It's amazing how video continues to be so dominant all over the Internet.  For this, we have YouTube to thank.  But as that category killer has grown and become an even greater force in web entertainment, something interesting has been happening back at the network ranch.  NBC ...

Last May, I wrote about the Ohio law that, the legislature intended, would put the screws to payday lenders in that state. The law limited payday loans to four short-term loans a year and capped annual interest rates at 28......

This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks from major sectors that are likely to double off of their lows we have recently seen. Today, let’s discuss the retail sector.   We are also including two food companies that have suffered along with the rest of the retail sector. Today’...

Steven Lash, President and CEO of Satori World Medical, spoke with HealthBlawg last week about Satori's take on medical tourism, including its method of sharing cost savings with consumers who use Satori's services through employer-sponsored health plans. The audio file of my interview with Steven L...

Filed under: Consumer experience, Amazon.com (AMZN) It's not too hard to find stories on the latest Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-book reader, the Kindle 2. But the newly released Kindle has a lot to live up to, according to a recent ChangeWave survey of original Kindle e-book owners. Fifty-eight percent ...

Here's a clip from a recent keynote in Las Vegas. I'm challenging the audience to think about the issue of maintaining brand relevance, in the era in which customers increasingly influence the perception of brands through social networking tools. The key challenge today is preventing a brand from be...

I know what you're thinking: why hasn't anyone made a silicone mouthguard (with a vibrating bullet!) that I can wear while giving a blowjob? Well, get back on your knees: your prayers have been answered. The cleverly named Blowguard is, quite literally, a mouthguard for blowjobs. Designed by a denti...

As I mentioned a few days ago, I was invited to the pre-opening party for a Museum exhibit in Rome on March 16.Unfortunately I will not make it there.It would be hard to justify the trip just for that.With a few visits to wineries, some sightseeing and cheese and food scouting, a trip to Italy could...

A lot of "buzz" has been going on about Skittles "homepage redesign" For those of you who've been spared from the tempest in a teapot, essentially Skittles decided to go all Modernista! (an agency that made Wikipedia their homepage; irked Wikipedia purists and as you can see,...

A lot of "buzz" has been going on about Skittles "homepage redesign" For those of you who've been spared from the tempest in a teapot, essentially Skittles decided to go all Modernista! (an agency that made Wikipedia their homepage; irked Wikipedia purists and as you can see, became a little too tra...