By:  Brett Molina , USA TODAY Samsung Electronics revealed Tuesday it is considering whether to split into two companies in an effort to boost long-term value for shareholders. In a statement, Samsung says among options for improving shareholder value is to create a “holding company structure.” Samsung is also exploring whether to list the company’s […]

By Marc Schenker writing for Web Designer Depot You encounter emojis on a regular basis in your 21st-century, tech-savvy lifestyle, but what is the history of emojis? They’re all over the place, and you really can’t interact with any device or platform these days without someone sending you an emoji or you sending one out yourself. […]

By: Kristy Puchko writing for MentalFloss Thanksgiving seems like a holiday that’s as American as apple pie, or pumpkin pie for that matter. But actually, there are variants of this day all around the world. Their meanings, dates and customs may vary, but they all revolve around the concept of gratitude. 1. GERMANY A religious holiday that […]

by Take Two Americans consume around 240 million turkeys every year, and that number continues to go up. But why is turkey the star of the show on Thanksgiving? Why not a nice fat chicken, or a juicy roast beef? “The Turkey: An American Story,” explores this question, and author Andrew F. Smith joins Take […]

by Kevin Sheridan  kevinsheridanllc.com I have been a Cubs fan all of my life. Some of my fondest memories of Wrigley Field were shared with my step-grandfather Victor, who has long since passed away and never got a chance to see his Cubbies win a World Series. I brought him with me in spirit to Game […]

From www.nleomf.org/ January is often the month for presidential inaugurations. Inauguration Day conjures up images of the parade down Washington, DC’s Pennsylvania Avenue, flags waving, throngs of people lining the route, Secret Service agents sharply dressed in dark suits, long wool coats, sunglasses, and earpieces that coil down the back of their necks. It might seem […]

From the Kissmetric blog As marketers, we’re always looking for ways to build brand loyalty, nurture relationships, and keep the sales funnel engine humming. One of the best ways to accomplish all of this is to use Facebook posts. We’ve seen corporate and small business social media meltdowns, but what kinds of posts are likely […]

BY Bill Keveney , USA TODAY One of most moving love stories on NBC’s This Is Us is between a grown man and the father he’s just met. On his 36th birthday, affluent family man Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown), adopted as a baby, finds his birth father, recovering addict William (Ron Cephas Jones), only to learn he’s […]

by Jacob Kastrenakes writing for the Verge.com A little over a decade ago, a Russian design studio unveiled a concept keyboard that, as much as any gadget ever can, rocked the tech blogging world. It was called the Optimus, and it was the most interesting keyboard you’d ever seen: a standard QWERTY design, but with a […]

By Richard Cromelin, LA Times Leonard Cohen, a singer-songwriter whose literary sensibility and elegant dissections of desire made him one of popular music’s most influential and admired figures for four decades, has died. He was 82. “Unmatched in his creativity, insight, and crippling candor, Leonard Cohen was a true visionary whose voice will be sorely missed,” […]