TechCrunch has just published a post titled "Post Transaction Marketing Hall of Shame" with the subtitle "Hundreds of Well Known E-Commerce Companies Rip Off Customers"
From the TechCrunch article:
"Hundreds of well known ecommerce companies add post transaction marketing offers to consumers immediately after something is purchased on the site. Consumers are usually offered cash back if they just hit a confirmation button. But when they do, their credit card information is automatically passed through to a marketing company that signs them up for a credit card subscription to a package of useless services. The “rebate” is rarely paid."
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The Guardian reported today that "Icann – the official body that ultimately controls the development of the internet thanks to its oversight of web addresses such as .com, .net and .org – said today that it was ending its agreement with the US government."
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I was reading some great posts at the Patrick Pretty blog (Patrick Pretty is the de facto king of ASD updates by now) and thought one of them just shows how ballsy a guy Andy Bowdoin really is.
Read more on Andy Bowdoin Says "Thank You. Now Pay Up $20/Month!"…
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