Good parents always want the best for their children, and for them to play as safely and happily as possible. In times gone by, however, this was was often easier said than done, as many popular toys and games contained harmful elements which presented real risks to kids. These days, what can and can’t be […]

  • 10 Incredible Commercials Created by Great Music Video Directors

    The road to becoming a successful director is a long, complicated and arduous one. As any film student will know, it takes talent, perseverance, dedication and a lot of hard work to make it into the director’s chair (a little bit of luck helps, too). As with any creative process, film directing is about learning, […]

  • 10 Ads That Were Banned For Sexual Content

    If there is one truth in advertising it must surely be this: sex sells. And a lot of sex sells a lot of things. As the late, great comedian Bill Hicks dryly noted, sex can be (and often is) used to advertise absolutely anything at all. Sometimes, however, those zany advertising types go a little […]

  • 10 Reasons 2011 Should and Will Begin the Apocalypse

    Every year, without fail, commonly recurring natural disasters, stormy weather conditions, changes in animal behavior, and even oddly shaped clouds in the sky prompt a new slew of lunatics to claim that end time is nigh. It’s almost as if — wait, it’s exactly the case that most of these people are biding their time, […]

  • How America Spends Their Labor Day

    Labor Day is less about labor and more about leisure, according to a recent survey by Adecco USA. Fifty-nine percent of respondents think of Labor Day as an end to summer, while only 22% equate the holiday with workers’ rights. The majority of those who are working will be doing it at home – in […]