Inventors are hoping their products will hit the infomercial goldmine and become the next OxyClean or Pocket Fisherman.
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A dating website matching wealthy older men to attractive young women has picked an odd target for a publicity stunt.
SugarDaddie.com is offering the town of Woodside, Calif. $11.65 million to change its name to "SugarDaddie.com, USA" for ten years.
Chump change. Wrong target. Very funny.
Here's a story about a personal hygiene startup with a sense of humor, which may have figured out the way to big profits is through a dog's mouth.
So Marissa Mayer thinks too many Yahoo employees could be deadbeats because they "work" from home, and their absence may be one reason the company's lost its way.
We've been reporting that she's ordered all telecommuters back to the office, because that's where the magic happens. She kind of reminds me of the boss everyone is excited about at first, until you realize, "Oh, this is not going to be fun."
(Read More: One Perk Gone: Yahoo Says No to Telecommuting)
I work in a bureau for a large news organization, so I have some understanding of what it's like to telecommute. I'm based in Los Angeles, and my bosses are in New Jersey. I can't talk face-to-face with the producers who decide what stories air on a daily basis. That puts me at a disadvantage, but not to the point where I want to trade in my 75-degree February day to move east.
Oscar season! One of the biggest media events of the year!
How can an insurance company with no connection to the film biz find a way to exploit the buzz?
It's all in a name.
"Gangnam Style," by Korean pop/rap star Psy, is the most watched YouTube video ever. In less than a year, it's racked up over 1.3 billion hits. Billion. The entertainer's pony-riding dance and sarcastic attitude have hit a universal chord.
(Read More: 'Hey! Sexy Lady!': 'Gangnam Style' Artist Hits the US.)
Well, sexy lady, Gangnam Style is so 2012.
Here comes the "Harlem Shake." The new dance craze hit YouTube less than two weeks ago and already has over six million hits.
Nothing says "I love you" like a cockroach.
The Bronx Zoo, still recovering from an escaped cobra, has come up with a unique fundraising effort tied to Valentine's Day. It does not involve romantic walks through the zoo with a "birds and bees" theme. There's no lingering around pens where animals are lovingly snuggled up in a nap.
This V-Day idea involves roaches, because, like a roach, love never dies.
They say that happy cows come from California.
They just got happier.
I'm not a fan of snakes.
Unless they're made of 100 percent chocolate.
A private dining room inside the Bellagio in Las Vegas has been transformed into the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Later this week, the casino resort will be hosting Chinese New Year dinners here for $500 a plate. (There are still a few openings so don't delay!)
Nemo? Really? Why do the worst storms have wimpiest names? Sandy … Katrina …
Sandy and Katrina were names given by the National Weather Service for tropical storms and hurricanes. The NOAA does not name winter storms.
(Read More: 'Dangerous' Snowstorm Nemo Finds the Northeast.)
So Nemo comes from our sister network, The Weather Channel, which started naming winter storms last year to highlight awareness, and perhaps boost ratings. It's a fun marketing move.
Money can buy you love.
How much money? $218.
That's the amount your average man will have to spend this Valentine's Day to get "lucky."
Based in Los Angeles, Wells is currently a CNBC business news reporter and also writes CNBC.com's “Funny Business.”
Oh, so you like to laugh, do you? A real wiseguy. Well, that's going to cost you, buddy!
Think beef is expensive now? A cow just sold for a record $170,000 at auction in Syracuse, New York.
Scope is now touting bacon-flavored mouthwash, but Jane Wells's incredibly accurate instincts tell her something is afoot.
