I joined Twitter almost two years ago, used it for about 4 months and took a break for 5 months until I was able to link up my Twitter updates to update my Facebook status. Since then I’ve been hearing about impact of Twitter like getting a fellow Cal bear out of foreign prison [...]

As more and more of the people I know and the people they know are having kids, I’ve seen more photos popping up on Facebook of newborns and childhood moments. And even though some kids don’t even know how to type, they already have Facebook profiles! It seems the parents are registering their [...]

When people post photos or other content on Facebook, chances are they’re not thinking about what Facebook can do with them. People are freaking about it now, though (again). The reality is that much of this stuff isn’t news; Facebook has always claimed rights to your photos and content.
Here’s Facebook’s recent [...]

It’s a new (lunar) year and although a new year shouldn’t be the only time to set goals, I happened to set a new one yesterday.  
One of the goals I set in 2007 was to visit an international destination at least once a year.  That year, I went to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shunde, Vietnam, [...]

The other day I was browsing some deal sites and found out about a free financial book download coming this week. It’s Suze Orman’s new book, "2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe & Sound", offered by Oprah. Along with the free book, Suze offered some advice on the Oprah show as part [...]

When I was in college at Cal, I remember there was always a group of people tabling in front of the campus store often at the beginning of the school year. They would try to get your attention with offers of free stuff if you fill out some forms on a clipboard.
They [...]

I was having some friends over for New Year’s Eve and some of them were saying how they and their friends who regularly go to the gym hate the new year because the gym is crowded the first couple weeks of the new year thanks to the ever popular resolution of exercising more. Then [...]

Finding more use out of my old iPod mini, I started listening to The Wall Street Journal This Morning podcasts on my drive to work.
Recently, they mentioned that the spending habits of men are related to their dating behavior based on findings from a research study from the University of Michigan. There’s also a [...]