From Baywatch to Marketwatch
Jeff Pelline Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Jeff Pelline is editor of CNET News.com. Jeff promises to buy a Toyota Prius once hybrid cars are allowed in the carpool lane with solo drivers.
Guess who rang the closing bell at the NYSE on Friday? Pamela Anderson, and that's no April Fools' joke. The actress, you may recall, gained fame at the height of the dot-com boom, when a steamy home video of the former Baywatch star and her then-husband appeared on the Net, sparking one of the most high-profile privacy debates, at least of the Web's early days. This time, Anderson was in a --as a spokeswoman for Estee Lauder. It wasn't a banner day for the market, though--the Dow closed down more than 99 points. Maybe she should have used a gong.