How Much is the Most Expensive House for Sale in America?

It is no accident that Greenwich, Conn. has the nickname of the hedge fund capital of America. It has an enviable proximity to New York City, expensive ZIP codes, and a large number of wealthy Wall Street residents. Now the town will be known for something else; the location for the most expensive house for sale in America. How much is the most expensive house for sale in America though? [...]

Is Xbox One the Wrong Console for these Tough Economic Times?

The Xbox 360 successor from Microsoft, was revealed on Tuesday and is to be called the Xbox One. It certainly looks and sounds like a very desirable piece of gaming kit that many are eager to get their hands on. The specs and capabilities are very impressive. It has voice and motion sensors for both the games and to control the system in general. Microsoft described the new Xbox One as [...]

Why Did Someone Pay $398,500 for a Pigeon?

People spend crazy amounts of money on all kinds of things, such as works of ‘art’, cars and obviously pigeons. Wait, pigeons? Yeah it seems that pigeons, those annoying birds that poop everywhere in cities and swarm around feeding on discarded food waste, can even fetch a high price tag. Apparently this particular pigeon in question is not your ordinary run of the mill bird though, but more like a [...]

Brad Pitt Slams his Marriage with Jennifer Aniston

Was Brad Pitt ever happy during his marriage with Jennifer Aniston? It is good that both characters are known for their acting careers, because it seems like their whole marriage was an act considering how much it was publicized  Every time they were seen in public, they would appear as everything was absolutely fine, but then came Mr and Mrs Smith and everything changed. Now we known Brangelina as a household [...]

Is Xbox One Backwards Compatible?

Microsoft’s latest games console and successor to the hugely successful Xbox 360 was revealed by the company today to much fanfare. It is called the Xbox One and has some very impressive specifications and capabilities. It is being billed as an all in one entertainment center for your living room. One thing that many gamers have been interested in finding out is whether or not the new console will be [...]

Where Are Poor Americans Moving To?

The global financial crisis is claimed by many to have begun back in 2007 and to have started primarily in America due to a huge housing bubble and the massive issue of sub-prime lending. People who were unable to buy a house were lent money to, even if they had little or no chance of being able to pay back these loans. This seemed okay while the economy was stable, [...]

$1000 Tip for Dream Trip to Italy - Faith in Humanity Restored!

If you’re cynical, and lets face it many of us are, then this story will hopefully go some way to restoring your faith in humanity. A story has emerged on the popular blogging site Tumblr about a waitresses’ amazing tip from a supremely generous stranger. Ironically this post came from the waitresses daughter, who’s username on Tumblr is Casual Cynic. According to Casual Cynic’s blog post her mother has a [...]

What Demographics Use Social Media?

It seems everyone is using social media these days,so you probably think you know social. Did you know that not everyone uses the same social media sites though? According to user data and statistics, different sites have different appeals, depending on which demographic group you belong to. This includes which age bracket you fit into, your gender and even which racial group you are in. If you are in any [...]

Has Apple Been Evading Taxes in America?

There has been much publicity recently in both the U.S. and the UK regarding the tax practices of large multi-national corporations such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks. These companies have been accused of using various loopholes within the tax rules of the various countries in which they operate to avoid paying millions of dollars of tax even though they make billions of dollars of profit. This is all linked with [...]

Is Microsoft Intruding On Your Skype Privacy?

Of course complete privacy is probably too much to expect in this day and age, especially if you use the internet regularly. We have all become accustomed to sharing content online, social media profiles, and interacting with others via instant messages/internet phone calls. You would hope though that a level of privacy would still be in place for your text and voice conversations though with friends and family. It seems [...]