Jeff Bezos Picks Up On Bill Gates' Pay-To-Search Idea
from the must-be-something-in-the-Seattle-water dept
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American Pi!
I do business with one vendor who, BTW, partners with Amazon when it comes to buying and selling. They have a discount system as well, but you have to have a minimum amount of points, have a minimum ticket value. Even if you have a $100 in credit, and you want to use it against something that is $10, you'll have to wait until you have $500 in credits to use.
Of course, they are a wholesale agency, Amazon will hopefully do things a bit differently.
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Cookies you can *easily* disable in your browser. Spyware is software installed on your computer that is silently transmitting information about your browsing habits to EVERY site you go to. One cookie can just report back about one website.
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I don't know why people are so concerned that Amazon knows that you happen to buy Weird Al CDs and like S&M... They don't really give a shit other than they know better how to serve you.
All of these people bitching about Amazon and Google collecting usage history really need to shut up. Google and Amazon are providing a service. Part of that service is the fact that they are able to learn your preferences and suggest things that you like. If it's really that troublesome, don't use the services.
BTW... What are you affraid of anyway? You only need to fear big brother if you're doing somthing he doesn't like.
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I buy a lot of DVDs. There are very few stores (local or national) that carry a wide selection of DVDs. Media Play used to have the largest selection (along with the highest prices, but great sales), and they are closing down. Circuit City and Best Buy are all I have left, and they don't hold a candle.
If it wasn't for Amazon (or the Internet, for that matter), I'd never have access to at least half of my collection now. My next best bet is to hit used DVD stores and garage sales and hope I luck out.
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