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Joke Popularity Infographics - This Arrested Development Chart Plots Jokes Based on Their Frequency (TrendHunter.com)

Trend Hunter - 10 hours 35 min ago
(TrendHunter.com) The new Arrested Development chart ‘Recurring Developments’ by digital design companies Beutler Ink and Red Edge has successfully organized every recurring joke from the classic sitcom....

Kenny Chesney concert big money hit for Brewers: Slideshow

The "Corona Light presents Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Nation" tour hit Miller Park Saturday evening and that was good news not only for Chesney's fans, but also for the Milwaukee Brewers bottom line. Check out photos of the concert and fans from Business Journal photographer Scott Paulus in the attached slideshow. Ticket prices ranged from $45 to $235 for the concert featuring the country music superstar and opening act Eric Church. In all, Brewers officials said about 41,000 people attended the concert. Chesney…

Cosmic Credit Card Ads - The MasterCard Futuristic Space Ad is a Clever Way to Attract New Interns (TrendHunter.com)

Trend Hunter - 11 hours 48 min ago
(TrendHunter.com) In its latest search for interns, credit card company MasterCard has released an interactive futuristic space-themed video to get interns thinking about the future of money. The story line of the...

Comical Beef Head Ads - This Yogurt Commercial is Sure to Make Anyone Laugh (TrendHunter.com)

Trend Hunter - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
(TrendHunter.com) Yogurt commercials are mostly targeted towards the female demographic, but this yogurt commercial from the ‘Powerful Yogurt’ caters to both sexes in hilarious fashion. The commercial showcases...

How Facebook Has Changed Since Going Public 1 Year Ago

Mashable Business - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 5:50pm

"Facebook was not originally created to be a company," CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his SEC Registration letter a little more than three months before Facebook went public on May 18, 2012. "It was built to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected."

In the year since the Facebook IPO, some things haven't changed: Zuckerberg still sports his trademark hoodies, employees still rate their company and their founder highly, and Facebook still talks about its grand mission to make the world more open and connected. But the era of Facebook operating or being perceived as anything other than a corporation seems more distant with each passing day Read more...

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AOL, Yahoo Were Better Investments This Year Than Facebook Stock

Mashable Business - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 5:07pm

Ah, the benefit of hindsight.

Those who rushed to buy Facebook stock at its initial public offering price of $38 per share on May 18, 2012, are likely a little disappointed with their investment one year later. Though the stock has recovered from its $17.55 September 4 low, the price of the stock today, at a little more than $26 per share, is still closer to its all-time low than its opening price.

What if investors had put their money into other technology or Internet companies? Statistics database Statista looked at how a $1,000 investment made on the day of Facebook's IPO would have performed nearly one year later in the chart below. Read more...

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Intel ISEF Winners Photo Available on Business Wire's Website and AP PhotoExpress

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 5:01pm
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2013 – Top winner Ionut Budisteanu, 19, of Romania (center) with second-place winners Eesha Khare, 18, of Saratoga, Calif. (left) and Henry Lin, 17, of Shreveport, La. celebrate their awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science research competition. More than 1,600 high schoolers from 70 countries, regions and territories competed for more than $4 million in awards this week. PHOTO CREDIT: Intel/Chris A


Heart surgeon works on trial, presents for Verve Medical

I caught up with Dr. Richard Heuser on Friday, right after he finished a surgical procedure and before he headed out to Paris for an interventional cardiology meeting. Heuser was the first in the U.S. to perform a medical procedure as part of a clinical trial for Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Osprey Medical Inc. The Osprey Medical Cincor system is designed to remove contrast dye from the heart before it enters the kidneys and causes damage, known as contrast induced nephropathy, or CIN. Dye is used…

Cydcor Medals in 10 Events During the Ventura County Corporate Games

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 4:30pm
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cydcor, a two-time JD Probasco Spirit Award winner, medaled in 10 events in the Ventura County Corporate Games.


Celebrate the Grand Opening of Ryland Homes’ Estate Collection at Blackstone in Zionsville

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 3:00pm
ZIONSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celebrate the Grand Opening of Ryland Homes’ Estate Collection at Blackstone in Zionsville


联想推出三款时尚家具,为家居生活定制Horizon智能桌面

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 3:00pm
纽约--(BUSINESS WIRE)--联想(HKSE:992) (ADR:LNVGY)今天宣布推出三款将联想突破性“人际电脑”和现代家具融为一体的创新型桌子。IdeaCentre Horizon智能桌面继续重新诠释技术在家庭中作用。联想将在5月25日在纽约Jacob K. Javits中心举办的第25届年度国际当代家具展(International Contemporary Furniture Fair)上展示该公司专门委托设计师定制的三款桌子——为21世纪游戏室打造的“树屋” (The Treehouse)、为现代起居室打造的“The Nest”,以及为数字工作室打造的“AT-UM”。 备受业界好评的Horizon电脑提供了一种加强人们之间关系的新方式,打造“人际电脑”体验。例如,当Horizon电脑平放时,就会激活Aura界面,可以让四个人同时使用该电脑,使用游戏手柄、游戏杆和电子骰子一起玩游戏。Horizon电脑支持10点触控和Windows 8,用户还可以立着将其作为传统一体机(AIO)电脑使用。该电脑配备高性能英特尔®酷睿i7处理器、NVIDIA GeForce显卡和杜比


Fashion takes over Discovery World: Slideshow

If you are part of Milwaukee's fashion industry, the place to be Friday evening was Discovery World on the city's lakefront. Check out the slideshow put together by Business Journal freelance photographer Sara Stathas of the many designs and fashions that highlighted Discovery World's Fashion Forward event. Several hundred Milwaukee-area retailers, fashion industry workers and other business executives attended the event at Discovery World. The event is part of a special fashion weekend at Discovery…

Announcing the Grand Opening of the Architectural Collection at Legacy in Carmel by Ryland Homes

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:30pm
CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Announcing the Grand Opening of the Architectural Collection at Legacy in Carmel by Ryland Homes


Tableau Software Celebrates Public Debut as “DATA” on the New York Stock Exchange

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 1:30pm
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle, WA-based Tableau Software, Inc., a provider of business analytics software, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DATA” after its IPO.


Wright Medical Hip Lawsuit Update: New Video Informs Patients Why Profemur Z Hip Implant Is Allegedly Failing

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 1:30pm
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lieff Cabraser has released a video on the injuries suffered by hip replacement patients who received the Profemur Z hip made with titanium metal alloy, manufactured by Wright Medical Technology, Inc.


Groupon and National Restaurant Association Offer Best Practices for Daily Deal Success

Business Wire News with Multimedia - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:00pm
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Groupon and the National Restaurant Association are providing restaurateurs with some of the top tactics for success with daily deal marketing campaigns.


Tech Company Extends Job Offer to Recent Grad Via Instagram

Mashable Business - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:51am

It's a common practice for job applicants to use social media to stand out to employers. We've seen the Vine resume, the Kickstarter one and enough infographics to make you cry. But how often do you see a company get creative when making an offer?

Tech marketing firm ePrize posted a picture to Instagram this week asking its former marketing intern Samantha Bankey, who graduated from Ferris State University in Michigan last weekend, to join the company

"We used Instagram because Samantha is highly engaged on this platform, and we've watched her work progress over her senior year in college through her photos," said Janice Pollard, digital marketing and public relations leader for ePrize."She follows ePrize on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, as well as some of our personal accounts. We cross-pollinated the job proposal photo across all of our social channels as well." Read more...

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