Food Stamps, Poor-Shaming and the Very Scary 2012 Farm BillColorLines magazineRecently at an outdoor hip-hop showcase in downtown Brooklyn, the host tried to move the crowd with a little food stamps humor. “I know you want to, but don't even try to use your EBT card at the barbecue stand,” the 20-something black woman crowed.More…
WLFI.com Missile silo for sale on eBayWLFI.comCENTRAL KANSAS (CNN/KCTV) – For a mere $425000, you can own your own bunker from the Cold War. A man has turned to eBay to sell his bunker that sits under a field in central Kansas. Built in the late 1950s, it is one of 72 decommissioned missile silos…
Justin Bieber, New York Times Invest in Revamped Recommendations App …MashableStamped is rolling out on Thursday a dynamic new version of its recommendations app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. The company has also announced a web companion and a new round of financing from some noteworthy names, including singer … More: continued here
Business Insider Here's Your First Look At Stamped, The Wishlist App That Hollywood Celebs Are …Business InsiderAlyson Shontell spoke with the developers and she observes, "stamped creates personalized guides for users based on their interests and their friends' recommendations. It pulls together lists of books, restaurants, movies and songs for users to try …Will Stamped…
Seal of approval for stamps to be sold offshoreThe Australian Financial ReviewMelbourne businessman Hugh Morgan's stamp collection has won approval to be sold overseas and will be auctioned in London on November 13 and 14. Melbourne businessman Hugh Morgan appears to have obtained the all-clear to sell his large and …Collection of a lifetime to…
EBay Inc. is exploring ways to harness an untapped class of buyers: Kids. More: continued here
Justin Bieber Invests in Stamped, An App He Barely UsesBetabeatSometimes the hardest question to get a founder to answer is why anyone would regularly use their app. That's particularly true for startups that solve a problem users don't actually have. But often, the pitch for why X app is better at rating, or … More:…
Google, eBay, Facebook, Amazon form lobbying groupCNETGoogle, eBay, Facebook, and Amazon are among the members of the group, the Washington Post reported, citing a person familiar with the group's plans. The group has appointed Michael Beckerman as its president and CEO. Beckerman is former deputy … More: continued here
New York Times (blog) Food Stamps in Elmo's WorldNew York Times (blog)How would you explain to Big Bird what a food pantry is? How might one Muppet explain to another why a family can only afford food for the first 25 days of a 30-day month? How does a parent talk to a child who…
WANE Missile silo for sale on eBayWANECENTRAL KANSAS (CNN/KCTV) – For a mere $425000, you can own your own bunker from the Cold War. A man has turned to eBay to sell his bunker that sits under a field in central Kansas. Built in the late 1950s, it is one of 72 decommissioned missile silos…