A WORLD WITHOUT BILLIONAIRES
A collaboration between Forbes and Ogilvy Brazil has produced what-if scenario infographs that underscore the “social, financial, and humanitarian impact of not having the likes of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Eike Bautista, and Tiger Woods.” For example, if Mark Zuckerburg were not in the world there would be a “loss of $3.8 billion in internet advertising, 845 million interconnected individuals, $100 million to the public school system of Newark, New Jersey, about 800,000 people developing Facebook applications, and roughly 300,000 people who discovered that they were being cheated on.” Check out to see what the world would have lost without some of its billionaires here […]
LUXE SPA TRENDS + HOT SPOTS 2012
It appears leeches sucking out toxins, a stage of an Indian traditional cleansing practice termed Panchakarma, and fish pedicures no longer top the bizarre in spa trends, for the record the leeches stay on HEDGEAnswer’s list. According to the site Cracked, the “rich and insane” are hot for massages by snakes in Israel and elephants or inmates in Thailand while Hollywood starlets flock for Russian placenta facials ($350). A de-stressing massage with a hefty price tag of $25,000 will reportedly rub your worries away by sprinkling $100,000 worth of loose diamonds. Forget the Brazilian you can opt for diamond dust blow-outs ($600) or 24K gold facials ($1000). If you prefer […]