Amstel Beer has created quite possibly the coolest vending machine
in history, and that says a lot, as there has been some steep competition over the years.
The inability for people to shut themselves off from technology, for
example, has been the inspiration of many online memes and rants urging
people to spend time with each other, or focus on or appreciate their
surroundings. That’s why Amstel rewards people with beer in exchange for taking a breather…
Qualcomm former executive vice president, Jing Wang, has been indicted by the U.S. government for obstruction of a federal investigation and for the use of insider information in a financial scheme for tax evasion and ill-gotten wealth. The former executive is no longer working at Qualcomm, reports Reuters, and was arrested earlier today by the […]
Following Microsoft’s surprising announcement that current CEO Steve Ballmer will be stepping down in the near future, the company began hunting for a replacement, considering options both internal and external. During this process, the company has begun offering “awards” to some of its executives, giving them incentive to stick around during the process. On August […]
It’s been announced today by BlackBerry Limited that they’ve signed a letter of intent agreement with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited to be acquired for approximately $4.7 billion USD. This deal would put BlackBerry shareholders in a position to receive $9 USD for each stock, each stock not currently already held by […]
Call it a case of Sanrio Meets Sangria but Hello Kitty Beer is not only real, it’ll get you real drunk in a real hurry. The officially licensed wobbly pop comes in a half-dozen different tropical fruit flavors, is rated at 2.3% alcohol by volume, and is only available in Taiwan and mainland China.
On the heels of a promoted tweet purchased to criticize British Airways’
luggage handling processes, the airline rallies back with an
unprecedented social media marketing initiative to mark the launch of
two of its newest aircraft. By converting a hypothetical into an
actionable challenge, BA begs the question: Who would win in a race between a Tweetliner and a Dreamliner?
Shortly after Microsoft rolled out its new look and features for Bing, the company’s CEO Steve Ballmer spoke of the search engine in a presentation held during a financial analysts meeting. During his presentation, the executive referred to Google having a monopoly, and quipped that Microsoft is the last company competing against it, with Bing […]
AT&T previously announced an acquisition of Alltel assets from Atlantic Tele-Network Inc., and as with all acquisitions, it was a long process involving finalization before being wrapped up. Now the business matter is complete, with AT&T announcing that it will use some of the assets it has acquired to bring its 4G coverage to more […]
Today Blackberry announced a $1 billion loss and the layout of 4,500 employees, along with a refocus on enterprise markets instead of the consumer area. What went wrong?
In the age of Reddit and BuzzFeed, it seems like everybody wants to know the secret to making things go viral. Even the military wants to know how to make things go viral, and one research team says they’ve figured it out—using an algorithm they tested on social networks like Digg and Foursquare. Wait, why does the military want to know the secret to viral marketing? You’d be surprised.
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