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Lady Gaga Debuts Haunting ‘Fame’ Perfume CommercialLady Gaga has dropped the official commercial for her new perfume 'Fame.' In the video, Gaga emerges from a vat of black goo, most likely representative of the perfume, which has been described as “black like the soul of fame, but invisible once airborn.” The goo later pours from Gaga's lips,... What’s the Appeal of Samsung Phones? [POLL]Analyst firm Gartner released some new data Tuesday that shows people are buying Samsung phones by the truckload. Samsung's worldwide market share in mobile phones jumped to 21.6%, up from 16.3% a year ago -- beating all other phone manufacturers, including Nokia and Apple. Gartner attributes Sams... Back-to-School Shoppers Spend 27% More When Buying Online [INFOGRAPHIC]With the back-to-school shopping season upon us, it should come as no surprise that more consumers are flocking to the Internet to make purchases for the upcoming year. But just because it's easier to comparison shop and find the best deals online doesn't mean you will walk away spending less. Acc... Your Klout Score Just Changed. Here’s WhyYour Klout score may have just changed, by a lot. Tuesday the company rolled out updated scores for all of its users and began pushing out an updated Klout interface that focuses not on your Klout score, but the individual posts that got you there. “We went from about 100 variables that we were... Robotic Worm Remarkably Similar to Real EarthwormsResearchers at MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University have developed a robotic worm that creeps along the ground, much like its real-life counterpart. The soft, autonomous robot, named "Meshworm," crawls across surfaces by contracting segments of its body, according to an MIT relea... Ultimate Fainting Compilation Might Make You Woozy [VIDEO]The feeling of blood draining from your face and the room beginning to spin even though you could swear you didn't hop on a carousel. Sound familiar? If you have ever had the displeasure of fainting, the indicators probably ring a bell. Prepare for a flashback to that scary moment of losing cons... 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Women-Owned BusinessesStories inspire us to action, but behind many stories is data that provides a bigger and better picture of what is happening in the world around us. American Express OPEN takes special interest in the benchmarks reached by women-owned businesses and tasked itself with spreading the findings of it... An Inspiring 1971 Letter From Helen Gurley Brown to Young ReadersIn 1971, an enthusiastic librarian from Troy, Michigan sent out dozens of letters to people of note in the arts, sciences and politics asking them to share a few words of reading wisdom with local children. Troy was preparing to open the state’s first public library and librarian Marguerite Ha... Google Buys Newspaper Ad to Show Why Newspaper Ads Don’t WorkHere's a nice bit of multi-faceted irony for you: On Thursday, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper ran a print ad for Google's (directly competitive) search advertising business. "You know who needs a haircut? People searching for a haircut," the ad reads. "Maybe that's why ads on Google work." The... 20 Things Your Most Annoying Friends Do on Facebook1. TMI Parents We love your babies, really we do. We do not, however, relish vivid descriptions of their every wee wee and poopee. And we especially don't look forward to 46 similar posts every single day.Click here to view this gallery. Either we're getting old a... |