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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

eBay Not A Host But A Broker

One might arrive at any number of sub-titles for this news… for ex.;
eBay Does Battle With Two Foreign Governments or Purveyor of Parasitic Practices Hammered In French Court or eBay Willing To Display Arrogance In Australia and France.
The bottom line is a French court has ruled against eBay in a battle involving counterfeit Louis Vuitton […]

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June 30th, 2008

Mind-Mapping, MindManager, MindJet, MindJet Connect

From CNNMoney;
Getting your mind organized - and mapped
“Mind mapping” can help organize your brainstorms. This week, cult favorite Mindjet released a new, online tool for collaborative mapping.
This week Mindjet launched the first online-only version of MindManager, called Mindjet Connect. For $8.99 a month, users can collaborate with co-workers on the same mind map at the […]

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June 27th, 2008

BlinkWeb and Brad Callen - Free Professional Web Site Creation

Obviously a great deal of effort went into this tool…
Because it’s Brad’s I’d recommend it anyway but I think you might want to seriously take a look at this. Here’s some of the email Brad sent out;
A new website creation program that allows you to create truly professional looking websites with absolutely no website programming […]

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June 26th, 2008

Congress Cheating On Budget Rules?

Why is this not surprising?
Thanks to Andrew Brown from FreedomWorks, who emailed me after I expressed an interest with this post. Andrew and Adam, I hope you don’t mind - this is a short post so I’m going to re-post it almost in full;
Congress Uses Same Offset Twice to Cheat Budget Rules
“Congress is using the […]

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June 26th, 2008

Designed With Media Planners In Mind - Google Ad Planner

H/T to Nathania Johnson at the Search Engine Blog.
Introducing Google Ad Planner
To make your life easier, we’re introducing Google Ad Planner, a research and media planning tool that connects advertisers and publishers. When using Google Ad Planner, simply enter demographics and sites associated with your target audience, and the tool will return information about sites […]

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June 24th, 2008

Was Kindle Designed To Aid Amazon’s Market Discipline?

Or did Hachette simply piss off the “boss” by preparing to offer books in the right format for the Sony Reader? This might be a long one - resources aplenty on this topic :)
Doreen Carvahal wrote in The NY Times recently;
Small Publishers Feel Power of Amazon’s ‘Buy’ Button
In the latest in a series of disputes […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Bush Administration Wants To Track All Your Electronic Transactions!

And there are still any of you in favor of the compromised FISA??? Good Grief… you’ve lost grip, seriously.
H/T to Ina Steiner once again. As you read, notice that this was snuck into and hidden within, legislation without any of “us” knowing it! Thanks to Adam Brandon at Freedomworks.
Senate Housing Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Every Thread Has Incredible Value!

I am taking this upon myself…
If you want to learn how to be an Internet Marketer;
Allen Says, the owner of the Warrior forum, has made a new forum available where you can find real value in each and every thread posted.
It’s called [drum roll… :)] - The Warrior Private Membership Forum
That link won’t get you […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 06-22-2008

Rogers Admits to Violating Net Neutrality
By Holiday Shapiro
In a meeting held yesterday, that was restricted to only select members of the media, Rogers Communications admitted that it violated the principle of net neutrality by arbitrarily interfering with customers’ internet communications.
The restricted press event conducted by Rogers yesterday appears to be in response to an increasingly […]

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June 20th, 2008

Is It A Risk To Call Seth Godin Wise?

Speaking of “Dating Your Prospects” at eBay Live, Seth Godin offers valuable thoughts and suggestions…
Julia Wilkinson tells us the reason Seth asked rhetorically “Why are you not dating your prospects” is “to build communication with them; a way to differentiate yourself from all the other products on the proverbial shelf.”
That isn’t really new news. What […]

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June 18th, 2008

Approaching The Height Of Arrogance!

Even though the Australian government told eBay they could not implement their PayPal only plan this month, that the ACCC would make a final determination whether this would be approved or not, eBay insists;
Developments In eBay Plan To Go PayPal Only
“The Australian IT website reported that eBay Australia sent a “strongly worded” letter this week […]

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June 17th, 2008

Remaining Consistent - The Truth Hurts

From the BBC News;
Blogger arrests hit record high
“More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.
Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.”
Those of us who currently have the freedom to write ought to […]

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June 16th, 2008

Horsefeathers! AP’s Attempts To Re-Define Fair Use - The Fallout

Much ado about nothing…
So, the Associated Press attempts to re-define Fair Use. And someone doesn’t care for it. So what? The AP isn’t controlled by those who don’t like what they do.
“So here’s our new policy on A.P. stories: they don’t exist. We don’t see them, we don’t quote them, we don’t link to them. […]

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June 16th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 06-16-2008

Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement: $70 Billion Bun That Needs More Time In The Oven
By Chris Keeley
New York City and Verizon recently reached a 12-year, first-of-its-kind cable franchise agreement which will allow Verizon to offer the “triple play” of services – cable TV, phone and internet service – throughout all five boroughs of the city. With […]

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June 13th, 2008

A Lawless Administration Wins - American Rights Doomed

One man’s opinion - this is criminal but there is one aspect more criminal - our pathetic, lackadaisical attitude towards it. We are screwing ourselves. This administration is taking advantage of us!
From The Electronic Frontier Foundation;
Report: Deal to Stop Courts From Ruling on Illegal Warrantless Wiretaps Imminent
“Today The Hill and Congressional Quarterly are reporting […]

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