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'Internet Tubes' Senator Ted Stevens indicted
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| US Department of Justice prosecutors have alleged that Stevens received more
| than $250,000 worth of gifts and services from VECO and its executives,
| including an extensive renovation of his home in Girdwood, Alaska. That work
| included a new first floor, garage, wraparound deck, and new plumbing and
| electrical wiring. They also said he was given a new Land Rover in exchange
| for an old Ford Mustang, as well as a professional gas barbeque grill,
| assorted furniture and a complete set of mechanics tools.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/30/internet-tubes-senator-ted
No money exchanged hands. Just 'gifts'... like Sweaty the Impaler's.
Someone should take a closer look at McCreevy, too.
Related:
PC Mag May Boycott Edelman PR
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| Transparency is a word that's been kicked around a lot lately. But
| too much transparency is what got Edelman PR pro and blogebrity
| Steve Rubel kicked around this week, instead. An early Friday
| 13th comment about PC Magazine is fueling a potential boycott,
| as well as fulfilling what the PR world had feared about blogging.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/04/20/pc-mag-may-boycott-edelman-pr
Getting a Vaio [with Vista, from Microsoft]
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| Microsoft Belgium rang me yesterday (I don?t think they realised it
| was a public holiday here!).
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| [...]
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| The phone call yesterday was to confirm my address - the laptop (a
| Sony Vaio - dunno which model or spec yet) is en route with Vista
| Ultimate and Office Ultimate pre-installed.
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http://www.tomrafteryit.net/getting-a-vaio/
Bribing Bloggers
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| It's a bribe. Period. You say nice things about us, you get nice
| things from us. Heck, just say neutral things about us-we'll give
| you a killer new laptop and we know that you'll be inclined to say
| better things about us.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077596,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
Microsoft Sent A Free Laptop With Windows Vista
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| I'm not sure how I was selected to be one of the people receiving this
| (I'm assuming there are others, but I haven't come across any yet).
| It could be that they are reaching out to bloggers who are Mac users
| (I switched to a Mac back when OS X came out) or it might just be that
| people I know who work for Microsoft or other influential bloggers
| recommended me
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http://laughingsquid.com/microsoft-sent-a-free-laptop-with-windows-vista/
Microsoft Traps and Hunts for Bloggers in India !!
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| Microsoft has announced the "Microsoft BlogStars" contest, to Hunts
| for Developer Bloggers in India. After feeling the power and increase of
| the Bloggers community in India, Microsoft tries to trap and hunt Bloggers
| in India to buildup the blogging community, for writing blog posts
| supporting towards Microsoft Technologies.
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http://i5bala.blogspot.com/2006/10/microsoft-traps-and-hunts-for-bloggers.html
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