The past two months have been very interesting for Facebook. With the IPO ups and down and another lawsuit on the way Facebook has seen better days. GM recently closed their advertising account with Facebook and that made people wonder. Does advertising work on Facebook? Well they are looking to hush the critics of their site, check out the story below. ShottaDru X TatWza
Auto Talk: How GM Got 3 More Miles Out Of The 2013 Chevrolet Volt
As we learned earlier today, the 2013 Chevrolet Volt has beefed up. The new model year vehicle has a “bigger” battery and can go three extra miles when driven solely on the battery. We spoke with GM representatives to get more information on the model year updates as well as answers to some of your questions (e.g., don’t expect E85 capability, once promised for the first-gen Volt, any time soon). Funk Flex
Auto Talk: GM Offers Pension Buyout To Salaried Workers
General Motors Co. said today that it will offer a lump-sum pension buyout to one-third of its U.S. retirees and shift the remaining retirees to a group annuity run by an outside administrator. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Chevy SS prototype already taking the checkered flag
General Motors isn’t set to begin producing the new Chevrolet SS until early next year, but the company has recently been spotted testing the model on U.S. streets. Our spy photographers managed to click a few photos of a heavily camouflaged version of the sedan before engineers spirited it back into the relative safety of the automaker’s facilities. Even so, those on hand could easily hear the bark and snarl of an impressive V8 propelling the machine around. Odds are that’s a naturally-aspirated 6.2-liter lump behind the headlights, though GM was using a Cadillac CTS-V chase vehicle to keep pace, leading some to speculate as to whether or not the company may be considering a supercharged version. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Cadillac Escalade to get new lease on life in 2014
Known for unmitigated excess to some, the Cadillac Escalade embodies over-the-top transportation for oil barons and high-rolling hip-hop stars. The Detroit Bureau quotes an unknown senior Cadillac official saying, “We were finding that for everyone turned on by that image there were four (potential luxury buyers) who were [turned off].” Add in national gas prices flirting with $5 a gallon, and the Escalade seemed destined to join the flamboyant fins of the 1959 Eldorado. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Legal loophole allows GM to avoid paying federal taxes… still
The United States tax code will never be accused of being simple or easy to comprehend. With a tangle of exceptions and loopholes, individuals and corporations can work their way around paying their full income tax rate with ease. Funk Flex
