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Canceling Your MySpace Account Is F$%!@&*# Impossible
I got rid of my Facebook account. They make you delete everything - wall posts, groups, friends, etc. Only then will they cancel your account. Send them an email saying that you want your account deleted, not deactivated. They will tell you to get rid of all your stuff. Once you do then they will delete your account. I tried logging on afterwards and I can't get on. Good luck!
The Year's Top Business Screw-Ups
@ARP:
Yeah, I once emailed Dunkin' Donuts that (half-jokingly) they should have hash browns to go along with their breakfast sandwiches. They replied, via email:
"Thank you for thinking of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. (Dunkin'Donuts/Baskin-Robbins/Togo's).
We're always developing new ways to keep our faithful customers coming back to our stores for more. In fact we have entire departments whose job it is to come up with fresh and exciting concepts for products, flavors, programs, advertising, etc.
We also receive many unsolicited suggestions from our friends outside the company, driven by a love and passion for our brands. Most of the time, the suggestions are things our teams have already thought of and may already be working on.
Therefore, to prevent any possible misunderstandings, we cannot accept or review unsolicited ideas such as: patented or un-patented, trademarked or un-trademarked ideas, copyright protected materials, advertising slogans, marketing programs, promotional programs, patent applications, trademark applications, copyright applications, product suggestions, prototypes or models.
Again, thank you for thinking of Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Thank you and have a great day."
Again, I didn't think they would even take my suggestion seriously. Clearly, I understand why they have to send out an email like that. (Although, my favorite part was when they mentioned that they may have already thought of it).
By the way, not all Dunkin' Donuts, but the one I shop at have hash browns. Coincidence?
Some Of The Year's Worst Ad Concepts
Uh, what about the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" debacle in Boston. That didn't exactly turn out as planned.
Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury Provides You With A Free Taco
Great! His legs will give ME the runs!
McDonald's Worker Arrested For "Over Salting" Police Officer's Burger
Farva: Give me a double bacon cheeseburger.
Dimpus Burger Guy: [into mic] Double baco cheeseburger. It's for a cop.
Farva: What the hell's that all about? You gonna spit in it now?
Dimpus Burger Guy: No, I just told him that so he makes it good.
[into mic]
Dimpus Burger Guy: Don't spit in that cop's burger.
Farva: Yeah, thanks.
Second Dimpus Guy: Roger, holding the spit.
Farva: Gimme a pie... apple.
Dimpus Burger Guy: Want me to hold the spit? Hah, just kidding officer Farva.
Can TiVo Compete?
Tivo is too much money especially compared to the cheaper cable boxes. I'm sure Tivo is better but you have to get people to try it to get them hooked. Right now there is no incentive, in fact a disincentive, to try Tivo. They should make their hardware free. Even the "cheaper" HD cable box is 300 bucks (compared to 800). No thank you.
Professor Says Textbooks Are Too Expensive, Quits Using Them
I got rid of the textbook for my class because I learned it was around 70 dollars and it wasn't even a hard cover. There is nothing about it that was necessary for the class to be taught, although it was a good aid.
The textbook racket needs to end. There are plenty of articles on the Internet that can be used.
Here's a question for you: does a professor lose credibility if s/he doesn't use a textbook? I mean part of the reason I used it was to show the students that I wasn't making this stuff up and for them to get another perspective.
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Activist Who Once Called Video Games "Killographic" Praises The ESRB Grand Theft Auto Rating, Boos Proposed $5,000 Fine
Big deal. The difference between M (17+) and AO (18+) is one year in age.
Beside, GTA deserves all the shit it gets for the "Hot Coffee" incident.