Stressed out moms make fat kids feeding the obesity epidemic
businessshrink.biz — A recent study published in the journal of Pediatrics tells a story of stress in moms and overweight problems in their kids. When mom was found to be more stressed & reported more stressors in her life, children in the household had a higher potential of being overweight or obese. It's estimated 23 million children are at least overweight in the US (Submitted by inactive) More...
America searches Google 4 "freudian slip" after Biden speech
businessshrink.biz — A good deal of America apparently wasn't aware what a "freudian slip" was after listening to Joe Biden's VP acceptance speech. After the broadcast the number 19th search term on Google Trends was, "freudian slip." It's not the first time the Obama campaign has stirred the freudian slip pot; the first time Obama announced Biden as president. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Who says business isn't personal? Ning.com & WL proved it is
businessshrink.biz — Ning.com and WidgetLaboratory.com are still trying to untangle the mess of last Friday morning. We take a step back and different look at how this business deal turned personal and emotional. While a lot of networks on Ning and thousands of users have been effected things have started to become more clear with communications released from the past. (Submitted by inactive) More...
DIY Social Networking site Ning loses credibility in one day
businessshrink.biz — A social networking player that is utilizing Google's OpenSocial while slightly competing with MySpace / Facebook took a drastic step on Aug. 22nd, 2008 Friday morning to shut down the leading 3rd party applications provider for Ning, WidgetLaboratory. Tens of thousands of users & networks have been damaged with no alternative to what Ning removed. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Comedian Steve Byrne interviewed about his climb to the top
businessshrink.biz — Steve Byrne reveals his climb in stand-up comedy. Steve was recently featured on Comedy Central on Steve Byrne's Happy Hour and has been on The Real Wedding Crashers, Tonight Show, Fox's Mad TV, The Late Late Show, Comic View and more. Being half Asian and Irish Steve approaches comedy with a funny CaucAsian stand point, from janitor to comedian. (Submitted by inactive) More...
The Easiest Way To Recycle and Pay It Forward - Freecycle
businessshrink.biz — A concept that has been chugging along since May 1st of 2003 and started with about 30 friends & a couple non-profits has become a network with millions of members in over 75 countries. The concept is stated to be keeping 300 tons a day out of landfills. In perspective this would be 4 times the height of Mt. Everest when stacked in garbage trucks. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Missionary style beefcake calendar has member excommunicated
businessshrink.biz — A man named Chris Hardy put together a calendar for the public of returning Mormon male missionaries. The men posed shirtless and each calendar sold for $14.99 netting $150,000 in sales with about 10,000 sold. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints excommunicated Mr. Hardy while leaving the posers in the calendar untouched. (Submitted by inactive) More...
The Million Dollar Business of Unclaimed Baggage
businessshrink.biz — Most people get their baggage with no problem from the airline they fly with as they wait for it to show up on the carousel. For around 2 - 3 million people in any given year their bags never show up and make their way to the only Unclaimed Baggage Center in the U.S. All of the nations baggage is in 40,000 sq. feet adding 7,000 new items a day. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Criminal information unleashed for all to see, Google style
businessshrink.biz — If you have ever suspected your neighbor, co-worker or a new friend just might be hiding a criminal past, it just got a lot easier to find out with a simple search. The creators of PeopleFinder.com have launched an easy FREE tool to find criminal offenses by a person's name. There is also a neighborhood search for parents & neighborhood watchdogs. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Economic dominoes falling: Here's five you didn't know about
businessshrink.biz — As banks fail, losses add up and the stock market falls to new lows most everyone thinks that the sub-prime crisis will subside eventually. What most forget is that there are many other dominoes in the economy that can create havoc. 1. Commercial Property 2. $2.48 trillion consumer debt 3. Bailouts 4. FAS 157 5. Worldwide derivative market collapse (Submitted by inactive) More...
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