First, “a one-star increase in Yelp rating leads to a 5-9 percent increase in revenue.” No surprise, good reviews help restaurants. Second, this mainly affects smaller, independent establishments. A Yelp review has no effect on an individual chain restaurant like Applebee’s, presumably because people already have firm impressions of those places. From The Washington Post… Continue reading How Yelp is killing chain restaurants
ACTUALLY, YOU’RE THE 47%
If you are working 40 to 60hr/w at or near minimum wage chances are you are in the 47% and not the 53%. If you are not, learn some math and check your deductions.
House Passes Another Bill to Reduce Access to Abortions
House Passes Another Bill to Reduce Access to Abortions
I guess this counts as a jobs bill if you think of unplanned motherhood as a job.
Reid Goes There: ‘Republicans Think That If The Economy Improves, It Might Help President Obama”
Reid Goes There: ‘Republicans Think That If The Economy Improves, It Might Help President Obama”
I don’t see why anyone would doubt that this is the strategy they have chosen. They don’t seem focused on debt, jobs or anything other than opposing Obama.
David Koch Flees from ABC News Over Iran Scandal Questions
David Koch Flees from ABC News Over Iran Scandal Questions
A recent report in Bloomberg Markets magazine revealed that Koch Industries had been caught paying bribes to win contracts, engaging in possibly-illegal trade with Iran, price fixing, and ignoring environmental regulations.
How alternative medicine failed Steve Jobs
During a routine abdominal scan, doctors had discovered a tumor growing in his pancreas. While a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often tantamount to a swiftly executed death sentence, a biopsy revealed that Jobs had a rare – and treatable – form of the disease. If the tumor were surgically removed, Jobs’ prognosis would be… Continue reading How alternative medicine failed Steve Jobs
Parsing the Data and Ideology of the We Are 99% Tumblr
Parsing the Data and Ideology of the We Are 99% Tumblr
Rortybomb crunches the numbers and builds a profile of the 99% tumblr blog. Wonky. Lots of numbers and some charts. Worth the read.
Tea Partiers Turn Tea Party Criticisms On Occupy Wall Street
Tea Partiers Turn Tea Party Criticisms On Occupy Wall Street
It was inevitable that the Occupy Wall Street protests would be compared to the tea party. Slightly less inevitable: that Occupy Wall Street would hear the same criticisms as the tea party…from the tea partiers themselves.
As Many As 5 Million Voters Disenfranchised By Voter ID Laws
As Many As 5 Million Voters Disenfranchised By Voter ID Laws
According to a study done by the Brennan Center For Justice, as many as 5 million voters will be disenfranchised by Voter ID laws passed in Republican states.
49% Of Republicans Don’t Know What The Abbreviation GOP Means
49% Of Republicans Don’t Know What The Abbreviation GOP Means
“Seven percent of those surveyed thought it meant Grumpy Old People”