Jeremy Taylor
![Google Might Start Manufacturing Driverless Cars [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/driverless-car.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Google Might Start Manufacturing Driverless Cars [VIDEO]
After changing the way we use the Internet, is Google preparing to change the way we drive?
Since 2005, Google has been developing a driverless car, which navigates itself with sensors, Google’s street view software and artificial intelligence.
![Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/flu-shot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
![61 Percent of People Agree with Decision to Fire Joe Paterno — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/Joe-Paterno.jpg?w=980&q=75)
61 Percent of People Agree with Decision to Fire Joe Paterno — Survey of the Day
When Penn State fired legendary head football coach Joe Paterno for not being more proactive after learning his long-time assistant Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy, students rioted in protest.
According to a survey of 1,386 adults from Poll Position, Penn State’s board of directors decision to dump Paterno immediately isn’t as controversial with the general public.
![Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner to Jump 13 Percent This Year](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/Thanksgiving-dinner.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner to Jump 13 Percent This Year
According to the American Farm Bureau, the price of Thanksgiving dinner will be 13 percent higher this year than last, marking the biggest jump since 1990.
![Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/text-messages.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.
How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
![When Are People the Happiest? iPhone App Has the Answer](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/iphone-smile-face.jpg?w=980&q=75)
When Are People the Happiest? iPhone App Has the Answer
A study involving 45,000 iPhone users who recorded their level of happiness at least five times a day yielded some not entirely surprising results.
![Jib Jab’s ‘Elf Yourself’ Returns — We Give Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries the Elf Treatment [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/elfyourself1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Jib Jab’s ‘Elf Yourself’ Returns — We Give Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries the Elf Treatment [VIDEO]
Elf Yourself, Office Max’s Jib Jab-powered Christmas promotion which allows you to insert your face and the faces of friends and family onto the body of dancing elves, is back again in time for the holiday season.
![76 Percent of Americans Don’t Miss The NBA — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/dirk-dunking.jpg?w=980&q=75)
76 Percent of Americans Don’t Miss The NBA — Survey of the Day
At least one month of the NBA season has been canceled, while the players and owners remain deadlocked in their labor negotiations.
Unfortunately for both sides, no one seems to care that the NBA season hasn’t gotten underway.
![64 Percent Agree With Herman Cain About Media Being ‘Dishonest’ — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/heman-cain-media.jpg?w=980&q=75)
64 Percent Agree With Herman Cain About Media Being ‘Dishonest’ — Survey of the Day
Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain recently stated, “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest,” and Mediabistro had to see if people agreed.
The site’s survey asked 1,179 registered voters if they sided with Cain’s view on the media, and 64 percent of respondents did.
![Washington DC Is the Most Shopaholic City in the Nation](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/shopping.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Washington DC Is the Most Shopaholic City in the Nation
Nobody would ever call Washington DC a fashion epicenter, but our nation’s capital happens to be the place were folks spend the most money on clothes, shoes and other wear.
![Two Out of Three Think a Wife Should Take Husband’s Last Name – Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/wedding1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Two Out of Three Think a Wife Should Take Husband’s Last Name – Survey of the Day
Sixty-seven percent of Americans think that a woman should take her husband’s surname upon marriage, according to an Indiana University survey of 815 adults.
![Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the ‘All-American Sandwich’ — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/11/peanut-butter-and-jelly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the ‘All-American Sandwich’ — Survey of the Day
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that staple of childhood, is what most comes to mind when American adults think about the “All-American sandwich.”