I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
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06-01-2006, 07:10 AM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
In the old days, an eBay member could opt out of receiving eBay's junk mail. I opted out. Guess that is why I didn't get my letter. I was surprised that eBay didn't send it to My Messages though.
Xppman, You can have Meg's body. Save me the hair do though. |
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06-01-2006, 08:43 AM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
Quote:Xppman, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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06-02-2006, 07:50 AM,
(This post was last modified: 06-02-2006, 07:54 AM by mandy.)
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Spam Filters On Alert as eBay Unleashes Email Blast on 1 Million Stunned Victims
The email was sent to over 1 million eBay users. Quote:eBay this week unleashed a political machine that should make politicians envious: a national e-mail blast over Net neutrality. Quote:This is the first time that eBay has used e-mail to urge its members to weigh in on a national issue, full article: http://news.com.com/eBay+tries+e-mail+in...79291.html This wasn't the first time eBay has asked its users to weigh in on a political issue. eBay recently sent out an email to 1 million Louisiana eBay users that used scare tactics and misstated the facts on a state issue that actually affects only 460 Lousiana eBay users. You can find more info on the Net Neutrality debate on this thread: Net Neutrality: Telcos Want to Charge Web Sites for Web Speed, Access Preference |
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06-02-2006, 03:35 PM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
If Meg says I should do something, I'll get right on it!
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06-02-2006, 08:03 PM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
Quote:There are threads here on TT about it -- somewhere. Generally, the telecoms, from BellSouth to Verizon, are bribing lobbying congress to allow them to dole out their high speed internet service in tiers: i.e., extremely expensive, really expensive and expensive. Each tier has a max speed. Only the big biz industries with deep pockets will be allowed able to pay for the high speed (or higher) like we have now with cable and DSL. The rest of us poor slobs will be stuck in internet highway traffic jams, with the realization of 0-28mb speed, with websites that no one will be able to open up, or as users, we won't be able to get into other web sites. Great, huh? I re-read this several times. The whole thing doesn't make any sense (not your writing--just the whole thing behind it). Doesn't make any sense at all. ????? Why? Why limit it? None of us will use the internet for anything anymore. Are they trying to kill it? I must be missing the "logic."
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06-02-2006, 08:52 PM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
No they are trying to further "profit" from it and shut out the mom and pops
who have put a BIG dent in the largest retailers overall sales in the last ten years. In essence they are trying to FORCE the consumers to buy from them instead of us. (I think) Their sites "paying the high end for delivery / speed" will be loaded FASTER to the consumers web browsers (I guess) than us little guys and gals who are only able to pay the low to mid speed". Does that make any since? I haven't looked to deep into this yet myself.. So excuse me if I don't know what I'm talking about. It's beer thirty over here.
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06-03-2006, 12:55 AM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
xppman,
I think what you said makes "corporate" sense, in the corporate nonsense type of way. LOL. However, if I'm stuck surfing slower than I already am (dial-up), I sure as heck am not going to be buying on the internet anymore.
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06-03-2006, 01:35 AM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
Good point... So how can or will they do this.
I'm already paying the highest fees for access now. I won't pay any more knowing they are NOT doing anything Better to complete my requests. I guess (if they go with this) we will all have to opt out and go back to buying the traditional way with our local merchants. I for one will NOT pay more. If they pass this it will be a sad day for all and also demonstrate just how DEEP the corruption is in our legistrative bodies. The only answered after this move "if approved" would be to snipe our regulators... just like many do with auctions.
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06-03-2006, 02:21 AM,
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2006, 02:23 AM by bargainbloodhound.)
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
In typical piece of wombat poo poo Meg fashion, her letter only addressed the issue that will affect eBay and could result in eBay paying higher charges "Net Neutrality", but there are actually 2 other proposals by telecom and cable companies that could also result in consumers paying more to access the Internet.
#1 is a proposal by telephone and cable companies to end flat fee Internet access rates for consumers and instead switch to a "pay as you go" pricing model for broadband usage: BellSouth, other telcos, consider move from flat fees to pay-as-you-go broadband http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...910.0.html #2 is an April win by Verizon in the US Court of Appeals in Boston that could pave the way for telephone companies to begin charging dial-up users per-minute charges for Internet access. Dial-up Users May Face Per Minute Internet Charges After Verizon Court Case Win http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...558.0.html ...and back to Net Neutrality, eBay, Amazon, Google, Yahoo can afford to pay the fees to be in "the fast lane" if the telecoms go to a two-tier Internet. The real losers will be small web sites, and small ecommerce merchants whose web sites will be stuck in the slow lane and will lose customers as a result of being in it.
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"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site. best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011 |
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06-03-2006, 04:03 PM,
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Re: I got a letter from Meg Whitman (snicker)
Thanks, guys. Great details, BBH.
Ironically, I was able to turn up LESS information when directly scouring the Yahoo and CNN news sites than I was here on TulipTools. That says something good about TT! So far, I'm understanding this: The reason: the big guys are greedy and have thoughts of monopolies dancing in their heads. The aside: they don't have any idea how vastly this will affect the so-called cash cow they are trying to corral in their corner. Take away fast access (or even regular access), and the people who even bother to use their services will drop drastically. A ruling in their favor would completely change (and probably kill) the internet as we know it. Forget mom and pop retail stores, forget mid-sized retail stores, forget free bases of knowledge and information, forget sites for teachers and students--or even pages about celebrities and music. Forget the *rest* of the web, outside of the retail end; that broad base of knowledge, junk, and pop culture. Forget all of the university resource sites and community-building concepts like TheFreeCycle and book share / trade sites. Forget online registration for universities, or bulletin board systems. Forget computer help, downloadable software and freeware, and eBooks. Forget MP3s and digital music. Forget the usefulness of local city or state webpages. Forget registering your vehicle online, or posting your baby's pictures on your family website. Forget web-based classes at universities and high schools. Who in the hell is going to pay PER MINUTE to build a recipe database or health resources page that does not make them a living. Who in the hell is going to pay per minute to download the latest version of Norton Antivirus, or even a computer game. Who in the hell is going to subscribe to places like Yahoo! Music or Napster, if they have to pay per song, then pay per MINUTE per song to get the darned thing onto their computer. And who in the hell is going to maintain a blog, post to bulletin boards, look up recipes, buy products, or otherwise do anything on the web if they have to pay per minute--when we all know things can take many, many, MANY minutes. Not many people will. Only those who *have* to do it. Otherwise, people will rethink how useful the internet is. Rather than spend $3.50 looking up information for a little while on Wikipedia (that they may not even find), they can go to the real library for free (again).
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