Posts Tagged ‘People’

Source: cnn.com Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of “Greatest Living American” but now he can add “Webby Person of the Year.” Colbert became the “Greatest Living American” in the eyes of Google thanks to his fans who took to the Internet and “Google-bombed” him to the top. They did so by posting [...]

Source: elitefeet.com Those who are in the ultra world already know about the legendary Cliff Young but those outside may not have heard the story. The whole nation thought he was a crazy old man to undertake an almost impossible feat. Most feared that he would die trying. But this humble old man proved all [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ota_Benga The exhibit was intended to promote the theory that humans evolved from primates, as well as eugenics, and scientific racism. At the age of 32, he built a ceremonial fire, chipped off the caps on his teeth, performed a final tribal dance, and shot himself in the heart with a stolen pistol.

Video My buddy Scott in Ohio bought a PureDigital Flip. It was in an open box — it had been returned but he figured he could pop by his local Best Buy and return it if there were any problems. He started to use it and found about 40 minutes of it taken up by [...]

http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2008/050208-ceo-salaries.html?ts Which tech CEO earned just $1 in 2007? Who raked in $74 million before retiring? Which newcomer managed to accumulate $3 million after less than two weeks on the job? When it comes to tallying top executives’ compensation packages, recent rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission make it tougher for public companies [...]





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