That's right, a statistic has caught my eye and I can't turn away. It's standing over there in the corner batting its eyelashes at me. I can't wait to meet it.

Hey! My name is Lauren Sigel (pronounced seagull) and I am the new Editorial Intern at brass. In other words, I’m the newbie. I’m currently a junior at OSU majoring in liberal arts--with an option in new media communications--and am working on minors in French and writing.

Online radio's audience has doubled since 2005 according to a report by market research firm Arbitron. This is good news for those who like to avoid wading through endless crummy stations and antenna static.

So, you've got a nice weekend ahead of you. The sun is shining, your significant other is looking hotter than ever, the dog is panting happily: Good. Now drop all those plans and get down to doing your taxes.

Seriously, the filing deadline is April 15th, which is next Wednesday.
Online classified ad services like craigslist.org, oodle.com, and MySpace Classifieds accounted for 2.99% of all website visits in March. Craigslist alone saw an 86% increase in traffic over the last year.

Today is tax day. I told you not to procrastinate, but you might just now be finding out that you officially owe the government money and are as broke as a joke. So, to cheer you up, here are some tax-day freebies (click the links for all the restrictions and details):

Want to get paid just for driving to work? Paid-to-drive programs may seem too good to be true, but think again. They’re administered by advertising companies who are paid by clients to promote products and services. When you agree to place one of their ads on your car, you receive part of that advertising fee.
Even though it's the best place to find moving images of groin trauma and live TV mess ups, YouTube is losing money at record pace. This year the video-sharing site is projected to lose $470 million.
Last spring, The Buried Life challenged brass readers to think about what they want to do before they die.
Overwhelmed with spam and junk mail? It's time to set up a disposable account.
A disposable account acts as an online alias you use when you don't want to give out your real contact info. This includes a fake name, email account, phone number, etc.
As anyone within shouting distance knows, I relish every opportunity to lecture. SallieMae's recent report on undergraduate credit debt will come in handy the next time someone looks like they need to be slapped in the face with knowledge. The report found that:

A few days ago, a friend who wanted to start investing asked me what books he should read. The first thing I did was point him to