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Lazy Photo Thieves? eBay Is Like A Marriage?

August 12, 2009

I was browsing through the listings of Wusthof knives on eBay, and I ran across this little gem. (Yes, the seller was shouting in all caps, just like you see it.)
TODAY UP FOR AUCTION IS A BRAND NEW NEVER BEFORE USED 15 PIECE WUSTHOF BLACKWOOD IKON SET. ALL MY PHOTOS ARE 100% FROM MY SET [...]

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Craigslist: Leaving Money (Lots of it) on the Table!

August 8, 2009

The other day my husband and I were talking about the big internet players — eBay, Amazon, Google, et al — and the conversation drifted to Craigslist. We got to wondering, “How does Craigslist make money?” We knew that placing a classified ad on there was free; I sold a couple of computers through Craigslist [...]

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How To Sue Somebody on Trumped Up Charges

November 6, 2008

Search engines are funny things. They sometimes return amusingly irrelevent results.
A couple of days ago, someone searched Google for:
how to sue somebody on trumped up charges
My business blog at tropicalwebworks.org turned up #4 in that search. The person actually clicked through to the page, even though it’s clearly not about suing somebody on trumped-up charges.

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Judge Orders Seizure of Domain Names to Protect Horseracing

September 22, 2008

The headline in the KYPost.com reads:
Ky. Seizes Domain Names Of Web Gambling Sites
The KYPost.com reports, “A Franklin County Circuit judge last week ordered the transfer of the domain names of 141 illegal Internet gambling sites to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in an effort to stop illegal and unregulated online gaming.”
The article quotes Gov. Steve Beshear [...]

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Cuil: Why Scrolling Divs? Why Columns?

July 28, 2008

So….. some ex-Google engineers have launched their own search engine: Cuil (pronounced “Cool”).
They claim that its index is 3 times the size of Google’s. Great!
They say it focuses on on-page content for relevancy. Great!
I would love to see a good solid competitor for Google. I would love to see a search engine that focuses more [...]

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Die, Spammer, Die!

July 23, 2008

Spammers are almost ruining e-mail and the Internet. I support the death penalty for all spammers.
This is Spammer Assassinator Cat:
Just a little more to the right, a little closer……
“Die Spammer, Die”

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Why So Many Clueless Programmers?

June 10, 2008

Recently, I’ve the distinct joy of dealing with incompetent programmers on two different, unrelated, projects. Or perhaps they’re competent but simply don’t give a damn.
First up: A new regional service provider for an association of professionals. I have nearly a dozen clients whose websites depend on a datafeed, which was provided by the previous service [...]

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Beer Memorabilia & Collectibles

April 25, 2008

Beer lovers, tie one on! eBay has the most amazing collection of beer collectibles and memorabilia. We’ve done your work for you and gathered together all the best beer-related stuff on eBay in one easy-to-use site, called Beer Stuff Here.
At Beer Stuff Here, you’ll find collectible beer cans, supplies for brewing your own beer, beer [...]

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Camo Everywhere

April 17, 2008

I recently launched a new eBay affiliate site called “Camo World.” This site turned out to be a monster site — it pulls in listings of camouflage items from throughout eBay. And there are a lot of camouflage items in eBay!
There’s camo stuff in the expected places, of course: camo hunting gear, camo tents and [...]

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Reporting Tool for eBay ePN Affiliate Program – Free Download

April 10, 2008

This is a script that you can download for free and run on your own hosting server to see what items you’re selling through your eBay affiliate program. If your server is running php5, you can also see the item name and a thumbnail image of it, along with the number of bids, buyer, seller, [...]

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