Entries Tagged as 'Rants'
January 27th, 2011 · Comments Off
Facebook, you’re killing yourself. Facebook Turns the ‘Like’ Into Its Newest Ad via AdAge >> SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — The ubiquitous “like” is currency for brands, and Facebook is giving them a new way to collect: an ad unit that shows up on the right-hand side of the screen it calls “sponsored stories.” The unit [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Internet · Rants
June 6th, 2010 · Comments Off
Why is no one talking about this? Did you know that an illegal immigrant can, after becoming a legal immigrant, claim work done in the U.S. while they were still “illegal?” I only became aware of this when I saw the following headline from The Washington Times, 5/18/2010: Illegals granted Social Security The Senate voted [...]
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Tags: American Life · Politics · Rants
April 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off
Facebook has released new features under the name of “Instant Personalization” that will share your profile info with select partners outside of the Facebook environment. Already worried? Scroll down to the steps you can take to protect your info. How does this work? Well, first of all, Facebook has already released “social plugins” for web [...]
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Tags: Customer Service · Internet · What were they thinking?
April 6th, 2010 · Comments Off
This review concerns the U-Haul Storage location at 924 S. 108th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214. I made a storage unit reservation online for a 10×10 unit at $119.95/mo. The location details said that 24-hour access was available for $10/mo. When I signed in, I signed a contract that said my monthly rent is $129.95. I [...]
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Tags: American Life · Customer Service · Rants