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Casual Articles - Fighting the Credit Card Plague
The Top Sellers On eBay & What We Can Learn From ThemA fascinating eBay case study is the number one seller on eBay, a little outfit called Marie's CDs, but is better known under its old name "1 Cent CD." Jay and Marie, current ID "jayandmarie", are an institution on eBay and are a big part of what makes eBay such an amazingly popular phenomenon.This little company is literally an eBay dream come true. They started small out o legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminat
Jokes And Riddles - How to Write ThemWriting jokes and riddles can be difficult, but it can be a great way to exercise your brain and have some fun. It can also be both systematic and creative. One of the simplest ways to start the process is to choose a word or a subject, and find a new way to make a joke about it. I'll start with "chair," but I really am doing this quickly as I write, so forgive the weak humor that It has been estimated that cigarettes kill 1200 people per day. What this actually means is that 1200 people die from smoking related illnesses like lung cancer or emphysema. But smoking is not the only habit that causes disease.In the US there are an estimated 1.5 million bankruptcies per year. Many more people are deeply in debt and are on the verge of bankruptcy. In our politically correct world, the media quickly points out how dangerous cigarettes are. But what about financial problems? Many studies have shown that our physical health closely parallels our state of well being. Our state of well being depends a lot on our financial health. Cancer, heart disease, and mental illness can thus be related to our finances. Bad financial habits are directly the result of campaigns initiated by the Credit Card Industry. As a result people wind up deeply in dept and getting cancer, heart disease, or worse yet, committing suicide. The Credit Card Industry is pretty much like the tobacco industry, they are responsible for the deaths of millions. Our politicians in the US like to pass laws protecting us, whether we like it or not. In particular, they feel that we're not smart enough to figure out what's good for us, so they order the placing of warning labels on items like cigarettes to make it clear that they're bad for our well being. Under the circumstances, we should write, call, or email our legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminate
Fair Credit Reporting Act: What You Should Know About It?The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is designated to promote accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of every “consumer reporting agency” (CRA) or Credit Bureau. Learn what the law says and repair your credit today!Most CRA are credit bureaus that gather and sell information about you, such as if you pay your bills on time or have filed bankrupt e of bankruptcy. In our politically correct world, the media quickly points out how dangerous cigarettes are. But what about financial problems? Many studies have shown that our physical health closely parallels our state of well being. Our state of well being depends a lot on our financial health. Cancer, heart disease, and mental illness can thus be related to our finances.Bad financial habits are directly the result of campaigns initiated by the Credit Card Industry. As a result people wind up deeply in dept and getting cancer, heart disease, or worse yet, committing suicide. The Credit Card Industry is pretty much like the tobacco industry, they are responsible for the deaths of millions. Our politicians in the US like to pass laws protecting us, whether we like it or not. In particular, they feel that we're not smart enough to figure out what's good for us, so they order the placing of warning labels on items like cigarettes to make it clear that they're bad for our well being. Under the circumstances, we should write, call, or email our legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminat
Designing A Clean, High-Tech & User-Friendly Real Estate WebsiteMany websites in the real estate industry are unattractive, too cluttered and are trying to sell too many services. This is very confusing to buyers and sellers who mainly want to buy a home, sell a home or are investigating the real estate industry.A real estate website should first and foremost advertise properties and inform the public on how to buy and sell real estate e ed to our finances.Bad financial habits are directly the result of campaigns initiated by the Credit Card Industry. As a result people wind up deeply in dept and getting cancer, heart disease, or worse yet, committing suicide. The Credit Card Industry is pretty much like the tobacco industry, they are responsible for the deaths of millions. Our politicians in the US like to pass laws protecting us, whether we like it or not. In particular, they feel that we're not smart enough to figure out what's good for us, so they order the placing of warning labels on items like cigarettes to make it clear that they're bad for our well being. Under the circumstances, we should write, call, or email our legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminat
Good Opportunity - Become a Dish Network AffiliateI was doing some keyword research on the Google AdWords site recently, and discovered something interesting. There is intense demand for keywords having to do with digital TV topics. Google AdWords will predict the average CPC (cost per click) for any given keyword (or phrase). "TiVo" averages $3.82 per click. "DirecTV" is $7.27. "Dish Network" is a whopping $12.46. I politicians in the US like to pass laws protecting us, whether we like it or not. In particular, they feel that we're not smart enough to figure out what's good for us, so they order the placing of warning labels on items like cigarettes to make it clear that they're bad for our well being.Under the circumstances, we should write, call, or email our legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminat
Analyzing the New Yahoo! RSS Report for MarketersWe were waiting for something like this to happen for a long time. Yahoo!, one of the key providers of mass-market RSS aggregators, finally took a step forward and published their RSS whitepaper, covering their own findings with RSS, based on their usage data.1. YAHOO!'S KEY FINDINGSLet's first take a look at Yahoo! key findings and what they mean for marketers. legislators and ask that they do the following:
- Ban all credit card advertising on radio and television. Get those CapitalOne Pillagers off the air!
- Ban all mail and phone offers of credit cards.
- Put warning labels on credit cards. Here's an example of how one should read:
- Surgeon General's Warning: Indiscriminate Credit Causes Cancer, Heart Disease, Suicide And May Complicate Pregnancy. View Picture.
- Repeal the new bankruptcy law. The old one was better for the working man.
- Allow a maximum interest of 10% on all credit cards.
- Collection agencies should be required to send all their field personnel to sensitivity training.
- Congress should hold a hearing on the subject. They should subpoena the heads of major banks issuing credit cards like Chase, CapitalOne, WaMu, Citibank, and others. The lawmakers should charge these executives with addicting the nation to credit cards, knowing full well how habit-forming credit cards actually are.
- Credit card companies should be prohibited from issuing credit cards to anyone under twenty one years of age.
- Law suits against credit card banks regarding individual illness, death or financial ruin, should not only be allowed, but encouraged. Class action suits should be considered a possibility.
We need to bring the middle and lower classes of the world back to economic health. One way this can be done is to limit their dependence on credit cards.
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