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Hottest Products of 2007: Second Life offers virtual fulfillment
This post is part of our Hottest Products of 2007 feature. Check out our other Hottest Products of 2007 posts and let us know which product you think is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
If you find life a little boring, stifling and basically ...
Amazon getting 'Second Life' inside virtual world stores
Second Life -- the virtual world that only exists online but which features real money and commerce -- has set up a shop on the world's most popular retail shopping site, Amazon.com. Second Life wants to use its virtual environment to actually sell ...
Second life: Hookup for virtual pedophilia?
Update, 5/11: In the wake of this controversy, Linden Labs has purged Second Life of those responsible for the behavior described below. Kudos to them. More than six million people worldwide have found a way to live a second, more fulfilling life ...
'Second Life' virtual Circuit City store to be launched soon
In a sign of the 'virtual' times IBM will be "building" virtual stores inside the "Second Life" virtual world for the nation's second-largest consumer electronics retailer, Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CC). If you've ever heard of "Second Life", ...
Will a second economic stimulus revive Obama's campaign?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who has made the economy a focal point in his campaign, is slipping in the polls as the popularity of opponent John McCain surged after his selection of the Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running-mate. ...
Herman Miller (MLHR) giving designs a Second Life
In an attempt to put "knock-off" imitators out of business, high-end furnishings designer Herman Miller Inc. (NASDAQ: MLHR) will unveil a number of its famous designs on Second Life. The designs will be available at no cost to consumers who were ...
MetLife's second-quarter earnings top the Street's expectations
Late yesterday, MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced a second-quarter net loss of $1.74 per share, compared to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago. The company blamed the loss on derivative losses of $1.8 billion, $1 billion of which was related to an ...
RadioShack (RSH) soars after reporting second quarter numbers
Shares of electronics retailer RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) are soaring this morning after the company shattered its estimates for its second quarter numbers. Going into this morning's earnings announcement, analysts had been expecting to see the company ...
Second generation iPod Nano cuts Apple manufacturing costs
Aside from increased battery life, slimmer form factor and a bigger screen the new Apple iPod Nano offers a relevant but much less obvious benefit; It's cheaper to make. Research company iSuppli disassembled one of Apple's new toys and performed a ...
Hannah Montana film sees big drop in second weekend -- yes, the fad is over
Well, my friends, last week I discussed the better-than-expected box office results of Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Hannah Montana: The Movie. The project grossed well over $30 million in its opening weekend and ranked in first place. Looks like the ...
Second Life: When the family matriarch wants her first computer
After all these years it finally happened: My 77-year-old mother decided she wanted to get a computer.
For years, she thought it would complicate her life and waste time (sort of true) so she resisted the idea. But now the time has come for her to ...
What will prison be like for Bernie Madoff?
To help Americans understand what prison life will be like for Bernie Madoff, a number of news outlets have enlisted the help of ex-con turned jail expert Larry Levine. After serving a lengthy prison term for narcotics, securities fraud, and weapons ...
Gilead (GILD): New potential in 4-in-1 HIV drug
"Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) develops treatments for life-threatening diseases and specializes in drugs for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS," notes Hannah Choe.
The contributing editor to Personal Finance explains, "Already the market leader in ...
Option update: China Life and India's ICICI Bank volatilities Elevated
China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC) implied volatility is Elevated as LFC is near a record high. LFC offers products and services, including individual life insurance, accident insurance, and health insurance in China. LFC is recently up $2.97 to ...
Hasbro adds Visa to Game of Life
As if the American public's taste for credit isn't overwhelming enough, plastic has now invaded even our board games. Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS), marketer of the Game of Life, is incorporating the Visa card into its latest version, THE GAME OF LIFE: ...
Entrepreneur's Journal: Want to get a piece of the Buffett/Goldman honeypot?
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Comfort Zone Investing: Intel is saying something ... can you hear it?
