Shopping In The Year 2023
Do you do curbside shopping? Delivery? Walmart+? Are you having any problems with Amazon Prime?
Tagged: Amazon
Alexa, Find A New Name and Mission
Raise a glass to our friends Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Bixby, and… uhh.. Google Assistant.
Anti-Capitalism Never Made Much Sense
I find it weird that anti-capitalists focus on companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Amazon and not the multinational conglomerates.
Justice Clarence Thomas’ Social Media Opinion: Read It For Yourself
Justice Clarence Thomas’ Social Media Opinion has been getting lots of play on social media, so read what he wrote for yourself:
Pity Parler 3: Amazon Brings the Receipts in Lawsuit Filing
It is becoming clear Parler did not do their own due diligence in the design, intention, and operation of their product.
Amazon Turns Out the Lights, The Parler’s Over
First Apple kicked the app off the iOS app store, and now Amazon is ending their web services agreement citing breech of terms of service.
Voting With Your Wallet: 2019 Review of Capitalism
Capitalism is the perfect companion to social democracy because you can vote with your wallet. Here is how my wallet voted this past year…
If Facebook Is The Problem, Is This The Solution?
I don’t think the idea of using anti-trust law to keep companies from monopolizing online sales is completely stupid. Not totally. Not 100%. But that is the last tool I would reach for, not the first.
Don’t Fear the Robots
Impressive as the tech is, it is important to remember that the Boston Dynamics videos are trailers for a movie that isn’t yet made.
Linky Friday: Adventures in Amazon
Linky Friday this weeks delves into the world of Amazon: HQ2 cancelled, NYC reacts, business, economics, Jeff Bezos, politics, unions & more
Can Walmart Compete (in Streaming Video)?
Ordinary Times regular contributors Mark Krieger (@musepolisci) and Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) break down the news that Walmart is looking to launch their own streaming service, and fall on opposite sides when it comes to projecting the retail giants success.
An American Town Fueled by Amazon and Canadians
So if you are a small town in Washington state, how do you increase your population by 36% and your tax revenue two to five times that of other comparable sized municipalities? Economic magic? Nope; just be located close to the border and be thankful for Canadian Amazon shoppers flooding in for parcel pickup.
Taxing in the Name Of: Seattle Head Tax Repealed
Back in May the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the “head tax” under the auspices of raising funds for the homeless. But in the face of opposition from Seattle’s largest businesses, and a certain legal challenge to the law itself, the council has reversed themselves.
Taxing in the Name Of: Seattle “Head Tax” Approved
Dubbed the “Seattle head tax”, the measure was touted to raise funds, combat homelessness, and build affordable housing by instituting a per-employee tax on companies such as Starbucks and Amazon, among others.
#IndependentBookstoreDay
#IndependentBookstoreDay is upon. After a week in which Amazon, a main force is the decline of bookstores announced their quarterly profits, the independent-minded bibliophiles now have their day. Or at least, one day.
