Bing, a search engine no one uses, is trying to lure users by offering cash incentives. One of those incentives is a 35% discount at the AT&T (NYSE: T) Online Store, which means you can get a new iPhone 3G S for as low as $130!
If you are new to AT&T:
- Visit ATT Wireless website and validate your email address with Premier.
- Check your email and click the link to your ATT Premier Store.
- Open a new tab with the same browser that your ATT Premier Store is open in.
- Go to bing.com in the new tab and search “att wireless”
- Click the 35% CashBack Sponsored Link
- Sign into your CashBack account and get redirected to the main AT&T Wireless page.
- In the top right enter the term “Premier” into the search bar.
- Click the first link that reads “at&t premier login”
- You will get directed to the same Premier store you have open in the original tab.
- Congratulations, you are in the Premier store under the CashBack AT&T Site
If you’re not:
- Go to bing.com
- Search ” ATT WIRELESS “.
- Click the AT&T sponsored link, you will redirected (after you enter your email) to either the regular AT&T store or the Premier store depending on which account you have
- Log in to your account and make your purchase.
- The cashback will show up as “pending” after a couple of hours.
- If it takes more than 48 hours for the cashback to show up, contact bing’s customer service then you will asked for your order number, method of payment( I attached my whole purchase order to the email): You cash will show up within hours
It’s best to do this in Internet Explorer. I have not tested this, but Will insists that I post this while he is busy picking up young girls standing in line waiting for the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Store in Santa Monica to open.
[Via: Slick Deals]
Free and Open-Source Software & Services
Welcome to the Open NYSenate
To pursue its commitment to transparency and openness the New York
State Senate (https://nysenate.gov/) is undertaking a cutting-edge
program to not only release data, but help empower citizens and give
back to the community. Under this program the New York Senate will,
for the first time ever, give developers and other users direct access
to its data through APIs and release its original software to the
public. By placing the data and technological developments generated
by the Senate in the public domain, the New York Senate hopes to
invigorate, empower and engage citizens in policy creation and
dialogue.
What You’ll Find Here
* Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for building your own
applications and services
* Embeddable widgets for easy sharing on your site, profile or
blog
* Original Software such as Drupal Modules and Java libraries
* Data sets in a variety of formats, along with Plain Language and
graphical explanations of important documents and definitions
* The legal rules and licenses adopted by the Senate guaranteeing
that the information and tools here can be used freely
Please take the data and tools offered here, mash them up, improve
them and re-distribute them to help the Senate educate and engage the
citizens of New York.
APIs
The New York Senate has created a developer API to help organizations
and individuals compile the Senate data they want the way they want.
The basic goal was to parse the flat file records from the Legislative
Retrieval System (LRS) (https://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi)
into an open format. This data can then be queried via a simple
RESTful API to produce output in any number of desired formats or
standards – XML (RSS, ATOM, custom schemas), JSON, CSV, HTML
(widgets).
* Browse the Open Leg Service (https://open.nysenate.gov/openleg)
* View the Developer API documentation
(https://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/doc)
Embeddable Widgets
Widgets are a fun and easy way to reach people with important
information. Please view our widget library and help yourself to the
tools that will enhance the experience of your users, and ours, all
over the web. If you have a widget of your own using our API or data,
please contact us and we may feature it here.
*coming soon*
Original Software
As a user of Open-Source software the New York Senate wants to help
give back to the community that has given it so much – including this
website. To meet its needs the Senate is constantly devleoping new
code and fixing existing bugs. Not only does the Senate recognize that
it has a responsibility to give back to the Open Source community, but
public developments, made with public money should be public.
You can find all the NY Senate source code published on Github at
https://github.com/nysenatecio
Data Sets
The New York Senate’s Open Data page
(https://www.nysenate.gov/open-data) is the official repository of all
government data. There you can browse through data produced by and
considered by the Senate in their original forms as well as various
other file types created for your convenience; including but not
limited to: Excel spreadsheets, .csv, text files and PDFs. To
supplement the source data it is making available, the Senate has also
created the Plain Language Initiative designed to help explain complex
data sets and legal terms in plain language.
* Browse Open Data (https://www.nysenate.gov/open-data)
* Browse Plain Language Initiative
(https://www.nymtasolutions.org/2009/)
Open-Source Software & Software Licenses
In order to make the Senate’s information and software as public as
possible, it is has adopted unique system using two types of licenses
– GNU General Public License (https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) as
well as the BSD License
(https://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php). This system is
meant to ensure the most public license is used in each specific case
such that:
(i) Any Software released containing components with preexisting GPL
copyrights must be released pursuant to a GPL v3 copyright
restriction.
(ii) Any Software created independently by the Senate without any
preexisting licensing restrictions on any of its components shall be
released under dual licensing and take one of two forms: (a) a BSD
license, or (b) a GPL v3 license. The ultimate user of such Software
shall choose which form of licensing makes the most sense for his or
her project.
(iii) Regarding Software containing preexisting copyright restrictions
other than GPL, the CIO shall make the determination how he or she
wishes to release such Software.
Read Derek‘s post on how bad AT&T customer service is. Obviously better training of reps is needed.
How does AT&T respond to these types of issues.
What happens is a company like AT&T is so big they have a hard time ensuring high quality, but they are also too busy figuring out new ways to generate revenue.
AT&T pay attention, even though you have an exclusive in the US for the iPhone, the time will come when your tactics will not
Have you registered for the Twiistup yet? Well if you haven’t, today is the last day that you will be able to register for the full event at the early bird ticket price of 227 dollars.
Incase you haven’t heard yet, we expanded the Twiistup into a two day event. We will still be having the evening mixer, but we have also added speakers such as: Brad Feld, Jason Calacanis, David O. Sacks, Ian Rogers, Dave McClure, and Chamillionaire to our daytime roster.
If you haven’t registered for the Twiistup yet, claim your Twiistup 6 ticket while you can still get the early bird ticket pricing. If you don’t, you will regret it.
Story is out that a couple of southern California people have filed a lawsuit against KFC and its parent Yum brands.
James Asanuma
Veronica Moya
Lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday
Is seeking Class Action status.
KFC screwed up and something must be done to make amends.
Showing up with a valid coupon offer and being turned away then having to mail your coupon in and wait for another voucher does in fact feel and look like a bait and switch. The promotion was poorly executed but equally KFC had no idea of the power of Oprah and the promotion. KFC you are giving away free food!
Denny’s and El Polo Loco have both done these promotions.
I’m sure that the court will allow class action status based on the number of complaints that we have read online.
KFC could not be reached for comment. Rick Maynard
World’s oldest man dies at 113 in Japan?
113 Tomojo Tanabe
The world’s oldest known person is 115-year-old Gertrude Baines who lives in Los Angeles.
Do not eat Nestle cookie dough raw.
Here’s the link
https://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/dough.aspx
NESTLÉ USA’s Baking Division is initiating a voluntary recall of all NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE refrigerated cookie dough products. NESTLÉ is taking this action out of an abundance of caution, after reports of illness that may be related to the consumption of raw cookie dough. NESTLÉ has been, and will continue to cooperate fully with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control in this investigation. Providing safe, high quality products to our consumers is our number one priority.
Consumers who have purchased cookie dough products should not consume them. Instead, we are asking that consumers return these products to their local grocer for a full refund. We invite consumers with questions to contact NESTLÉ Consumer Services at 1-800-559-5025 and visit our web site at www.verybestbaking.com.
No other NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE products are impacted, including already baked TOLL HOUSE cookies purchased outside the home, all varities of NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Morsels, chocolate Baking Bars, or Cocoa, and Dreyer’s and Edy’s ice cream products with NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE cookie dough ingredients.
Nestlé USA
800 NORTH BRAND BLVD.
GLENDALE, CA 91203
TEL (818) 549-6000
Nestleusa.com
For Immediate Release: For More Information Contact:
June 19th, 2009 Laurie MacDonald, Nestlé USA
(818) 549-6235
Roz O’Hearn, Nestlé Prepared Foods
(440) 264-5170
Nestlé USA’s Baking Division Initiates Voluntary Recall
(SOLON, Ohio) – June 19th, 2009 – Nestlé USA’s Baking Division is initiating a
voluntary recall of Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® refrigerated cookie dough products. Nestlé is
taking this action out of an abundance of caution after being notified that the Food and
Drug Administration, together with the Centers for Disease Control, are conducting an
investigation into reported E. coli 0157:H7 illnesses that may be related to consumption of
raw cookie dough.
A number of consumers reporting illness reported consuming raw Nestlé TOLL
HOUSE refrigerated cookie dough. While the E. coli strain implicated in this investigation
has not been detected in our product, the health and safety of our consumers is
paramount so we are initiating this voluntarily recall. We have been and will continue to
cooperate fully with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control
in this investigation. Providing safe, high quality products to our consumers is our number
one priority.
No other Nestlé TOLL HOUSE products are impacted, including already baked
TOLL HOUSE cookies purchased outside the home, all varieties of Nestlé TOLL HOUSE
morsels, chocolate baking bars, or cocoa, and Dreyer’s and Edy’s ice cream products with
Nestlé TOLL HOUSE cookie dough ingredients.
-more
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We want to strongly advise consumers that raw cookie dough should not be eaten.
This message also appears prominently on our packaging. Nestlé TOLL HOUSE cookies
made from refrigerated dough are safe to consume when baked as directed on the
package.
Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them.
Instead, we are asking that consumers return these products to their local grocer for a full
refund. We invite consumers with questions to contact Nestlé Consumer Services at
1-800-559-5025 and visit our web site at www.verybestbaking.com.
The products involved in the voluntary recall include all varieties of Nestlé TOLL
HOUSE refrigerated Cookie Bar Dough, Cookie Dough Tub; Cookie Dough Tube; Limited
Edition Cookie Dough items; Seasonal Cookie Dough and Ultimates Cookie Bar Dough.
Variety information is included in the list below.
Description
Consumer
Unit Code (UPC)
Nestle Toll House Cookie & Brownie Dough
COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH BAR
Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62231 3
Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 11308 8
0 50000 62235 1 Chocolate Chunk bar 16.5oz
Walnut Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62233 7
Jumbo Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62237 5
Oatmeal Raisin bar 16.5oz
Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz
0 50000 06219 5
0 50000 62244 3
Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz 0 5000012178 6
Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62242 9
Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 5000012188 5
Mini Brownie Bites bar 16oz
Fudgy Brownie With Peanut Butter Filling 19oz
0 50000 62227 6
0 50000 00820 9
COOKIE DOUGH TUB
Chocolate Chip tub 40oz 0 50000 62246 7
Chocolate Chip tub 80oz (5 lb) 0 50000 00934 3
Sugar tub 40oz. 0 50000 62253 5
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Gingerbread tub 40oz 0 50000 44060 3
Peanut Butter tub 40oz 0 50000 44062 7
TUBE (CHUB) DOUGH
Chocolate Chip tube 16.5oz 0 50000 62239 9
Chocolate Chip tube 32oz 0 50000 00400 3
ULTIMATES COOKIE BAR DOUGH
Ultimates Peanut Butter Cups, Chips & Chocolate Chunks bar 16oz 0 50000 00922 0
Ultimates White Chip Macadamia Nut bar 16oz 0 50000 00923 7
Ultimates Chocolate Chip & Chunks with Pecans bar 16oz 0 50000 00925 1
Ultimates Chocolate Chip Lovers 16oz 0 50000 00926 8
Ultimates Turtles bar 16oz 0 50000 00928 2
Ultimates Peanut Butter Lovers bar 16oz 0 50000 00507 9
Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Caramel Filling bar 16oz 0 50000 44066 5
Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Filling bar 16oz 0 50000 44069 6
SEASONAL COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH
Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 12009 3
Valentine Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz
Fudgy Brownies With Raspberry Filling 19oz
0 50000 00931 2
0 50000 20090 0
Easter Eggs Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 52009 1
Easter Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00932 9
Easter Swirled Mini Brownie Bites bar 18 oz 0 50000 20093 1
Red, White & Blue Swirled Choc Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00937 4
Halloween Pumpkin Pals Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 06217 1
Halloween Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00929 9
Halloween Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz 0 50000 00088 3
Christmas Shapes Sugar Cookies 15.5oz 0 50000 00505 5
Christmas Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00930 5
Christmas Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz 0 50000 00089 0
Limited Edition Mint Swirled Chocolate Chip 16oz 0 50000 00827 8
Discontinued Varieties
Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 44056 6
Easter Brownie Bar 18oz 0 50000 00518 5
Easter Bunnies Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 44058 0
Halloween Sugar Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 00829 2
Christmas Sugar Cookie Tube 16oz 0 50000 00448 5
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Tub 48 oz. 0 50000 62229 0
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Read the blog post by Jason Nazar on “How To Save MySpace”.
https://www.jasonnazar.com/2009/06/18/how-to-save-myspace/
referenced is a book:
Stealing MySpace
Julia Angwin
