Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Please, please, please can I have it? I promise to be good!
Every parent knows the power of a begging child. We deal with it almost everywhere we go with kids. Retailers also know the power of begging kids and have long engaged in the practice of placing certain items at kids' eye level on shelves and in check-out isles.
Now e-tailers are wanting a piece of the pie. A new online payment service, "
Bill My Parents," recently launched an exclusive partnership with Amazon.com. Now kids can shop for items online and beg their parents through email to accept the charges. I have a feeling you'll start seeing this service on other large retail websites very soon.
Posted by Travis Gianchetta on May 19, 2009 at 08:56 AM
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Law enforcement is quickly finding Twitter and other social media tools to be an effective weapon in fighting crime.
Posted by Paul Young on May 06, 2009 at 06:07 AM
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Newspapers across the country are continuing to pay a brutal price for ignoring the internet for far too long. By failing to see themselves as content providers and clinging to their dead-tree-on-your-doorstep delivery method, papers from the Boston Globe to the San Francisco Chronicle are fighting for mere survival.
It’s no secret that reporters at newspapers are savvy consumers of new media. They almost universally admit to using blogs as a primary source of research for story ideas. Many reporters are turning to blogging themselves, some as a creative outlet, and some as a venue to give a more in depth view of their stories in an era of declining column inches for print editions.
More recently, however, I see more newspaper affiliated blogs using their space and audience to test new tools and technologies.
Posted by Travis Gianchetta on May 01, 2009 at 12:18 AM
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