Pin Itemailprint The number of Americans celebrating Halloween and the amount they plan to spend on the holiday is at an all-time high. This popular holiday fuels Halloween pop-up stores that can make a hefty profit on just 2 months or less. Learn more in the infographic below. Via: Business Credit Cards Blog Incoming search [...]
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Someone out there is ready to buy a new pair of shoes after the FBI paid out a $2.1 million reward for tips that led to the arrest of fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger and companion, Catherine E. Greig. The Bureau announced the reward payment on Friday. (UPDATE: We now know who got the reward money) [...]
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Of all the American Idol winners there have been, which one makes the most money? Even though it’s been more than six years since she won, season 4 winner Carrie Underwood is still making some pretty serious bank. According to Forbes magazine, Underwood made an estimated $20 million between May 2010 and May 2011, putting [...]
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The fat lady has sung for online affiliates of Amazon.com in California. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law California’s tax on internet sales through affiliate advertising which will immediately cut small-business website revenue 20 to 30 percent, experts say. In response, Amazon.com and Overstock.com announced they would severe all ties with California affiliates [...]
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What do you do while you’re on house arrest? Well, it seems during some of her extra time around the house, Lindsay Lohan found a great new auctioning website called Beezid.com. They paid her $25,000 (plus $10,000 in purchase credits on the site) to film the commercial below while she was confined to her home. [...]
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If you believe the preachings of Family Radio founder Harold Camping, there are only 3 shopping days left until The Rapture. Camping claims to have deciphered the Bible’s secret code and determined that The Rapture will occur on May 21, 2011. This will be followed a few months later by the Earth’s fiery destruction on [...]
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When you heard about the death of Osama bin Laden, you probably pumped your fist, turned on the news, checked Facebook, and maybe called a few friends, right? Not Maurice Harary. He got to work. The enterprising 23-year-old ran back to his New York apartment and got busy churning out “Obama bin Laden Dead” tee [...]
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Charlie Sheen is not done bi-winning. As we reported yesterday, the troubled Two and a Half Men actor finally joined Twitter this week and shattered a world record. Guinness World Records has officially declared that Sheen set a new world record by racking up one million Twitter followers in 25 hours and 17 minutes. Take [...]
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Did AOL just jump the shark? The online company once known for its dial-up access and CD-ROM’s has purchased The Huffington Post for $315 million. Now pick your jaw up off the floor. In addition to closing the blockbuster deal, AOL will also add HuffPo co-founder Arianna Huffington to its management team. After the acquisition [...]
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Actress Julia Roberts was paid $1.5 million to smile 5 times in this Italian commercial. Where do I get a job like this? Watch more Viral Videos here Incoming search terms:julia roberts smilegifs julia robertsjulia roberts smile picturesjulia smiles
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Daniel Balsam has done two things that most of us have probably dreamed of doing at some point in our lives. He quit his job AND he’s making a living suing e-mail spammers. Balsam was had a career in marketing about eight years ago, when he received the straw that broke the camel’s back…an e-mail [...]
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Think today’s millionaire athlete’s make a lot of money. You ain’t seen nothing yet. According to Peter Struck, an associate professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Gaius Appuleius Diocles, an illiterate charioteer, made “the staggering sum” of 35,863,120 sesterces (which were a form of ancient Roman coin) in prize money. That figure [...]
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