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| Wednesday Nov 1, 2006 | If you're female and preparing for Halloween this year, remember the wide variety of
costumes available: there's
the sexy nurse,
the sexy stewardess,
the sexy pirate,
the sexy referee,
the sexy rollerskater,
the sexy plumber,
the sexy train conductor,
the sexy papergirl,
the sexy carpenter,
the sexy auto mechanic,
the sexy cable TV technician,
the sexy taxi driver,
the sexy explorer,
the sexy detective,
the sexy forensics examiner,
the sexy judge,
the sexy fast food worker,
the sexy Krispy Kreme employee,
the sexy Kinko's employee,
the sexy soldier,
the sexy cop,
the sexy Border Patrol agent,
the sexy Robin Hood,
the sexy persecuted witch,
the sexy
Chinese woman,
the sexy Japanese woman,
the sexy Spainard,
the
sexy
Native
American,
the sexy German,
the sexy mental patient,
the sexy teddy bear,
the sexy Snow White,
the sexy Minnie Mouse,
the sexy Care Bear,
the sexy Raggedy Ann,
and the sexy bee.
See? Lots of choices!
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Monday May 8, 2006 | Admit it, like most movie/game/music geeks, even your favorite game, DVD or CD was likely gathering dust a few weeks after you bought them. Sure, you could sell them for less than half what you paid ... but now you can now trade them for fresh content with other movie/game/music fans using LendMonkey, at a dollar a pop. to Commerce by pjammer |
| Tuesday Mar 28, 2006 | With roots deep in America's heartland, Wal*Mart believes that being a 'family friendly' store and stocking 'family friendly products' is key to its mass appeal. What happens when 'family friendly music' becomes a euphemism for music censorship? In a stunning blow to the First Amendment, Wal*Mart has repeatedly refused to carry CDs with cover art or lyrics dealing with taboo subject matter such as abortion, homosexuality, or Satan. For example, Wal*Mart required White Zombie to airbrush a bikini onto a nude model reclining in a hammock on the cover of their record "Supersexy Swingin' Sounds". Jesus and the Devil were airbrushed over on the cover of John Mellencamp's record "Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky" on copies sold at Wal*Mart at the retailer's request. However, you can still buy all the one-gallon drums of Vlasic pickles and shotguns you want. to Commerce by rich |
| Wednesday Dec 14, 2005 | By now everyone has heard about all the
twists and turns of
Thomas Hawk's
horrible experience
with shady camera dealer PriceRite Photo.
Be warned, however, that PriceRite is
not alone
in its sleazy, scammy ways and sometimes
seeing is beleiving.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Friday Sep 23, 2005 |
If your pockets are weighed down with
useless change,
do
something interesting
with all those coins.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Friday Aug 12, 2005 | The most exquistely pure expression of advertising ever invented by
man: Bumvertising.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Thursday Feb 10, 2005 | No car? No Home? No collateral for loan? Bad debt? No problem, no repayments. All we want is your soul. to Commerce by nucleus |
| Tuesday Jan 4, 2005 | huh? is an enclave of new-age e-movers. to Commerce by yoyology |
| Wednesday Dec 22, 2004 | You should probably
look
closely at the credit card slip you're
signing. But, then again, why bother?
Nobody else
cares what name -- if any -- you sign. to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Saturday Dec 4, 2004 | If you're fretting over holiday gifts, consider some of the more entertaining possibilities: cross stich, animal deterrents, television-blocking devices, parasite pals, games inolving electric shock, or what everyone really wants deep down: the opportunity to crush 2 to 3 different car formations. to Commerce by fool |
| Monday May 3, 2004 | The best things in life are
free (after rebate,
shipping not included).
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Tuesday Mar 23, 2004 | Sometimes I dream of buying a castle, and becoming a Viscount. Other times, I dream of being a Templar knight(in a castle). I rarely ever dream of owning a shiny metal castle in florida, though. to Commerce by caspian |
| Wednesday Jan 21, 2004 | Car
for sale. May require some light interior cleaning.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Monday Jan 12, 2004 | What do you mean, photoshopped? to Commerce by gator |
| Thursday Jul 3, 2003 | Has movie merchandising gone too far? to Commerce by nucleus |
| Tuesday Jul 1, 2003 | Used clothing is popular and inexpensive. There are even companies that export it around the world. But there are some kinds of used clothing that I can't imagine anyone
buying ... to Commerce by nucleus |
| Wednesday Mar 5, 2003 | Everybody is familiar with corn oil, corn syrup, and corn liquor, but what about batteries, tires, or diapers? to Commerce by yoyology |
| Thursday Jan 30, 2003 | In a world of rising advertising costs and increasing dot.com layoffs, even poverty stricken geeks are turning to their core competencies. Satisfied customers say it's more fun than spam, but not as obtrusive, and nearly as effective. to Commerce by rich |
| Tuesday Jan 14, 2003 | Instead of counting on the seller's discretion to alert you to weird stuff being sold on eBay, why not make Who Would Buy That? your one-stop source?
to Commerce by yoyology |
| Thursday Dec 19, 2002 | Cute kittens you WILL like, spineless pandas, The Cheese Family, The Jello-Junky Vibrating fuzz dog, The Beer Fairy. San-X is a visit to Japanese cuteness' odd bizarre (please pet the innocent tissue?), manufactured, heart of darkness.
to Commerce by mpc |
| Monday Oct 21, 2002 | Scripophily is the idea behind One Share and Frame-a-Stock taken to the next level. Why buy the stock certificate of a company that no longer exists? There's always the kitsch factor, but some certificates are eyecatching works of art. You can even buy some posters. to Commerce by thurston |
| Friday Aug 16, 2002 | It's clear that some people want Arnold Schwarzenegger to run for governor of California (an idea he's actually mulling). If he runs, perhaps then we'll finally get an explanation of a certain amazing Japanese advertisement he was in. to Commerce by crikey |
| Friday Aug 2, 2002 | Dude, if you don't buy into that 'Dude, you're getting a Dell'-guy's pitch, you might want to ask Andy to have his friends build you a computer instead. to Commerce by rich |
| Friday Jun 28, 2002 | Get your Bill of Rights, Security Edition -- perfect for surrendering to airport security.
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Tuesday Jun 25, 2002 | Serious auction fans will shun Ebay's health care options and just bid on their own medical care. cosmetic surgery, anyone?
to Commerce by fringehead |
| Friday May 3, 2002 | Archie McPhee
may have middle-brow hipster street-cred, but the One True
Source for all things
tacky
and
cheap
is the
Oriental Trading Company.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Tuesday Apr 9, 2002 | Forget business-card
CDs. All the hip
kids
use
custom
shapes
now. to Commerce by gator |
| Wednesday Mar 27, 2002 | So you want to save money? Try these money saving ideas. to Commerce by isosceles |
| Tuesday Jan 15, 2002 | After watching Allen and Albert Hughes' documentary film 'American Pimp', I decided that I needed a career change. Ironically, none of the headhunters who call seem to have any opportunities to be a pimp, even overseas. From coast to coast, successful macks and those who study them say it's all about the image. What you need to do is get the clothes, the jewelry, the hat, the ride, and (most importantly) the attitude -- then it's only a matter of time until you have thoroughbreds fawning over you. to Commerce by rich |
| Wednesday Jan 9, 2002 | When you can't trust serendipity to occur through mere serendipity, there's only one option: pay thousands of dollars to have professionals design your coincidence for you. to Commerce by boneyard |
| Friday Dec 28, 2001 | Not everyone is anxious to see the Euro
in circulation. Amsterdam-based improv comedy troupe Boom
Chicago, for example, bids
a nightmarish adieu to the Dutch guilder. to Commerce by fatherdan |
| Thursday Nov 29, 2001 | Yeah, he did it on a bet, but they do it on principle.
to Commerce by riddle |
| Tuesday Nov 27, 2001 | When someone tells you they spent sixteen hours in a Home Depot on a bet, don't ask "Why?", ask "What Happened?" to Commerce by skyhook |
| Thursday Oct 11, 2001 | You wipe. American wins! to Commerce by fool |
| Monday Oct 8, 2001 | Tired of getting busted in tasteless attire? What you need is a pimp hat. to Commerce by fool |
| Friday Oct 5, 2001 | Who knew there was such a market for
tchotchkes
commemorating
intellectual
property
awards?
to Commerce by gator |
| Wednesday Aug 22, 2001 | Give a buck to Bill Gates. He must need it, why else would Microsoft be going after charities like PCs for Kids?.
to Commerce by nelson |
| Tuesday Aug 21, 2001 | Advertisers seeking to make their message ubiquitous have invaded gas pumps, supermarket checkout lines, and even now the time you spend waiting for others to answer the phone. And you can't run to the bathroom to escape, either. to Commerce by fringehead |
| Saturday Aug 18, 2001 | Corporate America
wants to pay you up to $5000 for your million-dollar ideas!
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Friday Aug 17, 2001 | An unholy alliance between newspapers and funeral homes has produced an Internet Portal of Death. For $195 you can be immortal! to Commerce by fringehead |
| Saturday Jul 14, 2001 | Who wouldn't want to live in a luxury condominium in AOL Time Warner Center? to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Thursday Jul 12, 2001 | I'm not one to invest money in the stock market, but there are cheap ways to own part of your favorite companies. to Commerce by mrbill |
| Thursday Jul 5, 2001 | Ever have to call customer service at some large company? Learn to turbo. to Commerce by jcs |
| Tuesday Jul 3, 2001 | Into the controversial and diverse industry of nude housecleaning comes a new contender: 'Only in Ann Arbor- Hot Maids Without Pants.' to Commerce by fuzzeli |
| Friday Jun 29, 2001 | If you deal with any financial institutions, they
are required by law to tell you, by July 1, how they
handle your personal information, who they share it
with, etc. They also include "opt-out" forms if you
don't want your information shared. If you threw yours
away, or just want to learn more about how to keep
companies from using information about you against you,
visit PrivacyRightsNow.
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Wednesday Jun 20, 2001 | What dot com bust? Just ask for money and these morons will collectively hand over three grand. to Commerce by skallas |
| Monday Jun 18, 2001 | On Independence Day, show who really runs the U.S. And while you're waiting for July 4, join the corporate-charter revocation movement. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Thursday May 24, 2001 | No Amway is not a cult. No it doesn't endorse one religion. No it's not a total pyramid scam. But the founders are fond of the GOP. to Commerce by mercaptan |
| Tuesday May 15, 2001 | Drive from the 'Burgh to Monroeville these days, and you'll see the for lease building formerly called The Westinghouse Science & Technology Center. Founded by one of the most prolific engineers & entrepeneurs of the 19th century, Westinghouse built everything known to man at some time or another, sponsored the best known science prize for high-school students (Since taken over by Intel). However, in 1998, Westinghouse was destroyed, leaving a nuclear fuel company with the name, and a collection of spinoffs all around Pennsylvania. There is no authoritative study of why the company died yet; although as more technical companies try to become media conglomerates, it helps to consider the company which absorbed Westinghouse's Stock Symbol...
CBS
to Commerce by mpc |
| Friday Apr 27, 2001 | How often do you come across not one, but two, different companies that specialize in e-commerce for all your computing and lingerie needs? First, there's Data Depot in Australia that has a variety of items for sale in software, hardware, books, and most importantly, ladies lingerie. Then, there's Symmic.com which offers the very best in computer hardware, heavy machinery, and (yes) women's fashion. to Commerce by mdm |
| Sunday Apr 22, 2001 | FireHydrant.org: The #1 Fire Hydrant Information Resource.
to Commerce by voidptr |
| So safe and yet so fashionable: suicide-resistant toilet. to Commerce by riddle |
| Monday Apr 2, 2001 | You can buy naming rights for just about any man-made structure --
subway terminals, theatres, malls, arenas, and towns. But why stop there? There are geographic landmarks to be named, too! to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Thursday Mar 29, 2001 | It sucks to have a phone. It sucks to shop for home improvement stuff. It sucks to work at an apartment complex. It sucks to be at a Wal-Mart. In fact, it just all sucks. to Commerce by fringehead |
| Thursday Mar 15, 2001 | There is no more uplifting expression of life than
a casket
with a
tasteful artistic design. If you don't want
uplifting, there are also collegiate
and humorous casket designs
available. And to remind everyone how you died,
caskets
with disease awareness ribbons. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Wednesday Feb 28, 2001 | The wondrous Craig's List, which helps connect people who want something for nothing with folks giving it away. to Commerce by rsf |
| Saturday Jan 20, 2001 | Enjoy baths, but hate all that watery wetness? Jellybath has what you need to solidify your baths. Be sure to watch their instructional video for safe and effective use. to Commerce by george |
| Friday Jan 19, 2001 | Stop shopping at impersonal stores; Shop Mandiberg and buy the possessions of a real person. to Commerce by nelson |
| Wednesday Jan 17, 2001 | As someone with an actual philosophy degree, I've always wondered what
the hell I could do with it. Now I know. I
particularly like the Dorothy
Parker martini glasses and the Nietzsche and Van
Gogh (with removable ear!) Brainy
Beanies, although I may wait for them to make one of Wittgenstein. to Commerce by dha |
| Tuesday Jan 9, 2001 | The feds are coming down hard on counterfeit money, even in the most unlikely of places. Think you're counterfeit savvy? Take the test. to Commerce by skallas |
| Sunday Dec 17, 2000 | It's always tragic when
the merchandising (and book) of a company's mascot manage to be released
after the company collapses. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Tuesday Dec 12, 2000 | I'm not one to hype commerce sites, but this one has a folksy style, unusual products, at fair prices. No auctions. Just pick out what you like and buy it. You can find something for everyone on your shopping list. to Commerce by rsf |
| Sunday Dec 10, 2000 | You'll "go postal" for the U.S. Postal Service's
spiffy
merchandise! Check out the hip Postal
Blue and Rain
Sleet Snow collections! (And, er, the nifty
Daffy Duck stamp T-shirt that I actually did order.) to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Friday Dec 8, 2000 | As global
anticapitalism spreads, so does global anti-anticapitalism.
Apparently anticapitalism is
"rebellion against Original Sin . . .
a protest against the human condition to work by the sweat of our
brow."
to Commerce by birgitte |
| Tuesday Dec 5, 2000 | Be the leading light in your crowd by buying lots of really useless glowing stuff! to Commerce by dha |
| Friday Dec 1, 2000 | Ask yourself these questions: Are your coworkers all immigrants working on Visas? Are the actual owners of your company unknown? Is there a North Carolina office? If you answered yes to some or all of these questions, then you may be working for a money laundering operation. Here are some prevention guides for employees and for bankers. to Commerce by succa |
| Acrylic-encased pieces of Liberty Bell 7, the
Mercury
space capsule that the late
Gus
Grissom flew in 1961, are for sale.
Rather than spending too much time pondering whether this is ingenious or
merely tacky, you should read The
Right Stuff or watch Apollo 13 instead.
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| Wednesday Nov 29, 2000 | Unamerican Activities is sooo
two years ago. To be a
hip kid these days, get your wry
commentaries on industrial
culture from an industrial source, like EMED Co, Prinzing, or Seton.
Don't forget this stunning
hazard sign or this potential RSI
awareness sign.
to Commerce by gator |
| Monday Nov 27, 2000 | It's that time of the season when you should be figuring out what to buy your geek friends for the holidays. There are, of course, the usual sources of gift ideas. But why bother with any of those standard gifts when, for just $1,000, you can buy your geek friend a life. to Commerce by mdm |
| Wednesday Nov 22, 2000 | In the U.S., the Friday after Thanksgiving is
traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year.
And if you need an excuse to avoid the charging
masses, it's also Buy
Nothing Day. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Tuesday Nov 21, 2000 | There
must
be
a
better
corporate
naming
scheme
than
taking
some
random
noun
and
sticking
"red"
in
front
of
it.
to Commerce by gator |
| Rent-A-Mark has an unusual
business plan: renting
trademarks. In this
intellectual-property-crazed age,
it sounds like it could be a
real money maker. Except who would want to pay for such
god-awful clip-art
eyesores? to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Wednesday Nov 15, 2000 | I think the ordering instructions say it best: "...clearly state 'I
Need TitPillows'"
Hey, it's for charity! to Commerce by dha |
| Sunday Nov 12, 2000 | Breast Aug USA -- it's like Priceline for boob jobs!
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Sunday Oct 22, 2000 | Custom Toilet Paper finds a new use as dotcom stock options. to Commerce by joshua |
| Thursday Oct 12, 2000 | Has the Hello Kitty phenomenon gone too far? Yes.
to Commerce by skallas |
| Tuesday Oct 10, 2000 | Your Coffin Company, Inc. specializes in making the most versatile, practical, utilitarian wooden coffins ever. Your Coffin can serve as a piano bench, a hot tub, bookcases, a coffee table, wine racks, winter sleds and even a bomb shelter! After all, who said coffins were only for the dead? to Commerce by kade |
| Monday Oct 9, 2000 | With a forged resume and a modicum of bluffing skills, it's not difficult for an enterprising blowhard to fast-talk one's way into technical jobs he's unqualified for. Nontechnical manager dilemma: how do you efficiently cull competent employees from an applicant pool populated by both genuine gearheads and tech-poseurs? Enter BrainBench, an online technical aplitude testing service. Send applicants to the site and measure how much they really know about ASP, Oracle 8i or Javascript and you'll have a better sense of their skillset before their first day of work.
to Commerce by pjammer |
| Monday Sep 25, 2000 | Art should be free. Artists should be paid.
OpenCulture.org
is helping to achieve that. to Commerce by blk |
| This shockwave movie shouldn't be on the official Nike webpage, but I'm glad it is. to Commerce by skallas |
| Thursday Aug 31, 2000 | Need a gift for the system administrator or coder who has everything? Think Geek is the webstore you've been looking for. Of course there's plenty of stuff that you might find useful even if you're not geek inclined such as the Demotivators and the c.h.i.m.p., a rearview mirror for your desk. Consider yourself warned, caffeine and weapons don't mix. to Commerce by borges |
| Friday Aug 25, 2000 | drybuns.com: keep your buns dry and happy. Saucy! to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Wednesday Aug 23, 2000 | Arr!
Avast maties!
Piracy on the
high seas is
alive and
well
in the 21st century.
To protect yourself (or at least your cargo) you can
track your ship
to make recovery more likely, or perhaps invest in a more
dramatic
response to an
attack.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Friday Aug 18, 2000 | What could me more insane than paying $38K for a diamond over the web? Paying $2.5M for a ruby, of course! to Commerce by enigma |
| Friday Jun 23, 2000 | MySap.com's massive new ad campaign: "You can. It does." promises everything and commits to nothing. Has it occurred to their execs that making brazenly empty promises is tantamount to announcing they can't be trusted? to Commerce by cricket |
| Thursday Jun 15, 2000 | While the slashdot crowd orders Bulk M&M's and
Bulk Legos, I will be ordering
Bulk Ammo so I can defend my territory. to Commerce by joshua |
| Wednesday Jun 7, 2000 | Too busy slaving away at your dot com job to attend your father's 50th birthday party? No problem. Now you can clone yourself (almost) with Rent-A-Relative. Better check their fee schedule first. Dysfunctional family is a $25 surcharge.
to Commerce by rsf |
| Wednesday May 3, 2000 | There are some sites that just reek of testosterone. US Cavalry is one of them. It's got everything from highly cool high-intensity lightsticks (perfect for the raver kid in your life!) to tools for the paranoid (how about a stun gun for the person afraid to walk alone?)
to big swords for people who like that sort of thing. On my birthday list is the Safari Vest and the Range Bag--perfect for the geek with a lot of stuff. No flowers or hearts here, no siree.
to Commerce by idat |
| Thursday Apr 27, 2000 | The Chook Corporation seems too elaborate to beyet another irony-age hoax and too naive to be a slick ounce of corporate propaganda. This page is ridiculously odd for a firm ostensibly engaged in the culture rackets. I'm not sure whether Chook is trafficking in a witty parody of e-commerce or earnestly bizarre self-parody.
to Commerce by aleph |
| Monday Apr 17, 2000 | There are some things in this world that I don't patronize, but am nontheless happy to know exist. These things include opera, good cigars, fine scotch, and Loompanics.
Perhaps the most way-out book catalog on Earth, Loompanics has books about bombs, sex, subversion, drugs, locks, murder, privacy, anarchism, law, taxes, and all manner of things you Ought Not To Know.
In addition, there are a few articles of interest that appear in the physical catalog to wet your appetite.
to Commerce by urog |
| Wednesday Apr 12, 2000 | "With the advent of comprehensive e-commerce solutions, we have been able to demonstrate a distribution system to communities that not only allays fears about criminality, but also guarantees that users can enjoy our products safely and responsibly." Books? CDs? Nope. Dope.
It's iToke. And it's at least quasi legal. to Commerce by elder |
| Monday Mar 27, 2000 | Controlled Demolition, Inc. were responsible for the recent Kingdome implosion. Sure, they had a 3D webcast, but even better is the whole implosion archive. It's like watching When Buildings Collapse! on Fox but without the overly-excited announcer. to Commerce by nyarl |
| Wednesday Mar 22, 2000 | Pundits claim that the strength of the ecommerce revolution is the way that it allows small companies to reach the mass market, making niche products more widely available to all. Which, in practical terms, means that you can now buy elephant and giraffe dung or predator urine online. Vive la revolution! to Commerce by elder |
| Wednesday Mar 8, 2000 | The next time you want to pull the wool over the eyes of The Man about your recreational habit, why not use Tommy Chong approved Urine Luck? Hey dude, free shipping and handling too!
to Commerce by reid |
| At first glance,
Tiger-Tiger
appears no different from any other
exotic tchochke store.
But, looking closer at the selection of
Buddhist ritual items,
we find prayer beads (malas) made from
human skulls, ceremonial trumpets (kangans) made of
human thigh bone
and
silver-plated human skulls.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Wednesday Mar 1, 2000 | "These ingenious plastic molds make perfectly round snowballs to stack in beautiful designs or decorate a snowman-and, of course, to throw." Wow - Martha Stewart can take the fun out of almost anything.
to Commerce by birgitte |
| Monday Feb 28, 2000 | If you're angry at Amazon.com (and other bozos) for their policy on software patents, sign the petition. to Commerce by reid |
| It's amazing the big-ticket goods that can change hands. For example, I found Executive Controller -- a company that brokers the sale of most any sort of aircraft. For instance, you too can own a 777, or pick up a 747 for those times when you need all the extra legroom. You could settle for a 727, and spend the extra cash on destroying another generation. to Commerce by imploded |
| Thursday Feb 24, 2000 | United Airlines Frequent Flier Registration has an inexplicable drop-box for Title: "Mrs," "Fleet Adm," and "Swami," but no "Ayatollah"?
to Commerce by nelson |
| Sunday Feb 20, 2000 | Steve Jobs gets a Gulfstream V; Bill
Gates gets a space shuttle. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Saturday Feb 19, 2000 | Let's see. I get rewarded with free beer when I do something right, and Steve Jobs gets this. I need a conglomerate to lead. to Commerce by imploded |
| Friday Feb 11, 2000 | This is why I love this country: drive thru zoos. to Commerce by birgitte |
| Thursday Feb 10, 2000 | While searching for sites that sell/broker used Cessna 172's, I came across this site -- every capitalist pigs dream. From currencies and cigarettes to oil refineries built-to-spec you can build yourself a conglomerate in a matter of days! to Commerce by imploded |
| Wednesday Feb 9, 2000 | What if I want to increase my website's visibility?
What if I want to do it at ninety miles
per hour? to Commerce by goboro |
| Tuesday Feb 8, 2000 | Dammit, it looks like we missed the Semen
Buy Back Program. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Tuesday Jan 18, 2000 | Stupid.com is your
web resource for such essentials of life as
stupid candy,
stupid toys,
and many other stupid gift
ideas. Its heartening to see an e-commerce giant
emerging in the oft-overlooked "useless crap" industry,
manuevering to undercut local "useless crap" stores
and drive them out of business. When's the
IPO? to Commerce by peterb |
| Tuesday Jan 11, 2000 | If you are interested in where VC's are putting their money these days, register for the Venture Wire daily newsletter and find out. Mental Note: Remember to start on-line company and get funding. to Commerce by birgitte |
| Friday Dec 17, 1999 | Not able to find a gift for that certain hard-to-shop-for someone? Well, give the gift of livestock. No, seriously. I'm not kidding here. The livestock you give through The Heifer Project doesn't go to that person, it goes to families in third world countries where it can really change their lives by giving them a source of food and income. I'm giving my grandmother a llama this year. to Commerce by keith |
| Thursday Dec 16, 1999 | Accompany and Mercata allow you to pool your purchases with those of strangers to qualify for volume discounts. You've got an internet hookup, so why pay retail?
to Commerce by arkuat |
| Monday Dec 13, 1999 | "The
Spectacular Millennium Cross!" Because portable
glowing crucifixes never go out of style. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Friday Dec 10, 1999 | Thirft store shopping may be hazardous to your health. Seriously. The Consumer Product Safety Commission contains other useful information for consumers, too. to Commerce by keith |
| Monday Dec 6, 1999 | Okay, let's say that you want to donate on-line to Toys For Tots but, for some wacky reason, you don't want to support toy retailers who use guerilla legal tactics. Well, you can do it through Totally Fun Toys and still not have to pay shipping or tax. Plus they'll donate $150 worth of toys for every $1000 that people buy. Also, you could just donate money to them on-line and even earn frequent flier miles in the process. to Commerce by keith |
| Friday Nov 26, 1999 | Searching for the perfect beverage? Try BevNet,
which contains reviews
of over 900 sodas
nd drinks, a way to order
beverages direct, classifieds,
soda stock quotes,
and industry news.
My current favorite, probably because of kitsch value, is Hot
Rod Magazine's new soda.
to Commerce by earmouse |
| Friday Nov 19, 1999 | Want to request investment information
from Network Solutions? Why not check to see if
anyone you know
already has? to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Saturday Nov 13, 1999 | In the future everything will be free. This year we can start with vitamins. Maybe not free, but $85 ($25 + $20 + $15+ $15+ $10 ) should feed you for at least a year.
to Commerce by rsf |
| Monday Nov 8, 1999 | Should I not be surprised anymore that you can send dog doo via the internet? to Commerce by gen |
| Monday Oct 25, 1999 | Possible new trend: Resurrecting defunct brands for online use.
First sighting: the return of S&H Green Stamps as
"S&H Greenpoints."
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Thursday Oct 21, 1999 | The inevitable evolution of online auctions has arrived. eWanted, a "reverse-auction" site, pits sellers against each other to unload the overpriced crap they bought on eBay. to Commerce by pjammer |
| Tuesday Oct 19, 1999 | UPC codes
are ubiquitous -- some would say
diabolically so -- so shouldn't you know how to
read them
yourself?
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Friday Oct 15, 1999 | If you're like me (and God help you if you are) losing valuable electronics is a exasperatingly regular event when you're on the road. ReturnMe is the savior of forgetful klutzes - offering stickers with unique ID numbers with the ReturnMe.com url and instructions on how to return your valuables. Your PDA/laptop/cell phone is delivered via FedEx day after it's found, and ReturnMe even offers to broker lost-and-found reward payments to the helpful Samaritians who pick up after you. to Commerce by pjammer |
| Thursday Oct 14, 1999 | Tired of sleazy dealers? Don't like the long drives? Want to skip the hassle? Wishing you could buy a previously owned multimillion dollar aircraft from a web site? You can. What's more, somebody already has. to Commerce by faisal |
| Tuesday Oct 12, 1999 | Some people view the collapse of the Soviet Union as a fundamental shift in the balance of power in global politics and the ultimate failure of totalitarian communism. Others view it as
one gigantic
fire sale. to Commerce by keith |
| Wednesday Oct 6, 1999 | The discipline of Competitive Intelligence, once shrouded with a disreputable patina (on account of incorrect public perception of comp intel as "industrial espionage") is gaining acceptance in corporate America as a legitimate function of strategic planning. To catalyze the acceptance of comp intel in mainstream business, The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals offers FAQs (which explains the rudiments of comp intel to novices) as well as in-depth seminars for business veterans. to Commerce by pjammer |
| Friday Sep 24, 1999 | To hear the first non-URL meme to spread at Internet speed, call 800-578-7453. Yes, I've gotten this one in my mailbox and voicemailbox 85,654,602,406.45 times today, please don't tell me again. Thank you. to Commerce by faisal |
| Wednesday Sep 15, 1999 | "DollarDiscounter.com announces the launch of its web site which will allow customers to purchase money for 95 cents on the dollar. ..." "DollarDiscounter.com will add value by facilitating lower cost and higher volume transactions." (We'll make it up in volume.)
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Monday Sep 13, 1999 | I think that Freeride is terrific. They give me points which I can spend for gift certificates that I can use at places like CDnow, Toys R Us, and The Olive Garden. I can get the points by doing things like clicking banner ads, sending them UPCs, and using their credit card. to Commerce by keith |
| Friday Sep 10, 1999 | It's good to know that in this modern topsy-turvy e-commerce world, The Three Stooges aren't getting left behind. to Commerce by keith |
| Friday Sep 3, 1999 | Amway's online!
Run for your life! to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Barnes & Noble presents
Mybnlink --
the "spam your friends and family for profit"
affiliate program. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| You'll never guess what Monica Lewinsky is
selling
online. Seriously. to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Thursday Sep 2, 1999 | Visit the
Clue
Train to get relief from creativity-stifling
corporate Internet exploitation. "We are not seats
or eyeballs or end users or consumers. We are
human beings - and our reach exceeds your grasp.
Deal with it." to Commerce by nelson |
| Monday Aug 30, 1999 | The United States Postal Services is now truly hip, offering online confirmation and tracking
of letters and packages, and now mere mortals will be able to purchase United States postage and print it out.
Information Based Indica (IBI) is a protocol for printable stamps, and certification for products that do so. Currently, the available tools are divided into two camps:
those using batch-purchased postage with a proprietary hardware key, and those offering internet-only solutions. Monthly and startup costs vary widely and almost all are in beta,
offering free postage and discounts if not free startup costs. E-Stamp Corporation's E-Stamp Internet Postage, Pitney Bowes offers
ClickStamp Plus and ClickStamp Online, Stamps.com with self titled
Stamps.com, Inc., Neopost's PC Stamp, Simply Postage, and software only PostagePlus.
to Commerce by urog |
| At the intersection of Insecurity Avenue and Vanity Lane you will find a strip mall offering services such as Justhow, where you can receive an "unbiased evaluation of your looks from photographs which you send to us." Reason? Quite obviously nobody you know will tell you the truth.
to Commerce by urog |
| Sunday Aug 29, 1999 | Let's say you want to make a purchase at CDnow, but you don't have one of those ten dollar coupons which are frequently available. What do you do? You go to
Find It NOW! and simply choose from their list of coupons for CDnow and other web retailers. to Commerce by keith |
| Friday Aug 27, 1999 | Bigstep lets you set up an entire online retailing web site for free. Where's the money? to Commerce by faisal |
| Wednesday Aug 25, 1999 | Hey, can I borrow $5 for lunch? Sure, let me beam five bucks over to your PalmPilot. Presenting PayPal: digitally-signed electronic micropayments through your PDA. Get yours today! to Commerce by pjammer |
| Tuesday Aug 10, 1999 | Just when you think computer technology is doing us no good
whatsoever, you discover that you can
buy Tupperware
over the web. I love this country. to Commerce by mpc |
| Wednesday Aug 4, 1999 | At one mile long, 700 feet wide and 25 stories tall, the as-yet-unbuilt
Freedom Ship aims to be be a
libertarian tax-haven as well as the world's largest cruise ship.
to Commerce by riotnrrd |
| Friday Jul 30, 1999 |
