Wham-O Moves to America: From "The Daily Show"

Destined to be a classic - "The Daily Show" recently did a piece entitled, "Wham-O Moves to America." Yes, satirical, but Aasif Mandvi asked the CEO of Wham-O, Kyle Aguilar, that critical question in the era of global trade and production: "Does that mean Americans will have to produce their own plastic crap?" China's getting too expensive to produce in - uh oh!

Watch:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Wham-O Moves to America
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GEICO Fires Voice-over Actor for Leaving the Stupidest Voice Mail of All Time

Ironic twist, isn't it, for a voice-over actor to be fired for this. Leave it to Jon Stewart and the "Daily Show" crew to find a funny way to deliver the story.

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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Geico Fires Voice Actor
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Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party

Of course, this can also be true in one's personal life. Ah, a classic from the "olden days" of answering machines in the pre-digital era. Watch this Seinfeld classic:




The moral: Think before you leave that voice-mail, or hit send on that email, or make that post to Facebook, or make that Tweet....Your career...and/or your relationship....may very well depend on it!

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Senator Schumer Asks FTC To REGULATE Facebook, Social Networks

I gotta say that with the bang-up job the feds have done with regulating the banks, Wall Street, airlines, offshore gambling, etc., we can trust them to regulate social networks. Besides, to regulate something, you need to have predictability in order to set appropriate regulations. And we know, since the advent of the Internet, technology and our use of it changes so slowly, you can predict things 1000% correct years in advance, right (any caveman could do it!)?

Hands-off, I say, and most of the Web 2.0 generation (and those who remember Web 1.0 and even the pre-Web days) will concur!

David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
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Deep Horizon Oil Well Gushing 42,000 Gallons Into Gulf Of Mexico Per Day

As a New Orleans-area resident, I have a sick feeling that this could be our Exxon Valdez and our coast could well end-up like Prince William Sound - except in this case the oil will continue pumping for some indefinite time from this undersea pipe that is the source. This could really impact our coast, our wildlife, our fishing industry, and yes, the "drill baby drill" movement in a big way. This could end-up being one of the really big stories of the whole year.



David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
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Ben's behavioral evaluation could open Pandora's box | ProFootballTalk.com

Very, very interesting take on the Ben Roethlisberger situation. If concussions have any - any thing to do with his behavioral problems, this could truly open the Pandora's Box that the NFL would fear to open.

Read Ben's behavioral evaluation could open Pandora's box | ProFootballTalk.com

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Study: Students ADDICTED To Social Media

And we're surprised at this? Look around any college campus and in the classrooms you will see laptops, netbooks, iPhones in students' hands all doing the same thing - using Facebook, Twitter or another social media site. The change is here - and we have to adapt to the new look of the world (on a screen).

Of course, we can look at this in a fun way - watch:



David http://wyld-about-technology.blogspot.com/
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15 Things You Wouldn't Want To See While Running A Marathon: Pics, Videos, Links, News

Must say, as a reformed marathon runner (last one in 2003, best time 3:27), this still hits home. When you see these images (and yes, I've seen a majority of these in 7 races), they are burned into your memory. Click through all of them below:

15 Things You Wouldn't Want To See While Running A Marathon: Pics, Videos, Links, News

Of course, it could be worse - watch:


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David


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