The Bailout Game

Amazing game where you get to decide the fate of famed US institutions.

Monopoly Bailout Edition:

http://www.thebailoutgame.us/

gDrive

Google is set to launch a service this year that may change personal computing forever.

Instead of relying on your computer's hard drive you may soon be able to access your personal files from any internet connection in the world.

The Google gDrive is seen as an unprecedented shift to "cloud computing", where computer processes and storage are completed miles away in data centers.

Basically you would shift the content of your personal hard drive to Google's servers, making them accessible from anywhere you could log online.

Here is the million dollar question...

It is very likely that you already trust the internet to pay your bills, file your taxes, and compose your personal e-mail. Do you trust Google with everything on your hard drive???

Super Bowl Betting

Millions of people will watch the Super Bowl this Sunday.

Millions of people will have a financial interest in the game.

Last year it was estimated that more then 200 million people bet on the Super Bowl. The total amount wagered was north of $70 million.

Here are some of the more interesting bets you can make on the big game...

-Team to Win the Coin Toss

-How Many Times NBC will show Kurt Warner's Wife During the Game
Over 3
Under 3

-How Long it will take Jennifer Hudson to Sing the National Anthem
Over 1:54
Under 1:54

-Team to Score First

-Team with the Most Penalty Yards


Enjoy the Game and Good Luck

George Foreman Grill vs. The ShamWow

Well folks, we are down to the championship matchup.

From products such as OxyClean, the Snuggie, Video Professor, the Perfect Pushup, the Chia Pet, and the Bowflex we are down to the final 2 products.

In a matchup in the realm of Red Sox/Yankees and Duke/North Carolina, two products of epic notoriety will enter and only one will emerge victorious.

So what do we think...


The George Foreman Grill or the ShamWow???

Who Knew?

Google averages over 150 million searches per day. Over 15 million people use a Blackberry. Apple has sold over 160 million iPods.

None of these products were even around 12 years ago!


Here are the humble beginnings of the products that define our technological lives:

Steve Jobs Presenting the First iPod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs&feature=related

What product today will define our lives 10 years from now?

Obamicon

The poster below became a culture phenomenon during the presidential election:

Now through an amazing website <http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/> you can immortalize yourself by uploading your own picture....

Best As Seen On TV

CNBC has been running a tournament attempting to determine the greatest ever "AS SEEN ON TV" product ever.

There are allowing readers to vote in a 64 product tournament.

The 64 initial products have been whittled down by readers votes to the final 16.

Everyone's favorite pitchman Billy Mays had 6 products in the tournament but only 2 have advanced to the sweet 16 (OxiClean and Mighty Putty).


Some of the best matchups in this round are:

Big Mouth Bass vs. Chia Pet

Ginsu Knvies vs. Magic Bullet

OxiClean vs. Shamwow


Make sure and vote so your favorite product you don't need can be crowned champion:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/28773180

The Inauguration

The inaugural was everything a Washington inaugural should be. Maybe that's my problem with it.

The most historic candidate our country has ever seen, the candidate of change, in essence started his first day with the most expensive version of more of the same.

Obama is unequivocal the man for the job but what if...

Upon winning the election he promptly promised to completely re-vamp the inaugural. All he wanted was the oath at the Capital, a speech from the Oval Office, and then a meeting with economic advisers at 12:30.

He would then promise that parties would come when the work is done and $150 million dollars could be better spent elsewhere.

The rhetoric, as it has been since we were introduced to Obama was breathtaking, however I was left feeling that the event was missing substance. Not substance of language, or balloons, or flags, but substance of action.

The country is gripped in the greatest economic slump since the Great Depression and I was left wondering if any advisor suggested to Obama that he just get to work. His premise for the re-vamp would have been that after 4 years as president if I deserve a party, and as a country we deserve a party, then we can party, but our era of responsibility begins now.

Some will say that the historic moment was worth the pomp and circumstance, but to me the historic moment was and will always be his journey and his promise of something new.

He could have told the millions who made the journey to celebrate our country by volunteering in their community. He could have donated the millions spent on security, inagural balls and parades to charities in his new hometown. He could have exemplified his pledge that we have work to do.

An era of responsibility beings today and I would not have been at all disappointed to see it begin yesterday.


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The Oath heard round the world: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_Roberts_screwed_up_oath_of_0120.html


From The New York Times:

"Just as President Obama was calling for an improved communications infrastructure in his inauguration speech, the demand for video of the events in Washington was weighing heavily on the Internet. Many visitors to news sites reported having trouble getting a consistent video stream."

"Akamai, which helps many media companies keep up with visitor demand on their Web sites, noted a 54 percent spike in worldwide Internet traffic tied to people hunting down the speech online."

"Shortly after the inauguration finished, Akamai collected its data and declared that the inauguration resulted in the most simultaneous video streams in the company’s history. More than 7 million video streams were being watched at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time."

From Dow Jones:

"The new president of the United States said in his inaugural address that Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath."

"That's wrong. Forty-three Americans, including Obama, have taken the oath of office."

"One president, Grover Cleveland, served two terms, separated by Benjamin Harrison's. Cleveland is counted as both the 22nd and the 24th president."

From Obama:

"On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."

"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. For everywhere we look, there is work to be done."

The Last 8 Years

As our country welcomes Barack Obama as our 44th president today, I thought it would be fitting to look back at the 8 years of George W.

Jay Leno and John Stewart's job just got a little bit harder...

Letterman's Top 10 George W Moments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rToKEnySb7s

George W's Eloquence (Where Did it Go??): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9SOVzMV2bc


Bushisms

"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

"The fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place."

"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office."

"Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

"Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people."

Daily Links

Obama's Wheels: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/driving.obama/?iref=mpstoryview

Mario no longer #1???? http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wii-sports-is-best-selling-game-ever/1276855

Oddball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyyDOYJ3GY