Virgin Mobile today announces a set of guidelines for the modern day usage of the mobile phone in conjunction with etiquette expert Jean Broke Smith. The Virgin Mobile Guide to Mobile Phone Etiquette Report provides mobile phone users with the Top Ten Golden Rules of mobile phone etiquette including: appropriate use of your phone in […]

Rich Karlgaard:  As I watched a Martin Scorsese documentary on Dylan last night in my Miami hotel room, I thought again how Dylan created an original sound by marrying two forms: folk to a rock beat.

U.S. scientists say bacteria forcing the closure of many beaches may not be coming from people, animals, or sewage — but might be produced in the sand.

With about 750,000 more students graduating into the workforce this year compared to last, the competition is getting tougher, leaving the 20-somethings whose studies have often left them with little practical know-how floundering to find work.

Checkers is a great game when you’re a kid, but it’s kinda lame for adults. However, this new version has just become to the ultimate shooters game for the soon-to-be-totally-ripped college crowd.

Seth Godin:  When I was growing up, most marketers wore a white hat. White hat marketers have jingles. They buy TV commercials. They tell the truth about what they sell and how they sell it. They offer a money-back guarantee and honor it. They belong to the better business bureau and to the Lion’s Club.

The United Kingdom is pioneering a drug that’s designed to help people lose weight by targeting parts of the body that control appetite and energy use.

Two recent surveys by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) in San Francisco and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) in New York, show US marketers from corporations and ad agencies like the promise of digital media, but do not think either they or their clients are effectively using or managing it in their campaigns.

The first global survey of lighting uses and costs suggests the world’s electric bill would greatly decrease with a switch to efficient lighting systems.

According to revised projections from TNS Media Intelligence, total US advertising spending will increase by 4.9% in 2006 to reach a total of $150.3 billion.

U.S. scientists say they’ve found people view social outcasts, such as homeless people, with disgust and not a feeling of compassion.

Cory Doctorow:  "Apparently, a company in Sweden is offering file-sharing insurance - they’ll pay your fines if you’re sued by the RIAA. The /. submitter translates the link as follows: ‘For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for […]

The economy grew at its hottest pace in 2 1/2 years in the opening quarter of 2006 but signs suggest it has cooled since then.

Companies lack of know-how about patents and the nation’s weak grasp of intellectual property rights (IPR), are holding China back, a senior official said yesterday.

A U.S. scientist says contrary to popular opinion, beer is as healthy — if not more healthy — than wine.

Some very unusual stories have been showing up in the China Daily.  Here are a few good ones.

USB MP3 Pen + FM Radio + Voice Recorder is a multi-functional gadget!! You can enjoy your music or FM radio during your day. It is also a convenient and stylish mass storage device which is shockproof and moisture proof that you can bring along wherever you go and your data and information will be […]

A New York researcher says frequent exposure to artificial light at night may increase the risk of breast cancer.

Canadians still lag US consumers in their use of online shopping, but their interest and usage are growing.

Of 150 self-checkout users surveyed in Munich, Germany, in April 2006 by Visual Merchandising Initiative, almost three-quarters (73 per cent) preferred self-checkouts to attended checkouts.

U.S. scientists say anyone who’s placed a breath strip on their tongue has sampled only the tip of the iceberg in the uses of new edible films.

No marketer in the world can ignore current developments in Japan. The dream of combining the buying moment with the marketing moment is becoming a reality, and it is called osaifu keitai ("wallet phone").

Therapist Frank Pittman believes virtually all cheaters deeply regret straying.

Federal wildlife biologists have erected a 250-foot-long fence to stop walruses from accidentally plummeting off cliffs to their death on a Bristol Bay beach.

If you were waiting for handicapped-themed porn, your wait is over, courtesy of this Spanish porn star who performs in a wheelchair.