Back in early September, I mentioned that it’s pretty ridiculous to think that the work state attorney generals did to get Craigslist to shut down their adult ads would have any deterrent effect on people interested in selling adult services. At the time, I suggested that Backpage.com was an obvious next stop for people advertising [...]
Seattle is trying to recoup some of the costs of dealing with the printed yellow pages directories that are delivered to city residents without their permission. As I’ve mentioned here before, Yellow Pages disposal, whether recycled or trashed, puts a significant burden on municipalities. Seattle is attempting to address this by placing a reasonable “advanced [...]
Google’s in the news these days for their plans to enter the travel business through the acquisition of ITA Software. Apparently, quite a few travel companies are freaked out by this, so are fighting the acquisition. One thing Google is very good at is providing instant access to information from large data sets, including the [...]
I’ve seen some crazy stuff on Wikipedia over the years, but the current vandalism being conducted by a user named Tarc is among the worst. In a nutshell, Tarc is attempting to delete the Wikipedia pages of challenger candidates for US House of Representatives seats. This includes, Michael Faulker (R) running in NY-15 Jim Meffert [...]
Back in August 2009, I wrote a post called YellowpagesOptOut.com is Nothing but a Domain Name, where I explained, well, the title gives a hint. Basically, YellowPagesOptOut.com redirected people to YPAssociation.org (still does) where people can type in their zip code to find each of the companies that deliver books to their homes without permission. [...]
As election day nears, edits to candidate’s Wikipedia pages are reaching a fevered pitch. As of today Tom Emmer’s Wikipedia page has been semi-protected, which means that anonymous (or, at least unregistered) users can no longer make edits to the page. This step was taken after an anonymous user kept editing in content that other [...]
Ever watch those Hoarders shows on TV? You know, the ones where people have households full of stuff and just can’t seem to stop buying stuff that they don’t need. I think we can all agree that those types of hoarders have serious problems. Why else would someone continue to hoard things that they don’t [...]
Scott Moore snapped this TP shot at Hotel Sax in Chicago. A hotel describes itself as Inviting and warm, offering luxury with a unique, Chicago point of view. What do you think: does the TP live up to that standard?
Have you noticed a drop in the number of print yellow pages directories you’ve had to deal with in Minneapolis or St. Paul this year? It turns out that you aren’t imagining things, and it isn’t just wishful thinking. There really are fewer yellow pages directories being distributed, thanks to Verizon Superpages: Will life go [...]
Anyone know what’s going on here at Backpage? Here’s the note they’ve published: Under Review This category has been temporarily placed under review. We are currently working hard to improve the category’s safety and security for our users and plan to re-open it as soon as possible. Thank you, minneapolis.backpage.com What inspired this review? Strangely, [...]
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