07 Aug
After years of running with hand-me-down computers my parents’ latest boat anchor finally bit the dust. You can only replace bits a pieces of an old machine so many times. So, anyway, they asked me to take them computer shopping. I just love spending other people’s money! I set them up with a fancy new [...]
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07 Aug
There’s a big stink being raised by some critics about the alleged selling of “advertorial” material on Fark.com and possibly other blog sites. Product placement seems to have migrated from the visual media to electronic print outlets. From a WIRED article:
Paid placement is a long-running issue with search engines. Google does not accept payment for [...]
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