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Free baby photo trojan gets new moms to
sell baby-privacy

Free baby photo trojan gets new moms to
sell baby-privacy 04/04/2005 06:24 AM
Cory Doctorow: A friend of mine worked at Procter and Gamble when they hit on the idea of giving away baskets of baby-related freebies to new moms. The idea was that a couple days after the family went home and they needed more diapers, mom would send dad out with the package from the freebies and say, "More like these, please." It's pretty clever, and I'm cool with it -- especially now that the whole thing is handled through brokers who take products from a variety of vendors, with input from maternity wards.

That, I think, is a pretty good way of marketing to new families. It doesn't compromise privacy, it gives them something they need, and it doesn't force them or lock them in. It's informative, useful, and respectful (provided that the marketing makes it clear that there's no medical endorsement of these products).

Compare that to this: a service that sneakily gets moms to agree to a "free baby photo" while they're signing all their necessary medical forms on the morning of their delivery. The company that takes the picture then sells your contact info to anyone who'll buy it.

On the morning of the delivery, the nurse hands a sheaf of forms to the mother-to-be. Buried within is a release form offering a free portrait of the new baby. Mom is wired to three different machines, having her pulse and blood pressure measured automatically while two others sensors detect uterine contractions and the baby’s heart rate and another chattering electromechanical behemoth plots a seismograph of both...

...[T]he photo enterprise is run by a third party, Growing Family. They’ll shoot a picture of your munchkin, in exchange for his or her name and birthdate and your full name and address...

Growing Family will use your information from time to time to promote additional products, services, rewards and special offers from Growing Family Network and its select Network Partners.

Another friend of mine had his baby daughter die from crib-death a few weeks after she was born. For years afterward, he and his wife got a steady stream of marketing materials, including ghastly "birthday cards" from marketers who'd bought the information that they'd had a baby, but never received the message that the baby had died. Needless to say, when their next baby was born, they never, ever bought products from the companies that ghoulishly continued to market to their dead daughter. Link (via A Whole Lotta Nothing)

Arrival

Arrival 02/01/2005 10:10 PM

« Welcome home Courmayeurs Stairway to Heaven, a.k.a. Otava! »

We left for Stockholm on Sunday evening as it was finally time to go get our new baby and bring him home. The seas were pretty rough through the night and I began to worry that maybe an hour or three in a crate on a plane might have been a less stressful option than the slow overnight boat. Unless you enjoy the drinking or loading up on the duty-free stuff, there's really not much to do on these boats in bad weather except read and try not to think about the Poseidon Adventure.

After four or five hours of wandering aimlessly around Stockholm, we met the breeders back at the ferry terminal for our lovely puppy. It must be the most difficult moment for all breeders when the puppies go off to their new homes. The puppy arrived in the back of their Volvo wagon and I wasn't entirely sure what size to expect since it had been so long since HB was that age; he's 15kg, he has huge paws, he's only a little more than 3 months old. :) We said good-bye to Lasse and Sussi and took him to the ship which was a bit of an adventure since, for him, everything was new and confusing. Saints have a lovely trait of quietly observing the world around them and so, we did a lot of waiting while he observed and did a lot of coaxing to get him onto the boat before it left the dock without us.

He settled into the room on the ship rather quickly by comparison to the doubtful trek we took through the terminal. He drank some water, flopped down on the blanket we brought for him, toyed a little with the kong tennis ball and started napping shortly thereafter. We got some sandwiches from a cafe and sat around reading for a few hours when he woke up and tried to nibble on the book in my hand. Jarkko looked up and said, "Otava", the name of the great bear constellation and a book publisher, which I immediately thought perfect for him. He made all the right signals when he needed to go pee, even if he was more than reluctant to leave the room he seemed to love riding in the lift up to the 'poop' deck. He even slept through the night without much trouble, perhaps lulled to sleep by the hum of the ship's engines.

The EU has a new 'pet passport' regulation and it really does look like a passport with a photo and pages for a lifetime of vaccinations, vet certifications and customs stamps. We had to wait around for a little while for the Tulli guy to come around and check Otava's papers since the pet inspectors never seem to be on the premises. The same thing happened when we brought HB from the US as we could have cruised on through the airport into Finland, but if I go to the trouble to fill out the paperwork, someone better be prepared to check it. I was awfully surprised that the customs guy hadn't seen one of these new pet passports yet though.

We arrived home and tried to make him feel safe, loved and welcome so we gave him water, food and a little space to wander around and check things out. It must be so disorienting for him as everything is new and very unlike the cozy kennel out in the Swedish countryside which was all he had ever known until now. So far he has been very happy to stick as close to us as possible. He came with us for a brief visit to the local pet shop a few blocks away for a proper adjustable puppy collar and it seemed liked he trusts us a wee bit more. The next few weeks will be important to help him have as many positive introductions to new things as possible while teaching him what is and is not acceptable behaviour with much patience. And lots of love.

Arrival in a Narrow Country

Arrival in a Narrow Country 02/10/2004 02:44 AM

Flew from Miami to Panama City, Panama yesterday.  While sitting in a comfortable leather seat aboard an American Airlines 757 and eating a filet mignon lunch, I looked down at Cuba.Supposedly they have everything to which we Americans aspire, i.e., universal health care and an excellent public education system.  Yet Cubans are dirt poor and it is we ignorant and infirm residents of the United States who designed and built the 757.  The comparison isn't quite fair but really you'd think that the Cubans, being so well educated and blessed with a large and fertile country, would have done better for themselves.  Perhaps politics do matter, a sobering thought as Election 2004 sweeps across the U.S.

Graham, a Kiwi flight instructor from www.helipan.com, picked me up at the big international airport here (PTY) and, after a brief stop to change into shorts, we went to the small domestic airport and preflighted a Robinson R22 helicopter, removed the doors, and, with the Pacific Ocean at our backs, took off north along the Canal.  A moderate rain, unseasonable this time of year in Panama, pelted my bare skin though the gaping holes in the sides of the machine, now approaching its 100 mph (160 kph) cruising speed.  Soon the rain ended, however, and we were abeam the magnificent Miraflores Locks. After skirting the airspace over a prison and a rainforest resort we dropped down to 500' over the jungle bordering Lake Gatun, the heart of the Panama Canal.  A few minutes later we were coming up on Colon, the big city and free trade zone at the Caribbean end of the Canal. After a quick glance down at the collapsed rusting rooftops of downtown Colon it is not hard to believe that this is the unemployment, poverty, and crime capital of the nation.

"... children run about in rags and the city's largely black
population lives in rotting buildings.  ... If you walk its streets,
even in th emiddle of the day, expect to get mugged.  It really is
that bad."

-- Lonely Planet guidebook (this is a publisher that thinks
Columbia is a nice safe country to visit!)

Cruising at 80 mph west from Colon, 50' above the breakers, we reached the mouth of the Rio Chagres, whose prodigious flow in the rainy season stymied the Canal builders.  This is the river that the pirate Henry Morgan used in 1671 to gain access to the original settlement of Panama City.  On the cliffs above the sea is the ruined Fuerte San Lorenzo, built to protect the Spanish gold trade from guys like Henry Morgan.  Adjacent to the fort is a partially fenced grassy area. Graham decided to put the R22 down there.  We walked around the fort for a bit, looked at the rusty cannon, and then fired up for the return trip to Panama City, landing just at sunset.

Then it was back to the hotel for a shorts-and-T-shirt dinner at a table outdoors, on a patio overlooking Canal-bound ships going underneath the Puente de las Americas.  The helicopter pilots talked about their jobs on the tuna boats here.  The 200'-long tuna boats carry a light helicopter so that the captain can go up and coordinate the action of little speed boats that collect the nets.  When the work is done the pilot has to land on a rolling metal deck, often spread with a net to provide friction.  "Sounds like landing on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier," I observed.  "Oh, it is much harder than that," the pilots noted.  "Remember that this is a very small ship and it goes up and down with the waves a lot more."  Tuna boat helicopter pilots tend to be young and unmarried.

Arrival of the idea practitioner

Arrival of the idea practitioner 12/04/2003 08:26 PM
The authors have listed 200 management gurus in accordance with their ranking, based on an empirical system (on the number of hits on Google search, number of ...

Cisco celebrates router's arrival

Cisco celebrates router's arrival 09/26/2004 09:16 AM
San Jose Mercury News Sep 26 2004 12:05PM GMT

Broadband arrival for GNER trains

Broadband arrival for GNER trains 12/02/2003 07:41 AM
BBC Dec 2 2003 7:04AM ET

The Arrival Of The True Computer
Parasite

The Arrival Of The True Computer
Parasite 03/30/2005 08:33 PM

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival 09/10/2004 08:31 PM
Free Internet Press Sep 11 2004 0:56AM GMT

Suprnova.org Announces Upcoming Arrival
of eXeem

Suprnova.org Announces Upcoming Arrival
of eXeem 12/31/2004 10:12 AM

the Thanksgiving arrival of Tyler Declan
Howell

the Thanksgiving arrival of Tyler Declan
Howell 12/02/2003 01:55 AM
Posting during labor .. delivered .. Tyler

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New arrival Easy to keep in touch - but
do babybl0gs violate privacy?

New arrival Easy to keep in touch - but
do babybl0gs violate privacy? 04/19/2004 06:54 AM
BBC Apr 19 2004 11:11AM GMT

European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival

European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival 06/14/2004 10:48 PM
OD2 has announced partnership with Microsoft and a half-sale price on some downloads as iTMS is expected to be launched tomorrow. How will the battle for online music sales in Europe shape up?

Microsoft Employee Fired for Blogging
Arrival of G5's at Redmond

Microsoft Employee Fired for Blogging
Arrival of G5's at Redmond 10/29/2003 11:25 AM
MacNN reports that Michael Hanscom was fired by Microsoft for his blog post "Even Microsoft wants G5's" which included pictures of a delivery of G5's.

Find out how and why you can help Michael find a job on Brian's Blog and put in your two cents in the comments .

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Analysts herald arrival of smart
security patching tools

Analysts herald arrival of smart
security patching tools 09/15/2004 07:16 AM

Florida and Gulf Coast Brace for Arrival
of Hurricane Ivan

Florida and Gulf Coast Brace for Arrival
of Hurricane Ivan 09/13/2004 03:05 PM
Residents stocked up to prepare for a storm that has already swamped communities in the Caribbean and reportedly killed dozens.

his lack of attendance in Alabama
confirmed by guardsman supposed to meet
him upon arrival

his lack of attendance in Alabama
confirmed by guardsman supposed to meet
him upon arrival 02/13/2004 07:16 AM
Bush never showed up for service in Alabama .. Memphis Flyer 2004 12 13 .. Mark Me Present

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Virtual Music (www.virtuals.us),
announces the arrival of the MDPâ„¢
(Musician Digital Portfolio)

Virtual Music (www.virtuals.us),
announces the arrival of the MDPâ„¢
(Musician Digital Portfolio) 03/14/2005 05:28 PM
Dallas, TX, March 12th 2005 - Virtual Music, a leading provider of digital services for professional musicians, today announced their new service called MDP (Musician Digital Portfolio).

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Slide4less Welcomes Arrival of First
Raptor Shipment - Exciting, New Exkate
Electric Skateboard Line Breaks Price
Barrier at Under $500

Slide4less Welcomes Arrival of First
Raptor Shipment - Exciting, New Exkate
Electric Skateboard Line Breaks Price
Barrier at Under $500 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
The staff of Slide4less eagerly welcomed the first shipment of Exkate Raptor electric skateboards to the company’s showroom at 212 International Blvd. in Oakland., Calif. March 9. The Raptor series represents electric skateboards for the masses, with a price anybody can afford and the high performance old timers have come to expect. Could it really be true – an electric skateboard with Exkate’s performance for less than $500? [PRWEB Mar 11, 2005]

Floridians Bracing for the Arrival of
Back-to-Back Tropical Storms (Los
Angeles Times)

Floridians Bracing for the Arrival of
Back-to-Back Tropical Storms (Los
Angeles Times) 08/12/2004 06:07 AM
Los Angeles Times - FORT MYERS, Fla. — As rare back-to-back tropical storms — one a hurricane, the other likely to become one — churned Wednesday toward Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush declared a statewide emergency and mobilized the National Guard. Tourists were told to evacuate the low-lying Florida Keys.

Revenue Assurance Market to Reach $432
million in 2008: Market’s Future Tied to
Next Generation Services Arrival

Revenue Assurance Market to Reach $432
million in 2008: Market’s Future Tied to
Next Generation Services Arrival 03/30/2005 04:36 AM
According to Dittberner Associates Inc., newest research the worldwide revenue assurance/cost management market will grow to US$432 million in 2008, from an estimated $396 million dollars in 2004. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]

That's All Right, Baby Boy

That's All Right, Baby Boy 05/03/2004 11:36 PM
50 moments that shaped popular musical history in the last 50 years --from Elvis walking into Sun Studios 50 years ago to last fall's entirely non-white Billboard Top Ten for the first time ever. Anything missing?

``Baby,`` Maybe

``Baby,`` Maybe 06/04/2004 05:40 AM
Here's a question: Are "baby" carrots, the tasty, two-inch orange snacks in little bags, really baby carrots? The answer is a lesson in getting new growth from old products.

You Got to See the Baby

You Got to See the Baby 12/17/2004 06:26 PM
"We all enter this world in the same way: naked; screaming; soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould

My way baby

My way baby 03/13/2003 10:26 AM
Apparently they are calling for 25- 30 centimetres of snow. Now, that isn't a good thing at all. Believe me,...

Ice, Ice Baby

Ice, Ice Baby 03/08/2004 11:15 PM
Clearly, there is some bizarre behavior that I'm not privvy to which requires travelers to make use of vast quantities...

It's Everywhere and Nowhere, Baby!

It's Everywhere and Nowhere, Baby! 10/25/2002 07:23 AM

"Just win, baby"

"Just win, baby" 05/20/2004 11:30 AM

Ice, ice, baby!

Ice, ice, baby! 08/27/2004 10:53 PM
The President plans yet another silly boondoggle and introduces faith -based driver education. What President are we talking about? Why, Saparmyrat Niyazov, the president-for-life of Turkmenistan. Or, as he likes to be called, "Turkmenbashi"--the " ;leader of all Turkmen".

He's got a lot of spiritual ideas and 24/7 TV coverage. Hey--he's against gold teeth and circuses. If it weren't for his dismal human rights record, I might vote for him myself.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are, in fact, much worse choices than the ones I have for November.

Baby, I love you -

Baby, I love you - 04/25/2004 12:34 PM
Baby, I love you - but I need you to understand that I'm not operating on Eastern Standard Time....

""baby doll tee""

""baby doll tee"" 05/12/2004 09:38 AM

Baby Haughey

Baby Haughey 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Congratulations to two of the finest people I know for the announcement that they're reproducing. We need more like the Haugheys, so it's good that they're increasing the planet's Haughey count. I only worry about a child who is likely to be the biggest geek ever in the history of...

...and baby makes 13

...and baby makes 13 04/14/2004 05:18 PM
USA Today Apr 14 2004 8:44PM GMT

Kinja is one big-a** baby

Kinja is one big-a** baby 02/10/2004 02:47 AM

During a meeting this afternoon, it occurred to me that I've been working on Kinja for so long that it would have taken me less time to have a baby!

B&N Gets Its Baby Back

B&N Gets Its Baby Back 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
The bookseller sweetens its bid for what's left of barnesandnoble.com.

More baby bl0gging - goo goo gah gah

More baby bl0gging - goo goo gah gah 01/12/2004 03:01 AM

You Haven't Lived Until... (a.k.a. 666).

You've dumped 6 full ounces of meticulously gathered breast milk onto the kitchen floor—and considered for more than a fleeting moment soaking it up with a clean sponge and squeezing it back into the bottle.

You've watched your 6 week old retrieve his wayward pacifier and reinsert it. (Cue theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey.)

Your baby gives you his first smile. And 5 more for good measure.

[Bag and Baggage]

Baby Safe II 2.0.6

Baby Safe II 2.0.6 01/16/2004 01:00 PM
Protect your Mac and let the baby have fun.

Hey baby what's your sign?

Hey baby what's your sign? 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
Make your Hwy sign here Make your own church sign...

San Francisco, baby...

San Francisco, baby... 08/13/2004 01:59 AM

Ping. Now in San Francisco after cool drive with fun people in which I mostly slept and pointed at wind farms and acres of densely packed cows. Had subsequent great fun at the SixApart Mixer thing where I met loads of people - some for the first time, others not. Looked slightly nervous around some people who do really good work. Touched a couple of them without them noticing (or at least without them calling the police). Got a free USB dongle thing and saw the 3.1 release of MT which doesn't seem overly dramatic at first but kind of sits in the back of your head and wiggles its tush in the direction of interesting things. Cab back to Leslie's place - talking about The O.C. and TV shows in general when I get to pull out my trump card - super-secret super-cool thing that made Leslie go oooooh. Don't think I'm going to make it to LobbyCon now though. Shame!

I'm quite enjoying not taking this weblog as seriously as normal for a few days. It feels pretty liberating, although possibly not very productive or good in the longer term. God knows what it's going to be like going back to London. I can already feel it on the horizon and must confess am vaguely dreading it.

Baby lust

Baby lust 04/11/2005 10:37 AM
I have four children. Four is plenty. So why can't I stop thinking about having a fifth?
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