Amazon’s Stranglehold on Online Retail
I know all this, and yet I keep using Amazon. I really should wean myself off the site… via thenationmagazine:
I know all this, and yet I keep using Amazon. I really should wean myself off the site… via thenationmagazine:

According to the agreement between the Comptroller of Public Accounts and Amazon, the Company plans over the next four years to create at least 2,500 jobs and make at least $200 million in capital investments in the state and will begin to collect and remit Texas sales tax on July 1, 2012. The agreement resolves all sales tax issues between Texas and Amazon.
Dear Tumblr Pals,
We’re kind of new around these here Tumblr parts and, well, we feel like it would be rude to show up to a party without a gift.
So, as a gift to you, we’d like to offer you a $2 credit towards MP3s at Amazon MP3.
Here’s what you have to do:
Would you watch ads for $25? In savings?
Now if this Kindle with ads only cost $25, that would be different. But if it still costs over $100? PASS.
Don’t got ‘em!
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George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans.
OHSNAP, George Takei. This is the best.
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