Wall Street & Technology: Blog http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/ Copyright 2010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:11 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TGIF: Make It Rain -- The Credit Card Act The new Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure act recently went into effect—but not without controversy. On a recent episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart laid out both what's wrong with American consumers and with credit card companies.

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/03/tgif_make_it_ra.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/03/tgif_make_it_ra.html TGIF Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:11 -0500 TGIF: Need A Motivational Speech? (video) In this clip from the UK version of The Office, David Brent gives a stomach churning turn as a motivational speaker...

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/03/tgif_need_a_mot.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/03/tgif_need_a_mot.html TGIF Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:52:00 -0500 TGIF: A Bad Office Is Bad For Business (video) This humorous video clip from Regus.com shows how a bad office is definitely bad for business...

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_a_bad_offi.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_a_bad_offi.html TGIF Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:27:15 -0500 TGIF: New Sneak Preview of Wall Street 2 - Money Never Sleeps Greedy Gordon Gekko is Back. 20th Century Fox has just unleashed a new international trailer for "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps", coming out with brand new footage.

After his initial attempts to warn Wall Street of the forthcoming economic crisis and stock market crash receives no response, Gordon (Michael Douglas) decides to re-focus his attention on rebuilding his relationship with his estranged daughter. The movie, scheduled for release on April 23, also features Shia LeBoeuf, Josh Brolin and Susan Sarandon...

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_new_sneak.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_new_sneak.html TGIF Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:22:31 -0500 TGIF: "Stop Driving Toyotas - We're Trying!" (video) Seth Meyers gives his update of the week's news in this Saturday Night Live clip, including a look at Toyota and Democratic results...

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_stop_drivi.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_stop_drivi.html TGIF Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:42:29 -0500 TGIF: What Is That Banker Looking At? An oblivious investment banker is looking at pictures of model Miranda Kerr without realizing he's been caught on the local news...Check out this Break.com video around 1'05"...

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_what_is_th.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/02/tgif_what_is_th.html TGIF Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:46:28 -0500 TGIF: Why Is The Evening News So Boring? (video) BBC reporter Chris Booker gives a special report on every boring special report that you've ever seen on the news.


How To Report The News - Watch more Funny Videos

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tgif_why_is_the.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tgif_why_is_the.html TGIF Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:27 -0500 TGIF: Wall Street Bonuses Under Fire In this Daily Show video clip, Jon Stewart focuses on record unemployment rates and Wall Street bonuses. As Stewart says: "I guess the only real difference between bankers and movie stars is when Nick Cage lost all his money, I didn’t have to bail him out."

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tgif_wall_stree_1.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2010/01/tgif_wall_stree_1.html TGIF Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:00:56 -0500 TGIF: Holiday Songs, Gift-Wrapping Guide Martin Short offers holiday advice in his song on David Letterman, Adam Sandler's Hanukkah classic, Jimmy Kimmel and Norah Jones celebrate 12 days of YouTube memories, Jimmy Fallon's guide to gift wrapping.


Martin Short's Holiday Song on David Letterman

With an unusual holiday message for all.

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/tgif_holiday_so.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/tgif_holiday_so.html TGIF Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:26:09 -0500 Andrew Ross Sorkin Bashes Wall Street; SNL on Tiger Woods; Al Gore on What Up With That? Jon Stewart calls Sorkin's new book Too Big to Fail too big to read; Saturday Night Live's take on the Tiger Woods saga; Al Gore visits SNL's What Up With That?

New York Times' Sorkin on the Daily Show

Although Jon Stewart calls New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin's new book Too Big to Fail "too big to read," he gives a soft interview to the Wall Street critic, who says a year after the $784 billion financial bailout, we're no better off.

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]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/andrew_ross_sor.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/andrew_ross_sor.html TGIF Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:36:37 -0500 TGIF: The Layoff; Bucket of Rags Hot-Ticket Holiday Item; Jazz Hamsters A company tries a new method for downsizing; retailers report that buckets of rags are flying off the shelves this holiday season; and hamsters play wind instruments.

The Layoff

A novel approach to making personnel decisions.

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/tgif_the_layoff.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/12/tgif_the_layoff.html TGIF Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:54:19 -0500 TGIF: Things Not to Be Grateful For: Goldman Sachs, Silverdome, Congressional Recess Jon Stewart helps reduce the list of things we need to to be thankful for, saving us all kinds of time; ideas for making an elevator ride less boring.

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/11/tgif_things_not.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/11/tgif_things_not.html TGIF Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:48:41 -0500 TGIF: Willem Dafoe, Will Ferrill Try Anti-Stress Procedure A miracle of science and music: Aural Implant Technology.

The Procedure, with Willem Dafoe & WIll Ferrell from Adam "Ghost Panther" McKay

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/11/tgif_antistress.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/11/tgif_antistress.html TGIF Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:29:16 -0500 TGIF: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized?

The Onion delves into this pressing issue.


In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized?

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/10/tgif_wall_stree.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/10/tgif_wall_stree.html TGIF Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:03:28 -0500 Downsized, the Web Series Self-help guru offers advice to those affected by the recession.

]]> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/10/downsized_the_w.html http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/10/downsized_the_w.html TGIF Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:52:04 -0500