Domain Renewal Group = Scam

I got a notice in the mail today from the Domain Renewal Group. This company obviously preys on small business owners' ignorance. They "offered" to renew my domain for $30/year, $50/2 years or their "Best Value" $95/5 years. That's $19/year. I can go to godaddy and register a domain for $9/year. This "offer" titled "Domain Expiration Notice" is conveniently disguised as a bill. These people should be ashamed.

If you have a domain name don't fall for this. They claim it's a good deal since they offer hosting as well. Guess what? If you have broadband you already have the ability to host a site. You don't need their scam service.

Class action against Yahoo for their email

I host 5 web sites on one server. I never spam (my sites are all double opt-in and I have never ever purchased email lists). In spite of numerous attempts to get the issue resolved (filling out their forms, directly emailing them, etc) they continue to bounce my emails. This is affecting my work, my free web sites, and, more importantly, my work on the boards of directors of Community Counseling Centers of Chicago and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

I am certain I'm not the only one affected. Anyone interested in forming a class for a class action suit against Yahoo please contact me.

Negative publicity for music label = positive publicity for Death Cab for Cutie

This is why big music labels are doomed. Good for Death Cab that they shined a light on the ignorance of the Warner label.

Branding = favicon?

My new money making venture. Raise a delinquent who gets killed robbing someone, collect $2.25 million

Don't cut advertising/marketing dollars in a recession

Poor customer service abounds

I was thinking about buying some Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells. The same day I got an email from BeachBody.com (yes, I bought P90X) saying they had a special offer. I clicked through, NO SPECIAL OFFER. I emailed them and was told to contact them via phone. WTF? Why not just put the "special offer" on the damn site or quit spamming me!!!!

Response (Prawin)	01/13/2009 05:40 AM
Hello John, Thank you for contacting customer service. We apologize for the inconvenience. We would request you to contact us via phone to get details about the Dumbbells. For further assistance via phone, please contact Beachbody Customer Service at 1-800-454-2639 and/or 1-877-471-0969. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm EST Saturday and Sunday 10am - 6pm EST Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with. Please visit us again at www.beachbody.com. For further questions, you can reach us at the following link: http://beachbody.com/jump.jsp?itemID=222&itemType=CONTENT&path=63 Thanks again and best of luck reaching your fitness goals!
Customer (John Fitzgerald)	01/12/2009 12:16 PM
You sent me an email claiming "Private" offers on Bowflex dumbbells. I followed the link; it's the same price everyone gets. That's a great way to piss people off. Thanks for wasting my time.