Travelzoo bets big on Sin City interactive ads; Sprint axes whiny customers; your face in glorious 3D; restaurants go self-service tableside; and eBay rivals its old friend Craigslist with Kijiji.
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WHAT IS GOING ON HOPE YOUR DAY IS JUST AWESOME...
I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND THIS IS THE QUEUE...
LET'S CHECK OUT YOUR MUST CLICK MOMENT...
TRAVELZOO THROWING THE DICE WITH AN INTERACTIVE AD CAMPAIGN IN THE VEGAS AIRPORT...
TRAVELERS WALKING BY THE HUGE ADS WITH REAL TIME TRAVEL DEALS...
OH YEAH...AND THEIR IMAGE IS PROJECTED RIGHT INTO THEM...
THERE IS ALSO A HUGE SLOT MACHINE WHERE YOU CAN PULL A VIRTUAL LEVER.
I'LL DO ANYTHING IN THAT AIRPORT TO TRY TO FORGET HOW MUCH LESS MONEY I'M LEAVING WITH.
GETTING OUT OF A CELL PHONE CONTRACT ISN'T EASY...UNLESS YOU'RE WITH SPRINT AND LOVE TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTING THAT ABOUT A 1000 SUBSCRIBERS WERE DROPPED AFTER THEY CALLED FOR HELP 25 TIMES A MONTH - 40 TIMES ABOVE AVERAGE...
THE COMPANY SENT LETTERS SAYING THE CUSTOMERS HAD A MONTH TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO CARRY THEIR CALLS - AND HEAR THEIR PROBLEMS.
THEY WON'T HAVE TO PAY TERMINATION FEES.
I DREAD CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE ONCE A YEAR...CAN'T IMAGINE ONCE A DAY!!!
MOVING THROUGH THE QUEUE...
YOUR FACE...IN 3-D...
GIZMOZ GOT IT...
AND IT COULD LAND YOU IN A TACO BELL COMMERCIAL.
THE FAST FOOD JOINT TEAMING UP WITH THE AVATAR BUILDER AND THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS...
UPLOAD A PICTURE OF YOURSELF AND GIZMOZ ANIMATES IT IN CREEPILY REALISTIC 3D...
ADD SOME AUDIO AND YOUR AUDITION IS COMPLETE.
THREE LUCKY UPLOADERS WILL GET THEIR VIRTUAL MUG ON NATIONAL TV IN A 30 SECOND TACO BELL COMMERCIAL.
IF YOU'VE EVER FELT LIKE A WAITER HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU ONCE YOU HAND OVER YOUR CREDIT CARD...YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS NEXT STORY...
IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO CATCH ON...BUT RESTAURANTS ARE FINALLY TESTING TABLE SIDE CARD READERS.
SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING USED TO DOING PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING OURSELVES THESE DAYS...
TWO COMPANIES NOW COMPETITION FOR A SPOT AT OUR DINNER TABLES...
VERIFONE HAS THE VX-670...
WHILE HYPERCOM HAS THE BLADE...
BOTH RESEMBLE THOSE GROCERY STORE CREDIT CARD CHECKOUT SYSTEMS...
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED WITH YOUR MEAL...JUST SWIPE AND GO.
THIS COULD ALSO MAKE SPLITTING CHECKS MUCH LESS PAINFUL.
FINALLY - THE SITE...
IN AN AWARD-WORTHY QUASI CONFLICT OF INTEREST...
EBAY HAS OPENED UP KIJIJI TO THE U-S CLASSIFIED MARKET.
YES...IT'S THE SAME EBAY THAT HAS A 25 PERCENT STAKE IN CRAIGSLIST...
THE ORIGINAL CLASSIFIED ADS LEADER...
KEY-GEE-GEE MEANS VILLAGE IN SWAHILI...
THE SITE OFFERS FREE CLASSIFIED ADS IN MORE THAN 300 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
IT FIRST LAUNCHED IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN BACK IN 2005...
KIJIJI SAYS THEY HAVE 17 MILLION USERS.
I COULDN'T FIND ANY MENTION OF EBAY ON THE SITE...OR PAYPAL...OR RENT DOT COM...OR STUBHUB...
BUT THERE IS AN AD FOR A JETBLUE BRAND AMBASSADOR!
I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV IN NEW YORK CITY...
TAKE IT EASY.
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I have been lining in the sprint nightmare as well however do this call sprint and ask them for a copy of the service agreement that has your signature on it when they can't produce it tell the there must not be a valid agreement between them and you. You must not waiver. Be strong Sprint rebellers! They can't hold us down forever (2 YEARS).
jsspears21271 3 years ago
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I would love, L-O-V-E to receive one of those Sprint "cancellation" notices to finally unchain me from this cellular nightmare I've been living in. Charges for services I don't have, charges for I calls I never made, charges, charges, charges and more charges! Please send me a notice! Freedom!
slappy1234567 4 years ago
Another excellent episode!
Track607 4 years ago