Apparently a few pretty big bricks are being added to the pay wall. Three giants in the world of free online content—YouTube, Hulu, and the New York Times—may not be quite as free in the near future.
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Zhu Zhu Pet Countdown: Still No Robot Hamster? Here Are Your Zhu Zhu Options
I’m not quite sure why I feel the need to track the Zhu Zhu Pet fad, but I do. (Note to self: File “Zhu Zhu” in the category of “Unresolved Issues,” somewhere between “Never Got Air Jordans” and “Wasn’t Allowed to Go to Beastie Boys Concert in 8th Grade.”) With one week before Christmas, here’s how things are looking, Zhu Zhu-wise.
Meet Joey and Freddy, Financial Geniuses
Jean Chatzky and Suze Orman better watch out. Joey and Freddy, hosts of their very own YouTube show, promise they can help you “Save a Dime in ’09.” Their advice? Steal sugar packets and toilet paper from fast-food restaurants, and consider having yourself incarcerated. Check out the video for these and other tips that are authorized by …
Everything a mom says in 24 hours
compressed into two minutes and change (thanks, Amy Goehner):
Welcome to Harvard’s Economics Ph.D. Program! Now Watch This Boring Video
In an earnest attempt to join the 21st century, two professors in Harvard’s economics department created a video welcoming potential students to its program. The result: brilliant, if unintentional, comedy for the masses, courtesy of YouTube.
Professors John Campbell and Ed Glaeser sit shoulder to shoulder before a wood-paneled wall. …