The companies said Thursday that distribution partners for the online content would include Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp.’s MSN network and Time Warner Inc.’s AOL unit. The site, which will be free, is expected to launch this summer and will carry full episodes and clips from hit shows such as “Heroes,” “The Simpsons,” “24” and “My Name Is Earl.” It will also feature movies, including “Borat.”
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BREAKING: NBC and FOX Announce "You Tube Killer" Featuring Full Episodes of Popular Shows
By 3.22.07
Free Iced Coffee At Dunkin Donuts On Wednesday
By 3.16.07
On Wednesday, March 21, the official first day of spring, Dunkin’ Donuts will host its first-ever all day, nationwide “Free Iced Coffee Day.”
CPA Answers Your Tax Questions For Free
By 3.16.07
The I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog has a certified public accountant (CPA) guest posting for the next month who will answer reader tax questions for free.
Free Stuff: Watch The First 2 Episodes of "The Tudors" Online
By 3.15.07
Don’t know if that’s consumer worthy or if Showtime is intending on it being picked up by blogs like consumerist. Either way, it’s kinda neat.
Yeah, it’s a marketing ploy. However, it’s neat and free. Who are we to judge?—MEGHANN MARCO
Smart Taxpayer Roundup
By 3.15.07
“…here’s the step by step process for notifying the IRS when nicely phoning the office manager hasn’t worked.”
Free NYT for Students, Teachers
By 3.13.07
“It’s part of our journalistic mission to get people talking on campuses,” says Vivian Schiller, senior vice president and general manager at NYTimes.com. “We wanted to open that up so that college students and professors can have a dialogue.”
It’s now part of our journalistic mission to pretend we’re still in college. —MEGHANN MARCO
Dell: Absolutely Free Vista Upgrade 70% Off
By 3.11.07
Brad bought his Dell on October 25th, the day before Dell announced that all future purchases would be eligible for a free upgrade to Vista. Brad called to cancel his order so he could reorder it and be eligible for Vista. Dell, ever the kind soul, told Brad not to bother; they would give him the upgrade for free.
Free Starbucks Next Week
By 3.7.07
Starbucks across the country will be giving away a free 12 oz or “tall” cup of coffee next Thursday, March 15th, from 10am to noon.
5 Ways To Hustle Free Drinks
By 2.14.07
If someone comes up to you in a bar and bets a round of drinks that they can do something seemingly impossible, they’re probably trying to pull a trick on you.
Do Afternoon Naps Prevent Heart Attacks and Death?
By 2.13.07
The scientists tracked more than 23,000 adults, finding that the benefits of napping were most pronounced for working men.
You Tube to Offer Old TV Shows
By 2.12.07
Digital Music said on Monday the deal also includes an agreement to allow certain music, for which it controls the rights, to be used in users’ videos uploaded to YouTube.
Sensible Words About Rebates
By 2.8.07
Rebates are a huge point of controversy. We tend to be against them because they are designed to screw you, the consumer, out of money. However, some people have a lot of luck with rebates and we don’t want to completely leave them out, so we’re going to link to Wise Bread, where there is a well-reasoned and realistic guide to rebating. Just keep in mind that if you are forgetful like some of us, rebates are your enemy. Mortal enemy. Nemesis. The Darth to your Luke. The Wicked Witch to your Dorothy.
AT&T Stuck With 2 Million Dollar Bill for "Free" Iowa Phone Calls
By 2.7.07
When AT&T’s average monthly bill to one such Iowa telco, the Superior Telephone Cooperative, went from $2,000 to $2,000,000, it was time for Ma Bell to call the fine-suited folks at Sidley Austin LLP5 to try to close the loophole down….Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division, AT&T’s lawsuit seeks to stop FuturePhone as well as the telcos who provide local infrastructure from continuing with their operations that use regulatory-fee arbitrag1 and VoIP to provide international calls for only the price of a long-distance call to Iowa. Though the case was just filed on Jan. 29, it has already apparently caused FuturePhone to shutter its service, and has produced nothing but “no comment” replies from the Iowa LECs we contacted who were also named in the suit.
Party’s over, baby.—MEGHANN MARCO
Get Another Free Credit Report, Even If You've Used Up Your Free One
By 2.7.07
There is another way to get a free credit report if you’ve already used up your free one per year through annualcreditreport.com.
Free No-Frills Tax Prep Software From H&R Block
By 2.6.07
H&R Block is offering Tax Cut Basic federal tax preparation software to directly compete with TurboTax. It’s free, for a price.
Free Food For You If K-Fed Agrees To Work At Taco Bell For An Hour
By 2.1.07
The curiously Australian president of Taco Bell, Greg Creed, has invited (via open letter) one “Kevin Federline” to work at Taco Bell for the period of one hour. If the soon-to-be-former Mr. Britney Spears agrees, anyone who comes to the Taco Bell to watch will receive “an order of our new Carne Asada Steak Grilled Taquitos for free.” The letter comes in response to a statement K-Fed made about his children working at Taco Bell. Read the letter inside.
Free 2007 Consumer Action Handbook Available
By 1.31.07
The 2007 Consumer Action Handbook is now available. Published by the Federal Citizen Information Center
