Archive for March 15th, 2010
Amazon Kills Affiliate Program In Colorado
Amazon has pulled the plug on its affiliate program in Colorado thanks to a new state regulation on sales tax collection, reports arsctechnica. The company sent a notice to its Colorado-based affiliates to let them know about the decision, urging residents who depend on the affiliate program to contact their lawmakers if they want the [...]
Recession Delaying Retirement For ‘Middle Boomers’
More Middle Boomers — those 52 to 58 years old — expect to work about five years beyond their planned retirement date, thanks to the recession, according to a new study of that segment of 29 million people, reports WalletPop. The “MetLife Study of Boomers in the Middle” showed 54% saying they were behind in [...]
Residents eager to get their state tax refunds may have a long wait this year: The recession has tied up cash and caused officials in half a dozen states to consider freezing refunds, in one case for as long as five months, according to a story in USA TODAY. States from New York to Hawaii [...]
Mad Men’ Dolls In A Barbie World
After three seasons, “Mad Men,” the television series about advertising in the 1960s, has attained a level of popular-culture cachet, reports The New York Times. There have been magazine cover articles, calendars and an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” all devoted to it, spoofs on “The Simpsons” and “Saturday Night Live,” and even a [...]
If your local restaurant starts charging you a fee to cut to the front the line during busy hours, you can blame the Boston Red Sox. Former Red Sox player Jerry Remy is offering diners at his new sports bar a $500 “Season Pass” so they can be served before other patrons during the televised [...]
Outsource Your Tasks For 5 Bucks!
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get help with random tasks like creating a new business card, proofing and reviewing your resume or editing a photo? That’s the idea behind a new service, Fiverr, which connects you with users who will do almost anything you want for $5, reports WalletPop. You can connect with [...]
Company Hopes To Fill A Niche As Electric Cars Emerge
As the era for electric transportation begins, Mahi Reddy hopes to fill in a big piece of the electric car puzzle, reports The Washington Post. Sure, homeowners can run a cord from an outlet to the environmentally friendly vehicle, but what if you don’t have a garage? What if you live in an apartment and [...]
Keeps Rubbish In, Keeps People Out
The inventor of the wheelie bin lock, Geoff Marshall, hopes people will find that his creation is anything but rubbish, reports The Star. Geoff Marshall, aged 70, has designed a range of wheelie bin locks to keep them secure to reduce the risk of them being set alight by yobs or rifled through by identity [...]
Saving The World, One Mommy Blog At A Time
If you’re looking for parenting advice, asking your mother or a neighbor might not be your first choice. At a time when nearly everyone seems to be hooked into the internet there is bump in the number of moms that are dishing the information you seek right on their own blogs, reports Keloland.com. And blogs [...]
Want To See Entrepreneurs? Go To China
Business Week: As MIT political scientist and China expert Ed Steinfeld says, “China [is] one of the most entrepreneurial places on earth.” Perhaps this observation doesn’t surprise you, given what’s been happening to the Chinese economy in recent years. But you might not recognize how widespread entrepreneurship is in China, or why the country is [...]
Arabic Food Popular with US Marines
photo credit: avlxyz WSJ: Denise Hazime, a Muslim woman, contacted food services officials here last July with what she thought might sound like a preposterous proposal: She wanted to open an Arabic food stand on the largest Marine base on the West Coast. It turned out to be an appetizing idea. Marines returning from Iraq [...]
