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FBHate – Because Nobody Cares What You Like

Richie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:39:24 +0000

Go on, tell us what you hate… http://www.fbhate.com/

How To Accept Credit Cards Online

Richie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:36:34 +0000

“Most newcomers to internet retail assume a merchant account is all they need to accept credit cards online. This is not true. A complete payment solution includes a merchant account, a shopping cart and authorization software…”

via Online Home Business Ideas.

Amazon Can Win Big With Mobile E-Commerce

Richie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:11:23 +0000

“We believe that growth in mobile e-commerce represents a major opportunity for pure online retailers like Amazon and eBay. Around 2% of online sales are generated through mobile phones, according to a recent study by Forrester Research. And mobile e-commerce is expected to generate 8.5% of all e-commerce revenues by 2015, according to Coda Research.”

via Forbes.com.

eBay Sued for $3.8 Billion in Patent Lawsuit

Richie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:06:39 +0000

“A company called XPRT Ventures says transaction system PayPal knowingly incorporated XPRT’s e-commerce technology, for which it had filed for U.S. patents, into its own patent applications back in 2003–and has served parent company eBay with a $3.8 billion lawsuit.

According to the suit, which was filed Tuesday in a Delaware federal district court, technology that was built into PayPal’s patent had previously been shared with PayPal confidentially by representatives from XPRT and is contained in a total of six XPRT patents. eBay, the complaint alleges, incorporated those…”

via CNET News.

1,000 Great Places to Visit in Massachusetts

Richie — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:02:58 +0000

“The Great Places in Massachusetts Commission today released a list of sites in Massachusetts to visit. The goal of the list is to boost tourism to the state and give local residents the opportunity to visit known and less-known historic, cultural, and natural sites. Below are the sites, listed by town.”

via Boston.com.

Woman Busted For Using Mannequin In HOV Lane On Expressway In Boston

Richie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:44:03 +0000

“On Monday, state police pulled over a South Boston woman during morning rush hour who they say was using a mannequin to make it look like she had enough passengers for the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane.”

via wbztv.com.

Learn How to Install Windows XP Service Pack 3

Richie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:56:33 +0000

Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end on July 13, 2010. Learn how to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Provincetown Touts Route 6 as link to California

Richie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:10:46 +0000

“U.S. 6 has the kind of charm that inspires square dancers to kick up their heels in the street.

That’s what happened in 1952, when the country’s oldest coast-to-coast highway, from Provincetown to Long Beach, Calif., was finally fully paved, according to historian Richard Weingroff of the Federal Highway Administration. It was around 100 degrees, but officials in Delta, Utah, threw one heck of a celebration…” Continued…