Richard Branson introduces Mile-high flirting to Virgin America

Virgin America’s Richard Branson, want’s his fliers to “get lucky” 35,000 feet in the air with his new Seat-to-Seat Delivery option. As if this whole option isn’t creepy enough, Branson also released a video guide to getting lucky. The new Seat-to-Seat Delivery system feature allows Virgin America travelers to send food and/or drinks to other passengers on the flight. Mid-air flirting made easy! If everything works out according to plan, fliers will have an easier time joining the mile high club thanks to the world’s richest “wingman”, Richard Branson. The only issue is the horrendous awkwardness that will come with a one-sided flirt fest. Has Branson gone to far with his latest stunt? Maybe Seat-to-Seat…

Online shopping? You may need to pay online sales tax

The Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would require online retailers to collect sales tax when it comes to online shopping purchases, is making its way through the Senate. Currently, only retailers with a physical presence within the state have the right to collect sales tax. Supporters of the bill include brick-and-mortar stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy Co Inc and Sears. The bill is also supported by Amazon, the largest online retailer. Amazon initially was against the tax in 2011, but now supports it after it agreed to pay taxes in several states including California. Opponents of the bill, EBay being the largest, say the bill will excessively burden online retailers, who haven’t had to…

Japanese adult movies could thrive under TPP?

If Japan joins the tariff-eliminating Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP), some Japanese feel the country’s adult video industry could succeed in foreign markets. Weekly Japanese tabloid Shukan Asahi Geino feels that adult video productions from Japan and the U.S. will compete much like agricultural products and cars. Author Takashi Kadokura feels that Japan has an advantage over the Americans in the adult video market. Kadokura feels that under the TPP, Japan will be exporting more videos than it imports. Kadokura feels that U.S. adult videos, with their boring plot lines, will be at a disadvantage in Japan because Japanese videos focus on various story lines. U.S. videos would also have to add in mosaic to cover genitalia in…

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason fired

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason fired! The daily deal site has boosted founder Andrew Mason, after the company posted disappointing earnings. Groupon reported a surprising loss on Thursday, causing the stock to drop nearly 25%. Investors have soured on the company and are questioning the daily deal business model. Groupon creates value for consumers by destroying value for merchants. Consequently, many merchants are foregoing daily deal sites, thus hurting Groupon’s revenue. After ditching Mason, Groupon shares bounced back 4% in after-hours trading. But is that just a dead-cat bounce for dying business model? ENGLISH:

Maker’s Mark bourbon dilution disaster over!

Maker’s Mark, a bourbon whiskey drink distilled by Bean, Inc., will stay at a 90-proof level. The company initially revealed plans to drop down to 84-proof, due to predicted supply shortages, but later reversed their announcement after the harsh reaction of customers. In recent years the U.S. has experienced a bourbon boom, but the rise in the popularity of bourbon has caused a supply shortage over at Maker’s Mark. Because Maker’s Mark is typically aged from five to six years, the company decided to come up with a quicker solution to its problem. After announcing its decision to lower the alcohol content of its whiskey from 90-proof to 84-proof, Maker’s Mark fans lost their sh**.Oh…

Cya Twinkies! Hostess wants to liquidate

Hostess Brands Inc. filed for bankruptcy and is seeking approval to liquidate. It’s over, fatties, say bye to your Twinkies and Ding Dongs. Okay, okay so maybe this isn’t the end of Twinkies all together, but it surely is the end of the Hostess Brands. After years of struggling to strike a balance between creditors, owners, and unions, Hostess Brands had to file for bankruptcy in January of 2012 for a second time. According to the company two large factors in the filing were: legacy pension and medical benefit obligations. In a last effort to pull themselves out of bankruptcy Hostess suggested this plan: A twenty-five percent (25%) ownership stake in the business, which would…

British Columbia to import low-wage miners from China

Liberal leader Christy Clark touts coal mining as a jobs machine for British Columbia. Too bad many of those jobs will go to low-wage workers imported from China. HD Mining is backed by Chinese investment. The company plans to operate a mine near Tumbler Ridge. HD Mining claimed it couldn’t find qualified Canadians. Maybe this was because its job adverts required Mandarin skills. Meanwhile, the Chinese miners are only required to know 100 English words. And they are willing to work for peanuts compared with their Canadian counterparts. The government has already approved 201 Chinese miners to work at Tumbler Ridge on a temporary basis. But as many as 2,000 Chinese miners could be expected…

Apple annihilates Samsung in patent war

Apple won a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung last week. A San Jose jury found Samsung had violated six of Apple’s patents and awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages. The jury came up with its verdict so quickly, it left some wondering if they understood what they were doing in a case involving complex patent issues and more than a hundred pages of judge’s notes. Some jury members said they’d already made a decision at the beginning of the trail. The verdict, in favor of Apple Inc., awarded the company $1.5 billion to be paid by Samsung. Apple has also asked that eight Samsung products be taken off the US market: the Galaxy…