When it comes to comparative shopping online — not including automobile shopping — the "Simultaneous Media Survey" from BIGresearch shows that two media-consumption consumer clusters top the list: "Independents" lead with 37%, followed by the "Opportunity Minded" at 19%.

The California-based online sensation MySpace, which has grown tremendously among teens in a short time, reportedly is losing its charm.

A surge in violence made St. Louis the most dangerous city in the country, leading a trend of violent crimes rising much faster in the Midwest than in the rest of nation, according to an annual list.

The pay packages of US chief executives are rising faster than corporate earnings and shareholder returns in a sign that corporate America is failing to link executive compensation to performance, a Financial Times study has found.

Apes do it, we do it… and so, it seems, do elephants. They can recognise themselves in a mirror, passing a test of self-awareness that is failed even by the majority of our primate relatives.

Several South Florida voters say the choices they touched on the electronic screens were not the ones that appeared on the review screen — the final voting step. Some times when voters touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist. Coincidence or corruption?

The Los Angeles Times reported its daily circulation dropped 8 percent to 775,766 and Sunday slid 6 percent to 1.17 million. The New York Times daily circulation fell 3.5 percent to 1.08 million and Sunday was down 3.5 percent to 1.6 million.

Ever listen to the radio and wonder what the name of the song is?  Who is the artist?  What year was it released?  Instant FM Music helps you answer all of those questions!  

It may not be the fastest, but what could be classified as the world’s most extreme superyacht has been developed. And while it’s not hard for some skunkworks whiz to draw some far-out lines on a computer, this design has both a pedigree and a working model. (w/pic)

DVD sales represent over half of the revenues generated by most movies, but this growth, which has been in the double digits since 2000, has slowed considerably in recent years. According to the NPD Group, DVD unit volume sales increased by just 4% through June 2006, which is less than half the growth at the [...]

While 2006 may be considered an auspicious year to get married, it has not been so lucky for those already wed in Shanghai.

W Bruce Cameron:  Recently I arrived at an airport gate and was sadly informed by the agent that my flight was overbooked, meaning there were more passengers for the plane than there was room to put them. Based on my years of squeezing into coach-class seats, I’d say that is always the case, but I [...]

Seth Godin:  Usama Fayyad is a genuine rocket scientist. He now runs the Strategic Data Solutions (which includes data mining) division of Yahoo, and he shared some astounding numbers with me today.