A few days ago, I read an article about TransUnion, a credit company in the United States that illegally sold credit information of their customers to marketing companies, hence inviting unsolicited spam messages from these companies. While I thought nothing much of it at first since I am not affected, I talked to a friend […]

I read with concern an article about hackers taking advantage of the new cloud-based technology, by letting other small time hackers to make use of their phishing kit that would allow these hackers to build lookalike websites and send out almost authentic email messages to victims, but the login credentials, passwords and other personal information […]

I think it’s pretty amazing that Amazon, the popular shopping site, is pushing sales through mobile devices at the figure of US$1 billion per year. That’s a lot of sales if you ask me! And if anyone has been wondering if Amazon is a viable place to set up store, this should answer you. Imagine, […]

A cousin told me that he would like to collect rare coins but he is not sure if it’s a good idea or perhaps he should instead. I really don’t have any knowledge on both rare coins and gold bullion so I cannot give him professional advice on what he should invest in. Ideally, it […]

American Express announced triple profit of US$1 billion for second-quarter of 2010 thanks to higher than expected spending on credit cards. Every time there is an economic downturn where people lose their jobs and they have to rely more on their credit cards more instead of cash, because they are always running low on cash […]

My sister asked if I could help her with looking for a gift for the son of her employer. I am never good with getting gifts for children but when I found that that he loves basketball, I think that he would love to receive for his birthday! We do not know which team he […]

The Danish owner of an “erotic museum” in Barcelona, Spain, has put it on eBay with a starting price of US$380,000 or EUR300,000. According to a report, the museum houses the owner’s private collection and since opening its doors to the public, receives about 40,000 curious visitors every year. I wonder how much one has […]