OCTOBER 23, 2010

Full News Archive

• Headline: Banking Woes: The Foreclosure Dilemma. Impact: If only banks had understood the importance of due process back in the day, we might not have had the 2008 financial crisis. But then again, who needs lessons from history when you can just keep repeating the same mistakes? Thanks, Bank of America!. Fact: Due process is like the ‘please’ in ‘please don’t foreclose on me’—it’s polite, but it doesn’t always guarantee you a happy ending..
• Headline: Fan Advocate Targets Sports Inequities. Impact: Brian Frederick's quest for fairness in sports broadcasting might have led to the creation of a new genre: 'Reality TV for Fans,' where viewers compete to watch their teams without being blacked out. Welcome to the future of boredom!. Fact: The Sports Fans Coalition is basically the grown-up version of kids crying for fairness on the playground, only now they have Twitter..
• Headline: Marketers Uncover Hidden Facebook Data. Impact: This revelation about Facebook's data mining essentially opened the floodgates for advertisers to become the world’s most intrusive friends. Who knew Uncle Bob’s unsolicited advice would soon be replaced by targeted ads for 'Religious Yoga' classes?. Fact: Facebook has become the world's best-kept secret for marketers—because who needs privacy when you can sell your soul for a discount?.
• Headline: Plunging Rates for Refinancing Aid the Thrifty. Impact: The thriftiness during refinancing could have led to a nationwide trend of 'extreme couponing'—only with mortgages! Who would have thought frugality could birth a new era of financial acrobatics?. Fact: In another universe, refinancing mortgages at record-low rates might have become a competitive sport, complete with its own Olympic events. Watch out, curling!.
• Headline: Rangers Overpower Yankees to Gain Series Berth. Impact: The Rangers' victory over the Yankees was a seismic event that shifted the balance of power in baseball, leading to a decade-long series of 'Remember When the Rangers Actually Won?' memes across the internet. Talk about a legacy!. Fact: The Rangers making it to the World Series was akin to a dog learning to play fetch; it was unexpected but heartwarming—if you were a Texas fan, that is!.