Ebay. Craigslist. And my personal favorite kingwoodyardsales.com. dj
oh yea hell no I'm not investing in Facebook. I regret starting an acount there and never go there anymore. You've got to think ahead. Where is the next land boom? Here's my free HOT TIP for the day. http://www.lunarregistry.com/land/ Get it while it's still barren. After Newt becomes Pres. we'll start to colonize. On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:02 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I am thinking about starting a small business (partly to employ > grandson) Allan. Even Amazon has made no real money and I can't see > FB doing anything after all the hype. The smart money is only > interested in the financing fees (7% of whatever raised) or in buying > before an initial spike and getting rid. What I want to see is the > technology in use to actually collapse what rigsy is rightly on about > in its current form. I'd like to see a more producer direct to > consumer society aimed at giving us all more leisure time and > servicing that leisure communally. > > On Feb 2, 12:21 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > FB is a seedbed for advertisers/marketing- another way of tracking > > potential customers.//Well, I had to laugh about "free lance"- thanks! > > > > On Feb 1, 7:58 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Free lance' once meant exactly that - a term from the 100 Years War > > > (which was mostly about British mercenaries screwing Europe). I have > > > a Facebook account but find the 'place' boring - I don't do that kind > > > of stuff for real and have no interest in the virtual form. Don't > > > quite see you on a charger spearing peasants rigs! I'm quite sure the > > > Internet generally is mostly a waste of space and has a potential we > > > are barely grasping at all. Facebook looks like leading 'dotcon 2'. > > > > > On Feb 1, 11:36 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Most women I know consider the founder creepy and haven't signed on- > > > > one, an artist, advised to get "out there" to boost sales and name > > > > recognition. Someone has been trying to get me on a business social > > > > group but I haven't taken it up since they decided I was a "free > > > > lance"- whatever that is! > > > > > > On Feb 1, 12:46 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > the only reason I use face book now is because my daughter is ther > and it > > > > > is how I keep track of what is happening in her life.. > > > > > I like the new EU laws that require these massive companies to > turn over > > > > > all information they have on you on request.. and also have to > delete all > > > > > information also on request.. will glad when they take effect.. > > > > > The companies don't like the fines involved if they don't comply. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:50 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > The selling point of Facebook is supposedly the "lock-in" it has > one > > > > > > you as a customer because your friends are there. I can't > really be > > > > > > bothered with it because so many people I don't want to know are > > > > > > there! And all the spam and dire else that comes with the > Internet. > > > > > > I do shop online, but that's largely because I don't like shops > and > > > > > > shopping - plus some stuff is much cheaper than my 'local' chain- > > > > > > store. > > > > > > > > What I'd like to be able to do is buy in advance direct from > > > > > > manufacturers in an environment of peer review on quality and > > > > > > service. One can easily imagine a kind of auction service for > such in > > > > > > which I put up what I want and manufacturers and service > suppliers > > > > > > could bid to fulfill my needs and that of my agreed collective. > I'd > > > > > > want fellow members to be able to control and advertising and > for a > > > > > > collective representation if things go wrong. > > > > > > > > The technology to run Facebook is hardly a barrier to entry. My > idea > > > > > > would be to undercut retailing through a new logistic model that > would > > > > > > not involve the collective auction becoming a retailer or holding > > > > > > stock. One example is Green Metropolis which just takes a fee on > > > > > > books held by members and sold through its site. > > > > > > > > I think a lot of fingers will get burned over Facebook. I > wonder if > > > > > > there is an alternative that would not be concerned with > retailing and > > > > > > all its gimmicks? I've never responded to a Google ad so far and > > > > > > suspect there must be a better way to source essentials. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - >
