Facebook poking
Craigslist’s notorious “adult services” section may be gone, but if a Columbia University study is to believed, the prostitution industry is still thriving online. “I estimate that by the end of 2011, Facebook will be the leading online recruitment space,” Columbia sociology professor Sudhir Venkatesh said. His study findings showed that 83 percent of the 290 New York City prostitutes he followed for a year had a Facebook page. Which is not nearly as troubling as the thought of some guy following 290 prostitutes around for a year.
What day is it?
Wednesday is Read in the Bathtub Day. Far more advisable than going out in the cold, sure. Just don’t drop the iPad.
Killer bird
A California man died from injuries suffered at a cockfight when he was stabbed by a rooster with a blade attached to it, a central California coroner said. Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, of Lamont, Calif., was pronounced dead at a hospital about two hours after he was stabbed in the right calf, perhaps severing an artery, The Bakersfield Californian reported.
The list
The five airlines with the most attractive flight attendants, according to a survey of 1,000 attendees at this week’s Business Travel & Meetings Show in London:
1. Virgin Atlantic
2. Singapore Airlines
3. Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates
4. Emirates, also based in the UAE
5. Aer Lingus Ireland’s national airline
The number
$25 billion
Potential lost revenue annually for card issuers because of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 and subsequent legislation, according to a study by The Boston Consulting Group, which counts credit and debit card issuers among its many financial services industry clients.
— Rob Manker
