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The New Grand Theft Auto Videogame is the Fastest-Selling Entertainment Product Ever
GTA V reached the billion-dollar revenue milestone faster than any other entertainment product in history. Read that again … Not only does that make GTA the fastest game to reach that milestone, but the fastest-selling entertainment product of all time. It took the game only three days to achieve what Avatar, no less than the
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Speaking of dangerous Red Lines … Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Siri Gets Sassy With Swipes At Google Glass. (AppAdvice) The NSA Machine: Too big for anyone to understand. (Yahoo News) Dolphins Name Themselves. They also answer to those chosen
Where Does Your Money Go? Consumer Spending Chart.
With all the talk of federal budgets and debt ceilings, now is a good time to turn our focus to the consumer. Poverty rates and median income remained unchanged in 2012, despite the recovery. So, how does the average US household spend their paycheck? This chart breaks it down. via Where Does the Money
'Death and Taxes 2014' - Explanation of the Federal Budget [Graphic]
Here we go again … 'Treasury urges Congress to act now on U.S. debt ceiling.' But, where does the federal money go? To answer this, just take a look at this year's 'Death and Taxes' infographic. The FY2014 budget chart contains over 500 departments, agencies, programs (and just about everything else the government can spend
What Does Buying the New iPhone 5s Say About You?
Of course you have heard that Apple Computer will release its new iPhone 5s this Friday. My older son tried to get me to skip this release. I half-jokingly told him that not buying the new iPhone might put my "early adopter" status in jeopardy. He sneeringly said "Buying an iPhone is proof you're
Twitter Doubles Renenue in 2013 - Files for IPO
Twitter will generate more than 500 million dollars in revenue this year. This represents a doubling of the firm’s estimated 245 million dollars of revenue in 2012. Other analysts estimate even higher sales figures. Notoriously secret, Twitter has not published any figures. However, this is likely to change in the near future. Why? Twitter