May 28
Oh, Montel Williams… didn’t you win an Emmy once? If you look at the interest rate on payday loans – it’s pretty much like loan sharking. Except I don’t think Montel would scare anyone if he showed up to your door..
does anyone remember me from daytime tv?
May 27
I recently booked a $24.75 car form Dollar. Upon leaving they charged me $9 for not having the receipt for the gas I filled the tank with (to avoid being charged $6 a gallon) and $15 for an “optionally required insurance charge.” Total cost for a $25 car – $50.
Hey man, I just work here!
May 25
Tronix country ads are in heavy rotation across news channels such as CNN “the most trusted name in news,” and others. They offer a “free” laptop with easy credit terms, and in small print their disclaimer says “starting at $29 per week.”
Per week? So basically I could just buy a new laptop for what I would pay Tronix Country for about 4 months. Sounds like a steal..
A quick search in the Goog shows other complaints..
May 24
OK, so I have a few mormon friends that may be offended, but I’m going to err on hopes they see the humor in this…
Banned in Salt Lake City too?? Really???
May 24
Loving hulu for archived SNL skits… this feature from hulu allows bloggers to imbed not only their imbedded video player, but allows their search & browse function as well.. try it!
May 20
“As Seen on TV” is now following me on twitter… ironic, isn’t it?
Their twitter page has all sorts of offers giving away, in this instance, “$200 of free pizza!” That and a cute girl between the pizzas and you have any geek’s dream come true -
The new short-con (give-away ____ for your private info) now lives on twitter
These ads are primarily aimed at students and the ”low-income demographic” (an insulting term used by marketers to describe “blue collar” consumers AKA “the Nascar family”). They sucker folks in with a “free” prize, and then make them continuously opt-in for multiple offers from multiple vendors to claim said prize.
How much is your personal information worth?
May 07
Brilliant example of the entertainment & marketing potential of twitter – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on Twitter.
Ferris Bueller tweets about his day.. off
May 06
From informationisbeautiful.com - thx for the link Farid!
Interesting study during election time. Check out the article and see the actual Goog spreadsheet of stats (2005 is the fullest).
May 04
Now the cheapest parking in downtown is $13 a day. Still a bargain compared to North Beach.
The last vestiges of cheap parking now officially gone.
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