The 'Other' Thing You May Not Know About Facebook
Since its start in February 2004, Facebook has gone through a lot of changes. The News Feed was introduced in 2006, the Like feature in 2009, and the Timeline format was rolled out in the fall of 2011. But there's another feature from November 2010 that you may not know about.
Engines idling in New York despite law
Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving.
Micro-Hybrids Next Big Thing?
The market for gasoline-electric hybrids and electric cars is expected to grow over the next few years, but they aren't the only energy-efficient vehicles expected to become more popular.
The Thing That Made America Great - Do We Still Have It?
Just read a really interesting piece by Dan Schwabel on the Amex Open Forum called Why Startup America Makes Your Life Better. He talks about President Obama's "Startup America" legislative agenda introduced, with the support of companies like American Express and Microsoft, to support entrepreneurship in America by lowering the barriers to entry for starting a business.
Thing That Killed Lehman (and Almost GE) Popular Again
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wall Street is jumping back into the risky $1.6 trillion "repo" market with some of the biggest U.S. banks -- including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo -- leading the charge. Shunned after the 2008 financial crisis after killing Lehman Brothers -- and nearly cutting General Electric's financial throat -- repos, or repurchase agreements, are enjoying a Wall ...
Swamp Thing #6 Review
So, last month's issue ended on a relatively upbeat note -- as upbeat as Swamp Thing will probably ever get, mind you. But I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted, because Scott Snyder tosses us right back into the pit with Swamp Thing #6. Swamp Thing #6 is a brutal comic that not only throws Alec dow...
