Another week chock full of hot news buzzing across the network. From the Yahoo layoffs and rumors of a possible takeover; to “heartache leave” and National Wear Red day, Know More Media authors had plenty to say.

For starters, today was National Wear Red day, a day were people across the nation where wearing red in support of the efforts to increase awareness about heart disease. SmallBizMentor recommended that awareness campaigns become more inclusive and globalized for better efficacy; WorkFromHomeMomma reminded readers that heart disease kills more Americans than any other disease and is the #1 killer of women; BusinessKnowMoreMedia urged us to be proactive about our health.

Would you give your employees heartache leave? BPOTiger weighed the pros and cons of this odd employee benefit, pointing out that such a policy would likely wreak havoc in call centers. WorkFromHomeMomma offered suggestions for how the self-employed can prepare for the possibility of unexpectedly needing time off and SmallBizMentor laid out some important questions for businesses to consider before implementing heartache leave. Manager’s Realm thinks the whole idea is just silly and the author of ModernMagellans reflected a personal experiences concluding that done right, heartache leave could be a good thing.

After suffering more losses this quarter, Yahoo announced that it would be laying of over 1000 employees. WebMetricsGuru predicted dark days for Yahoo and wondered if Jimmy Yang has what it takes to turn the company around; BizCreditPolicy used the news of Yahoo’s troubles to offer advice for small business owners and AdHurl made a prediction of a takeover in Yahoo’s future. Interestingly, not long after the news of Yahoo’s losses and possible layoffs, Microsoft made an unsolicited $44 Billion bid on the company, which according to BizofCoding, is a hostile offer. Grim days for Yahoo indeed.

As if you could forget, this is Super Bowl weekend. According to MarketingBlurb, tickets for this years’ Super Bowl are selling for record prices. Despite the hefty price tag for coveted advertising spots during the most watched sporting event in the US, Audi could not resist purchasing 90 seconds of airtime. Some people only watch the bowl for the ads but BrandingPost is expecting to be fully underwhelmed. For PowerSellerKing, the question is whether or not to bother working the eBay store during the Super Bowl to which author Suzanne Wells responded, absolutely.

More recommended reading:

• I Have an Addiction: Politics – Modern Magellans
• Target Infers that Bloggers are Irrelevant – SmallBizMentor
• Intellectual Property Fraud Costs Skyrocket – ItsBadBusiness
• Hollywood Suffers From Color Amnesia – OurBollywood
• Mocking Facebook: Do You Dare? – SistersInBiz