Robert Adams was just looking for a nice, cold drink at Senor Taco on a hot, steamy day in Chicago. “I wanted to get a large horchata, which is almost like a rice or coconut milk,” Adams says. “I would have grabbed a chorizo burrito, too, but I didn’t have enough money.” What he saw [...]

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Big trouble today for Epsilon, the world’s largest permission-based email marketing company.  The company has confirmed that it suffered a breach in security on Friday and the list of companies that were affected is growing larger and larger. TiVo users were among the first to be alerted that the email address they’d used to register [...]

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Max Page, the 6-year-old boy who played mini-Darth Vader in last night’s Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial, stopped by the Today show this morning (along with mom Jennifer Page) for a visit. Max has appeared in a few commercial before for companies like Clear Communications and Walgreen’s, but nothing like this.  The Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial [...]

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In the “disturbing” category today, photos of accused Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner posing in a red g-string while holding what appears to be the murder weapon have been turned over to police. The photos were reportedly shot while the suspect was looking into a mirror.  Some show Loughner holding the gun near his crotch. [...]

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Got a craving for a nice, big latte? You could be in luck. Starbucks is one of the few stores open on Christmas Day 2009. If, on the other hand, you were hoping for a Big Mac or a doughnut, no soup for you! McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts are not open today. Other big retailers [...]

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Image via Wikipedia Beginning on Tuesday, Walgreens will start offering walk-in flu shots. The chain will provide the flu shots at all pharmacy locations, although walk-in hours will vary from location to location. Ken Skarote, on of Walgreens pharmacists, says that some might be able to get the flu shots at no cost. “Medicare part [...]

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Sometimes, I wonder what marketing people are smoking. Take, for example, the marketing folks over at ‘Chia Pet‘.  Apparently, one of them thought it would be a good idea to come up with a Chia Pet that resembles President Obama. Now, some local Walgreen’s stores are pulling the ‘Chia Obama‘ from shelves. A Walgreen’s spokesperson [...]

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