Honest Tea Tests New Yorkers' Honesty

Very interesting concept - if it can work on Wall Street, the company should try it on main street (although as a business consultant, I would suggest something a tad more secure looking than the pickle jar for the money). Gotta say that would not last overnight (or over a day) in many, many places. However, this could be an interesting alternative to vending machines.

Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

and watch the Wall Street Journal video on the story here:



One suggestion though - ice, or some way to keep the iced tea cool!

David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/

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Third of U.S. teens with phones text 100 times a day

Some Wow! statistics from the just released report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project on teens and texting. It's becoming - check that, become - the primary form of social interaction.

Read:
Third of U.S. teens with phones text 100 times a day | Reuters

Watch:


To some, scary stuff - but hey, it's becoming THE WAY things are done!

David

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Photos: Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion

Amazing photos from this unfortunate accident:

See Photos: Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion --THE DEAD PELICAN 2010©

God bless the workers and their families....

David

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SEC Porn Probe: Staffers Watched Porn As Economy Crashed

Well, the SEC obviously didn't buy the best of filtering systems for its computers, eh? Making over $200K a year and watching porn all day at the office - only in the government! This does go a long way in explaining the SEC's lack of oversight - although they obviously weren't exactly "asleep at the wheel" as they have often been characterized - not asleep at all as it turns out!

Heads will roll!

The serious news story on it:



and

The funny take on it:




David http://wyld-about-money.blogspot.com/
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Bill Gates College Tour: Billionaire Encourages Students To Teach

Of course, Bill won the "lotto of life" jackpot a long time ago, so it's easy to criticize him. However, think he has great advice for today's grads. As a college prof, I can certainly appreciate his take on guiding more students toward meaningful careers. Of course, meaning is what you make of it, and even in entertainment, and yes, if someone does ever find a cure for baldness, there's meaning in that for many, many people.

Encourage you to follow the link to the CNET story and read more about the interview and watch and excerpt.



Original CNET story: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002817-56.html


David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost