Elvis turns to FanBuzz for e-commerce

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E-commerce turns 10

E-commerce turns 10 08/11/2004 06:29 AM
After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are secure transactions secure enough yet?

E-commerce on the edge--turns ten

E-commerce on the edge--turns ten 08/11/2004 08:12 AM
ZDNet Aug 11 2004 11:45AM GMT

'Lord of Rings' computer turns to
Commerce

'Lord of Rings' computer turns to
Commerce 09/09/2004 05:21 AM
Boston Globe Sep 9 2004 9:43AM GMT

"COMMERCE CLAUSE NEWS: I haven't read
the opinion yet, but Larry Solum reports
that the Ninth Circuit has held that the
federal government can't ban homemade
machine guns under the Commerce Clause,
since they're not in interstate
commerce. He notes that..."

"COMMERCE CLAUSE NEWS: I haven't read
the opinion yet, but Larry Solum reports
that the Ninth Circuit has held that the
federal government can't ban homemade
machine guns under the Commerce Clause,
since they're not in interstate
commerce. He notes that..." 11/14/2003 04:05 PM

FanBuzz launches online store for Boston
Celtics

FanBuzz launches online store for Boston
Celtics 12/30/2003 04:09 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 30 2003 3:08PM ET

REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group Assists
Clients With Three Newly Formalized
Services to Advance Electronic Commerce
Capabilities

REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group Assists
Clients With Three Newly Formalized
Services to Advance Electronic Commerce
Capabilities 03/14/2005 04:09 PM
REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group formalizes Strategic Consulting, REMEDI Outsource, and REMEDI Cosource in its line of offerings. [PRWEB Mar 9, 2005]

Ask Elvis!

Ask Elvis! 04/23/2004 02:50 AM
Friday nonsense: in a shock plagiarism of "Ask MetaFilter", but with added blue suede shoes, BBC Radio 2 hires Elvis Presley to answer listener's questions on moles, quantum physics, parrots and bread . Sadly, few arguments about operating systems or Iraq, but you can't have everything.... Real Player required

Elvis did to who?

Elvis did to who? 12/17/2004 06:33 PM

Lucas Gonze has a way with words:

Can I just say this? Napster politics are brutally boring. The action right now is in making the music and video owned by the major labels and film studios archaic and unpopular. We're going to do to those properties what talkies did to silent films, what political bloggers did to Dan Rather, what Elvis did to Mantovani. Our stuff is better, that's how we're going to win.

Forcibly liberating that old stuff is a painfully stupid strategy. The more unauthorized filesharing you do, the more attention you give those old cutural fiefdoms, the more money you generate to sue you with. It is a total waste of time.

Creative Commons is of course the antithesis of forcible liberation. You can choose to participate in free culture, or not.

The legal tools and technology for free culture are loosed. Free content is burgeoning (ex: 8 3,360 licensed tracks on Soundclick, now).

As many others have pointed out, the immediate challenge is discovery. Who will be our Elivses? Who will find and promote them?

By the way, a Mantovani fan site. No disrespect intended, you just may not have heard of this great star of pop music, pre-Rock'n'Roll.

The passion of Elvis

The passion of Elvis 07/15/2004 08:26 AM
Watching Presley's "'68 Comeback Special" is a total religious experience, proving once and for all that the King was no false idol.

Elvis on a Wheat Thin?

Elvis on a Wheat Thin? 03/17/2005 03:13 AM

A while back we talked about a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary on it, which sold for $28,000 on Ebay. Today I heard a story on the radio about Miles Bradley, an antique dealer in Chamberlain, SD — just down the road a piece — who found a Wheat Thin cracker with a likeness of Elvis' head on it. Or so some say. I just don't see it. Bradley tried to repeat the grilled cheese success & cash in on his find by selling it on eBay.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who failed to see The King on the cracker. (Take a look at the pictures on the auction site & let me know what you think.) The bidding failed to break the $500 reserve price, and the auction closed with a high bid of $451. The disappointed Bradley is reportedly going to give it another shot, but if it doesn't break the $500 reserve this time, he's gonna eat it. He probably should've done that to begin with.

If it were me, after going to the trouble of listing it on Ebay, I would've taken the $451 and run.

Database of Elvis Impersonators

Database of Elvis Impersonators 03/19/2005 03:03 AM
Xeni Jardin: This extensive database of Elvis impersonators is sorted by location. Each hip-swinging clone has his own website with audio and video clips. The company that runs this database, gigmasters, rents out other entertainers. Artist profile pages contain a line at the bottom: INFLUENCES, but members of the "Elvis" category list one and only one influence... ELVIS. Link to database.

Don't miss "Stingray" Elvis's version of American Trilogy: Link to video (MPEG-4, 5.5 MB). I think my favorite is Bibby Simmons aka Black Elvis, from Alabama. His website has as many excellent blinking gifs as his cape does sequins, and you can download some of his MP3s here for free. I don't see Thai Elvis in here, but he's just a few miles away from me here in Hollywood, at Palms Thai restaurant.

Also, apropos of nothing: before I discovered the glamorous world of blogs, I once wanted to be a linguist. I studied a number of languages, including some "endangered" languages, because I thought they were beautiful like code. I studied Lakhota ("Sioux") for a while with an indigenous linguist who was born on the Pine Ridge reservation. One of the only words I can still remember is "igluchanchalowan." My teacher told me that translated literally it means, "he who gyrates," but it's the Lakhota word for "Elvis Presley."
(thanks, Bob DuCharme)

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used
(AP)

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used
(AP) 12/28/2004 09:04 AM
AP - Wade Jones is a fan of Elvis Presley, but says he's not a fanatic. That's why — after a grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary sold on eBay for $28,000 — he decided to sell three tablespoons of water from a cup that Jones said was used by Presley during a 1977 concert.

Translating Elvis into Sumerian

Translating Elvis into Sumerian 01/16/2004 01:04 PM
"Elvis would have fitted just fine in the Sumerian society, for love songs and intoxicating music were important parts of the enormously popular cult of the goddess Inanna." .. translated into Sumerian

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First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP)

First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP) 12/29/2004 04:34 PM
AP - Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed — now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
And now, another entry from the "I really need a break from the Just A Geek rewrite" department . . .

Last Wednesday, I had the awesome session for Super Robot Monkey Hyper Force Terriffic Mega Madness Hella Hella Bitchin GO! That session led to an audition on Friday for the freakin' head of voice over casting at Disney Feature Animation for a new Disney project. If I book that job, I'll be one of two leads on the show!

In this entry, I talk about the difference between on-camera and voice over auditions, how I'm pretty sure I screwed myself out of a job, and announce some pretty cool writing opportunities that have come my way recently.

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP)

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP) 01/05/2005 09:03 AM
AP - Nutballz, a cookie company founded by a snowboarder, says it has won an eBay auction to borrow a plastic foam cup its owner says was used by Elvis Presley during a 1977 concert.

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters)

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 04:46 AM
Reuters - "A little less conversation, a little more action please" is what the Dutch want from their six months at the helm of the European Union.

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP)

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP) 01/26/2004 03:03 PM
AP - Castro came with Elvis on Monday to visit Saddam's last hiding place.

Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD

Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD 09/21/2004 04:55 PM
Cory Doctorow: Elvis Costello's new CD "The Delivery Man" is plastered with obnoxious FBI anti-piracy warnings. Over these is this legend: "THE ARTIST DOES NOT ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING WARNING. THE FBI DOESN'T HAVE HIS HOME PHONE NUMBER AND HE HOPES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE YOURS. Link (Thanks, Gary!)

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP)

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP) 07/05/2004 07:08 PM
AP - Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" played simultaneously on radio stations around the world Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the rock 'n roll icon's first professional record.

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year 07/18/2004 12:21 PM
On January 1, 2005, Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" -- a 50-year-old tune currently enjoying the #3 chart spot in Great Britain -- will enter the public domain.

Anyone will be able to release it without paying royalties to the owners of the master or the performer's heirs. BMG will start losing a significant piece of its catalog income in Europe. As "That's All Right" is being hailed by some as the beginning of rock 'n' roll, the implications are that every year after 2005, more recordings that defined the genre will fall into public domain.

Link (Thanks, electrincinca)

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program 12/20/2003 06:07 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 20 2003 3:31PM ET

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters)

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:07 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston 09/23/2004 09:58 PM
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.

"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits"

"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits" 07/18/2004 09:48 PM

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters)

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:05 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters)

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters) 08/11/2004 03:47 PM
Reuters - A shaggy goat called Elvis has been crowned king of an Irish town at one of the country's oldest and most unusual street festivals.

European copyright extension: protecting
Elvis to the detriment of everyone else

European copyright extension: protecting
Elvis to the detriment of everyone else 08/12/2004 01:09 PM
The Index for Free Expression has a great article on the proposal to extend the European copyright on performaces for another 20 years, and the disaster this presents for the freedom of expression:

Faced for the first time with losing significant back catalogue profits, the industry is lobbying to change the law. The industry describes the law as a "loophole". In fact it is anything but.

For every one recording that has the power to reach number three in the commercial charts fifty years after its original release, there are hundreds if not thousands of tracks that do not.

Although these recordings no longer have any commercial value to their rights holders, they are of tremendous value in terms of our cultural heritage. But the mechanisms of copyright law mean that, should the European Parliament choose to heed the music industry, keeping Elvis out of the public domain for a further 45 years or even more, the King will drag down with him this huge body of commercially worthless but culturally significant work.

Lin k (Thanks, Becky!)

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut 07/05/2004 04:22 AM
The 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll is being marked, commemorating the recording of Elvis Presley's first single.

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail 02/01/2005 08:52 PM
Along with driving, hiking, and jogging, snow shoveling is an activity that benefits from time-shifted audio content. Here in New England we've had plenty of opportunities lately to indulge in that least favorite of winter sports. A couple of storms ago I had a chance to catch up with Kent Beck's excellent keynote at the Developer Testing Forum. Yesterday I wasn't planning to absorb ideas, just music. But my selection -- this week's Sounds Eclectic from KCRW's Nic Harcourt -- brought ideas to my headphones as well as Elvis Costello's hour-long studio performance. ...

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
Man sets himself on fire after lighting cigarette at gas station .. Darwin Awards nominee .. Burning Elvis

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"E-commerce"

"E-commerce" 09/24/2004 04:07 PM

pn-commerce

pn-commerce 01/27/2004 09:02 AM
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How Old Is E-Commerce?

How Old Is E-Commerce? 08/11/2004 01:37 PM
According to News.com, we're officially at the 10-year anniversary of electronic commerce, as defined by the first secure transaction on NetMarket, on August 11, 1994. The folks at the Internet Shopping Network disagree, claiming they started a few months earlier. Of course, it all depends on how you define "e-commerce." This article seems to define it as a secure, web-based transaction. However, even before these started showing up, I remember purchasing CDs from CDNow and CDConnection using telnet in either 1993 or early 1994, and I'm sure plenty of others could make claims to earlier "online" purchases. It certainly wasn't secure, but who was worried about security back then? Of course, it doesn't really matter when e-commerce really started, but it is amusing that no one seems to remember those pre-web offerings.

"Commerce Nelson"

"Commerce Nelson" 04/26/2004 03:59 PM

MerchantSpace Commerce 2.9

MerchantSpace Commerce 2.9 04/22/2004 01:02 AM
ecommerce software for the J2EE platform.

E-commerce works for some

E-commerce works for some 04/26/2004 02:09 AM
CNET Asia Apr 26 2004 5:54AM GMT

The Future of 3D E-Commerce

The Future of 3D E-Commerce 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
3D e-commerce is a pair of jeans seen from every angle. It is the ability to mix and match shoes, dresses, coats or belts; to explore the nooks and crannies of an entire home; and to capture the most realistic, detailed view possible. It is also entering the mainstream as companies strive to win consumers' hearts and pocketbooks. Are customers ready?

How XML Is Changing E-Commerce

How XML Is Changing E-Commerce 03/13/2003 10:24 AM

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