When it comes to home buying, there is an app for that, but unfortunately for Millennials, it isn’t — for once — catered to them. Ellie Mae, the software company that processes about a quarter of U.S. mortgage applications, has just released its “Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker,” which will track Millennial loan trends in the…
It looks like there is a new iceberg in town. Inside, one can find mock gale force winds swirling sea salt spray through the Detroit Zoo’s new penguin exhibit. Finally open to the public this week, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center is a stunning display that is leaving both penguins and visitors happy. More than…
A new report from Trulia counts down the 10 U.S. cities losing Millennials because of impossible-to-afford rents and home prices. While young people and college graduates have been flooding into urban settings like Austin, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago for a decade now, many believe that trend is finally reversing. With wages flat,…
At the end of April, a number of popular blogs posted a link to a disturbing workplace safety video from the 1990s. Most workplace safety videos are cheesy and dull, more likely to induce yawns or eyerolls than anything else. That’s exactly what the United Safety Council was afraid of when the produced “Will You…
Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012 and received a great deal of criticism because of it. Critics felt that the $1 billion purchase was poorly informed, considering the photo sharing social platform was producing zero revenue from its user base at the time. During that time, Facebook wasn’t doing so hot either, with their trading at…
If you are one of the 90% of Americans who regularly eats ice cream, then you most likely are familiar with the ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s.Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben and Jerry’s, were two of the roughly 300 protesters arrested in Washington D.C at a protest demonstrating about money in…
Craft farmers, small batch, sustainability: these are the taglines for the world’s first major ad campaign for a cannabis brand.Flow Kana, a San Francisco based brand that only sources sustainability grown, small batch boutique marijuana strands from independent farmers is behind this campaign in pot-friendly California.Flow Kana is launching their ambitious campaign with the hopes…
In last night’s Democratic debate, the candidates inevitably clashed over something. This time, it was over one particularly hot topic: gun control. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, when prompted to speak about her previous insinuation that guns from Vermont are responsible for gun violence in New York, started attacking Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders over his past…
Planning your dream wedding isn’t easy. Ask any recent bride and they’ll tell you that the process is both stressful and overwhelming. But reality star turned author/lifestyle guru Lauren Conrad recently managed to stave off the marriage planning madness when she planned her own wedding. As it turns out, Conrad is so skilled at organizing…
The population in South Florida exceeded six million for the first time in history, according to a recent report. The region is now the eighth most populous area in the United States, and it seems like it is increasing at an alarming rate. In Florida alone, about 1,000 people move there every single day, and…