It was a very busy week and weekend in South Florida sports last week, that’s why BB Insurance Marketing is giving you the low down on all the sports stories in your hometown from last week. The Dolphins struggle, so do the Canes, FSU embarrasses Clemson at home, UCF upsets the number 8 ranked team […]
Wonder why it’s hard to stop eating Oreos once you’ve taken that first bite? A new study suggests that “America’s favorite cookie” is just as addictive as cocaine or morphine — at least in lab rats. “Our research supports the theory that high-fat/high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do,” co-author […]
For the longest time, people have said mobile phones would revolutionize local advertising. Specifically, they’ve described serendipitous moments where we’ll walk by a Dunkin Donuts and BAM! Our phones buzz with the very ad for a Chocolate Coolata we were craving. While Foursquare’s new advertising product isn’t quite that intrusive, the technology will function in […]
Duke Johnson said he found out after practice Sunday on Twitter. Ladarius Gunter found out during the weekly news conference. Coach Al Golden knew, of course, but tossed the information in his mental trash bin. The Miami Hurricanes entered the Associated Press Top 10 rankings Sunday for the first time since they were No. 8 […]
Are curved, flexible smartphones the next frontier in smartphone innovation? LG and Samsung really want to make it so. Both companies are weeks away from announcing smartphones with curved displays, whose plastic substrate should make them more durable and cheaper to produce. LG said today that it’s already started production of its flexible displays, which […]
They turned over the ball four times and trailed for the first time this season. But the No. 14 Miami Hurricanes refused to quit Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. “You don’t have any leadership until you have a bead of sweat and the crap hits the fan,’’ Miami coach Al Golden aptly said after his […]
Stand-up comedians have long joked that some things, like the actual components of chicken nuggets, are better left mysterious. Recently, Mississippi researchers found out why: two nuggets they examined consisted of 50 percent or less chicken muscle tissue, the breast or thigh meat that comes to mind when a customer thinks of “chicken.” The nuggets […]
Gasoline prices have fallen steadily throughout September, and drivers should look forward to even cheaper fill-ups in the weeks ahead. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is now $3.42, down from $3.59 on Sept. 1. The price is the lowest it’s been at this time of year since 2010 and is likely […]
This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this […]
Apple is the new most valuable brand in the world, according to a closely followed annual report. The report, to be released on Monday, is from Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company owned by the Omnicom Group that has been compiling what it calls the Best Global Brands report since 2000. The previous […]