One Guy Figured Out How To Make Millions In 8 Months — Here's Why He Might...
Most people dream of getting rich instantly. That's why the lottery is so popular.One man, Scott Delong, found a way to do it. Eight months ago, he founded ViralNova.com. It's a media company that uses...
View ArticleJonah Hill Got His Big Break Thanks To Making Prank Calls For Dustin Hoffman
Crossroads private school in Santa Monica, Ca., has a slew of celebrity alumni, from Kate Hudson to Michael Bay. And it was there that a young Jonah Hill befriended actor Dustin Hoffman's son, Jake...
View ArticlePeyton Manning Could Make $1.3 Million If He Changes His 'Omaha' Call To...
The one word that catches the world's attention the most when Peyton Manning is at the line is "Omaha."Now, Omaha Steaks is considering an endorsement deal that would have Manning change his call to...
View ArticleHow Marc Andreessen And Elon Musk Really Got Rich
We recently heard two stories about how two of the most successful tech entrepreneurs, ever, struck it rich.The first involves Elon Musk.Musk is widely regarded as the most visionary entrepreneur of...
View ArticleThe Sexiest Instagram Stars Alive!
Instagram is useful for a number of things, from keeping in touch with your friends to documenting your last vacation.But there are also a number of people who have gained fame by way of the social...
View ArticleNew 'LeBroning' Meme Makes Fun Of Lebron James Flopping
Miami Heat forward LeBron James flops have become a meme known as "LeBroning."The meme is made up a of bunch of videos where teenagers pretend to get knocked over by people walking by them.Here are...
View ArticleYahoo's COO Walks Out With $20 Million Stock Bonus (Plus $40 Million For Just...
Henrique de Castro will receive a $20 million restricted stock bonus after working at Yahoo as its COO for a little more than a year.That comes on top of $39.2 million he earned in 2012, in cash and...
View ArticleStunning Glowing Maps Show Twitter And Flickr Activity In Every Major City In...
In 2011 programmer and digital mapmaker Eric Fischer published a series of maps that shows where people are tweeting as well as the locations of Flickr pictures. He called the series "See something or...
View ArticleMAP: The States With The Most Olympic Gold Medals
California is the most athletic state in the country, Wisconsin punches above its weight, and Florida is slacking.That's what we discovered when we made these maps of Olympic gold medals by state.Using...
View ArticlePiracy At Sea Is At Its Lowest Levels In Six Years
Piracy at sea reached its lowest levels in six years in 2013, with 264 attacks recorded worldwide — a 40 per cent drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011. The figures were confirmed today by the...
View ArticleJapanese Fisherman Catches Extremely Rare Giant Squid
Shigenori Goto, a fisherman out near Sadogashima island in northern Japan, found something unusual in his net last Wednesday — a 13-foot-long squid.The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Goto was looking to...
View ArticleWeChat Might Have Had A Bigger Year Than Snapchat
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.DON'T...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: App Usage Explodes, Especially In Productivity And Messaging
Mobile app usage exploded last year, according to app analytics company Flurry. The categories that saw the biggest growth: Social and Messaging, which was up 203%, and Utilities and Productivity,...
View ArticleGuardian Editor Claims Her Idea For A Newsletter Was Ripped Off
Scandal rocked the media world this afternoon when Guardian economics editor Heidi Moore claimed an email newsletter called "Today in Tabs"— which is syndicated by Newsweek — was actually her idea.On...
View ArticleMagic Johnson Is Now An Official Spokesman For Obamacare
Celebrities have been unofficially endorsing the Affordable Care Act since it launched on Oct. 1. Amy Poehler, Pharrell Williams, Kate Bosworth, Michael Cera, and Rosario Dawson were among the many who...
View ArticleWhy Heroin Use Is Skyrocketing Across The US
Heroin abuse has been getting more attention lately.Last week, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin spent his entire 34-minute State of the State address talking about the state's "full-blown heroin crisis," and...
View ArticleWanted: Business Insider Seeks PHP Developers
Business Insider is looking for impressive and experienced backend PHP developers to join the fast-paced and exciting world of engineering at a digital news startup.We're looking for strong PHP...
View ArticleTour The Gorgeous Sacramento Mansion That Once Belonged To Eddie Murphy, On...
A 2.5-acre estate that once belonged to Eddie Murphy is now on the market for $12 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.The Sacramento, Calif. home has 10 bedrooms (including one with...
View ArticleThis iPhone Case Doubles As A Stun Gun And Packs A 650,000-Volt Punch
At first glance, the Yellow Jacket could be just another beefed-up, ultra-protective iPhone case. But it does far more than safeguard your smartphone from drops or spills: It can protect you from...
View ArticleWife Of Miami Dolphins QB Leaves A Rifle In A Rental Car, Horrifies Family
Lauren Tannehill, the wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, accidentally left an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in a rental car earlier this month, police told the Sun-Sentinel.A family — a...
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