Tag: News

One family’s quest to go one year without Disney

Post author By web gangsta
Post date September 1, 2010
1 Comment on One family’s quest to go one year without Disney

Mousetrapped: A Year and a Bit in Orlando

Web Watch has to admire people like Lisa Ray.

Lisa has strong convictions and a big stick-to-it attitude that isn’t often seen elsewhere. She really does mean what she says, and says what she means. Good for her.

Lisa, the founder of PARENTS FOR ETHICAL MARKETING, was upset at how the Disney corporation handled a refund request for the Baby Einstein line of early-learning DVDs. Her reaction to those events (already documented elsewhere) led her to comment to her family, “I wish we could boycott Disney. But I don’t think we can. They’re too big.”

This got her 12-year-old daughter thinking, and she suggested that maybe they could go a year without Disney.

Lisa liked this idea so much, she decided that was exactly what she and her family were going to do: go A YEAR WITHOUT DISNEY.

Tags boycott, business, Disney, food, How To, News, parenting, Party Talk, Pixar, shopping, Tigger Watch, website

Internet News

Do you suffer from “Hourglass Syndrome” when using computers? You’re not alone…

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 28, 2010

Windows Hourglass

Do you suffer from “Hourglass Syndrome“?

That’s what computer chip manufacturer Intel has called the stress that waiting on slow computers to do their work causes. Sure, it seems to be entirely a marketing gimmick, as Intel is focused on upselling to newer and faster computer chips – but there does appear to be some basis in fact as a general observation. Who could blame Intel for taking advantage of the situation for their own profit and gain?

Tags Internet, medical, News, survey

10 Things News

10 Vices that are Good for You: Wine, Chocolate, Sleeping…and more

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 22, 2010

When one thinks about “vice”, they usually think of one of the following:

MIAMI VICE – the classic 80’s NBC TV show that glorified cops and crime in Miami with neon, pastel t-shirts, and loafers with no socks
VICE – the alternative magazine
The VICE SQUAD at your local police department – busting criminals focused on sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll
Or the sinfully-delicious habits that some of us partake in when we believe nobody is looking

Being sinful is sometimes just in one’s own mind. And because of that, there are 10 SINFUL VICES THAT ARE ACTUALLY HEALTHY FOR YOU. Because when we think “vices”, we don’t often think about why we enjoy these so much:

Tags 10 Things, medical, News

News

Triskaidekaphobia vs Paraskavedekatriaphobia – learn the difference

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 12, 2010

We at Web Watch want to be sure that our Web Watch readers are aware whenever there is a potential of making a grammatical faux pas of grand scale come this week’s FRIDAY THE 13TH.

We wouldn’t want our faithful readers to mistakenly call into work, claiming that they suffer from triskaidekaphobia.

Because the FEAR OF THE NUMBER 13 (which is what triskaidekaphobia is all about) has absolutely nothing to do with Friday the 13th at all. Calling in sick because you’re scared of a number is just plain stupid.

Calling in sick because you’re SCARED OF FRIDAY THE 13th, that’s a different issue altogether.

Tags holidays, News

News

Pretty girls don’t always get what they want… but plastic surgery can work wonders for others

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 8, 2010

Web Watch knows that if you really want to get ahead at the office, you have to apply yourself. This is simply common business sense that everyone in the corporate world should follow.

But some women (and some men, too – don’t think that they’re getting a free pass on this) believe that they can skate by in any situation on their looks alone.

Face it, toots – what may have worked in college at the sorority house when you tried to get the local computer nerd to do your CompSci homework for you simply by batting your eyelashes at him ain’t going to work in the real world.

That’s the gist of a study published in the JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY entitled Physical Attractiveness Biases in Ratings of Employment Suitability: Tracking Down the “Beauty is Beastly” Effect that says that contrary to popular belief, PRETTY PEOPLE DON’T ALWAYS GET WHAT THEY WANT.

Tags business, News, plastic surgery, survey

News sports

Bowl for free! Vote for Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift & others during National Bowling Week

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 4, 2010

This week is NATIONAL BOWLING WEEK and that’s why the BOWLING PROPRIETORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (BPAA) have decided to let the fans decide who is the BIGGEST CELEBRITY PROMOTER OF THE SPORT OF BOWLING, with the celebrity receiving the most votes being entered into the CELEBRITY HALL OF FAME at the International Bowling Museum.

The celebrity with the most votes on AUGUST 7th (NATIONAL BOWLING DAY) will be the winner, and YOU can vote as many times as you’d like for your favorite celebrity. What else is special about NATIONAL BOWLING DAY? You can get a free game of bowling with this coupon! Use it on August 7th, and help set a world record for the most bowling games played in a 24-hour period.

But more importantly, who are the celebrity nominees and what their vote tallies were as we head into these final few days before voting closes?

Tags Celebrity, holidays, justin bieber, News, sports, survey, World Record

10 Things How To News

How to perform the “Perfect Handshake” according to math experts, and other handshaking stats

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 28, 2010

The Secret Handshake

Howie Mandel doesn’t shake hands.

Donald Trump tries not to shake hands.

World leaders are judged on who they shake hands with, and who shakes hands (or not) with them.

Yes, shaking hands is definitely an art, and the folks at CHEVROLET UK wanted to figure out exactly how to shake hands the right way, as a good solid handshake is often the key to closing a new car sale.

So they came up with THE GUIDE TO THE PERFECT HANDSHAKE, and even commissioned a university professor to come up with a mathematical equation to putting that perfect handshake together.

Tags 10 Things, How To, News, Party Talk, Relationships, survey, World Record

10 Things News

Given unlimited money for plastic surgery, most people would get their teeth whitened

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 27, 2010

Just like many of you, Web Watch knows plenty of people who have gone under the knife for elective plastic surgery.

Sometimes the results turn out well and better than the original, other times… not so much. Sometimes the reasons behind why the person went and got the plastic surgery are obvious, and sometimes we will never know the true motivation behind why someone decides to do what they do to their bodies.

Whether you’re for or against plastic surgery on others, you may want to be aware of the MOST POPULAR PLASTIC SURGERY REQUESTS made in 2010. This survey asked over 2000 people about their opinion of getting plastic surgery — 69% responded that they had no issue with having work done if money were no object. So while the actual number of surgeries being performed is down — mainly due to the current economic situation — interest in plastic surgery continues to be on the rise.

Tags 10 Things, medical, News, plastic surgery, survey