Hey baby, let's go to Vegas

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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)

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas -
MMS Planning

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas -
MMS Planning 03/08/2004 11:17 PM

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana are set to star in "Lucky You" at Warner Bros. Story revolves around struggling singer (Drew Barrymore)who hooks up with professional poker player (Eric Bana)as he collides with his estranged father at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The casting company for the movie is currently seeking poker players and dealers for the film. Details and application forms are available on the front page of www.PokerConnection.net [PRWEB Feb 15, 2005]

3G In Las Vegas

3G In Las Vegas 07/29/2004 04:44 AM
3G Jul 29 2004 8:02AM GMT

Vegas

Vegas 04/20/2004 12:44 PM
Sheila and I got back last night from a four-day weekend in Las Vegas. We went with some family and friends, stayed at the Paris hotel, had a wonderful time.

Right before we left, we noted the announcement of PulpFictio n. You know what? It looks pretty good.

Only a masochist craves competition—but quality competition is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

At any rate, it’s probably a good idea if I talk more about what’s coming in the next release of NetNewsWire. Which I’ll do, in a follow-up post.

Steal a car go to Las Vegas

Steal a car go to Las Vegas 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
oh, the gigolo pool. I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip Reading murder books tryin' to stay hip....

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas 01/16/2004 10:57 AM
Sorry for the absence, folks... I've just limped back into New York from a lost weekend of fear and loathing in Las Vegas, during which just about the last thing on my mind was this blog. Before I post anything real - and I have several rants percolating - I want to thank you for having maintained what I consider a commendable civility while I was off contributing to the decline of civilization, despite your passionately conflicting political beliefs. There's been froth and pitch and a lot of wit. Best of all, you've been sounding like grown-ups. (A virtue I've come to appreciate a lot more of late.) I think the "constructive combat" I wished for in my last post may actually be arising here. This can be a venue where the vectors of opinion that presently rend our beloved country can come to appreciate each other a little better, if only for our sense of humor. I don't think either side is likely to win many converts. We're all pretty convinced. But if we maintain our currently reduced level of name-calling, we might grow back some of the tolerance that has become all too rare among our fellow citizens and upon which democracy itself depends. I be back at it myself as soon as I've had a chance to clear my head. In that service, I'm off to find myself a latte. Since my place here is in Little Italy, that will be easy enough to do. Might even pick up a New York Times while I'm at it......

From Vegas to the Battlefield

From Vegas to the Battlefield 04/16/2004 02:33 PM

Feature recognition software designed to spot problematic gamblers in Vegas casinos has proven so good that it will change the battlefield of the future. Soon, UAV's will have software that can anylize video and match targets to an existing database of objects. Dubbed DIVOT (Imagery and Video Object Tracking), this software is already being tested by the Air Force.

"It starts beeping on this clump of trees," Cook said. "And they had to drive the UAV about another two miles before they could get close enough [to see] there was a vehicle underneath the trees."

The captain whose face had been loaded into the computer was sitting in his truck eating lunch. "It found his face through the trees, through the windscreen, in the shadows of the trees, and we went, 'Wow, we need to explore this,'" Cook said.

Advances like this will be a field commander's dream.

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Bender goes to Vegas!

Bender goes to Vegas! 11/10/2003 10:46 PM
"Hi Jerks! Bender here. I just got back from the drinkin'est town in the known Universe: Las Vegas, Nevada- Earth. Check out these ph otos and you will see what I mean!" from Bender's Las Vegas Scrapbook. (Tons of pictures, big download alert) [via waxpancake]

Vegas Bound

Vegas Bound 03/06/2004 01:49 AM
After some days too busy to post, on my way to Vegas for business and pleasure. One question... Does "what happens here, stays here" apply to blogging?...

Selling in Vegas

Selling in Vegas 03/06/2004 01:49 AM
Should you follow the insiders and sell Mandalay Resort Group?

Spend Your Way Into Vegas

Spend Your Way Into Vegas 07/06/2004 03:22 PM
Can you make money off of affinity credit cards on the Strip?

Believing Las Vegas

Believing Las Vegas 05/14/2004 12:26 AM
Sin City is growing a conscience. Pity that.

Bowling to Vegas

Bowling to Vegas 03/14/2003 01:09 PM
Bowling to Vegas! Four drunk bowling fanatics from Chicago are bowling their way across country....apparently for lack of anything better to do(looks like a couple of them are unemployed). Also, they're trying to restore dignity to the good old-fashioned Road Trip(and, of course, bowling). Why bowl to Vegas instead of fly? As Mike says: "It's not about the destination, it's about the journey. Nobody has respect for the road trip anymore. Haven't you people seen Fandango?" Follow their progress across country, and buy 'em a round.

November in Vegas

November in Vegas 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Here we are, in the middle of October already, and I have no idea what I'm going to "be" for Halloween. I haven't even had time to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas yet! I'll be headed to Las Vegas a month from today for both APCUG and Apachecon. They've each asked me to present my position on RSS, so I'll be happy to oblige. Maybe I'll dress up as an orange XML button on the 31st? Nah, that's too friggin' scary. What about Gozer? Or a Doozer? Or a menu like the Chooser?...

las vegas has a monoral, just like
brockway.

las vegas has a monoral, just like
brockway. 08/02/2004 01:28 AM
I just got back from Vegas, and I want to do a quick recap.

I only have a few minutes (I'm using Ryan's computer, since my Linux box has a blown-out monitor, and the logic board on my iBook exploded -- for the fourth time in two years -- Thursday morning before we left) so I'm going to make a very quick recap of some highlights now, before I forget . . .

Read more @ WWdN!

OO Perl Programmer - Las Vegas

OO Perl Programmer - Las Vegas 04/06/2005 03:46 PM
STREAMray - United States, NV, Las Vegas (2005-04-06)

Vegas braces for DEFCON

Vegas braces for DEFCON 07/26/2004 09:07 AM
Preview Showtime

We'll Always Have Vegas: Comdex Canceled

We'll Always Have Vegas: Comdex Canceled 06/24/2004 07:53 PM
Business NewsFactor Jun 24 2004 11:03PM GMT

Vegas braces for DEFCON 12

Vegas braces for DEFCON 12 07/27/2004 09:29 AM

Verizon 3G bets on Vegas

Verizon 3G bets on Vegas 07/28/2004 05:53 AM
Nationwide rollout

Las Vegas Launches a Monorail

Las Vegas Launches a Monorail 07/16/2004 06:38 PM

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Living between Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA I am used to seeing the word “Monorail” on a regular basis, Then I came across an article stating that there is now one opening up in Las Vegas. Hmm, I wonder if I can get a slot machine and a martini on the way to the Vegas community center while I ride the rails? ;o)…

Las Vegas wasn't built in a day, but
this playground will be

Las Vegas wasn't built in a day, but
this playground will be 05/31/2004 11:28 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jun 1 2004 2:45AM GMT

Thoughts about the Vegas Pubcon

Thoughts about the Vegas Pubcon 12/19/2004 03:08 PM
"What is different about this conference from the rest is that this conference is supported by its 'own' community. Many of the members of this community have spend thousands of hours conversing and learning here at WW. This community has shared interests and common goals. This community is unique and this community should be praised, just as the conference should be."

Comdex Las Vegas Cancelled

Comdex Las Vegas Cancelled 06/25/2004 05:34 AM
Digital Connect News Jun 25 2004 8:56AM GMT

Vegas Gets Debt Crazy

Vegas Gets Debt Crazy 06/07/2004 02:03 PM
The debt would just pile higher if MGM Mirage acquires Mandalay.

Cyber 'Olympians' take Vegas

Cyber 'Olympians' take Vegas 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
Computer gaming is slowly becoming a professional sport as the CyberX Games in Las Vegas showed.

SRL show in Vegas in February!

SRL show in Vegas in February! 01/08/2004 07:46 PM
Former BoingBoing guestblogger and Survival Research Laboratories engineer Karen Marcelo says:

"Interested in joining SRL for some fear and loathing in vegas on feb 7 2004? Tickets are available online now, right here. We will be bringing pretty much *everything* and making about 20 brand new sneaky soldiers by then!"

More info here on the SRL website.

AP: U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of
Threats (AP)

AP: U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of
Threats (AP) 08/09/2004 04:50 PM
AP - A year after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Justice Department obtained video surveillance tapes suggesting terrorists were targeting Las Vegas casinos but authorities never alerted the public as they discussed whether a warning might hurt tourism or increase the casinos' legal liability, internal memos show.

Leaving Las Vegas, and Glad of It

Leaving Las Vegas, and Glad of It 01/16/2004 01:00 PM
Las Vegas municipal officials should realize that by tonight, tens of thousands of people from all over the world have told family and friends about the ridiculously inept airport operation at one of the world's most popular tourism destinations. This is going to translate into dollars, as in lost dollars.

SRL Vegas show canceled.

SRL Vegas show canceled. 01/16/2004 11:35 AM
Survival Research Laboratories founder Mark Pauline says:

The SRL show scheduled for Feb 7th in Las Vegas is cancelled as of today due to unreasonable restrictions imposed by the Las Vegas Fire Department. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused those interested in attending this event.

Those who purchased tickets for this event will be reimbursed by the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Please be advised that SRL did not receive any of the ticket monies collected. We will use the amazing props and machines which were prepared for this event in a future SRL show.

Link (Thanks, karen)

Las Vegas schools mix IP, digital
communications

Las Vegas schools mix IP, digital
communications 12/05/2003 05:28 PM
Looking to boost communications capabilities and cut costs, the Clark County School District is installing an IP-ready metropolitan-area network and about 27,000 phones that operate in both digital and IP modes.

Vegas Steels for Borg Invasion

Vegas Steels for Borg Invasion 03/06/2004 01:52 AM
Borg Invasion 4D, opening soon at the Hilton, promises to whisk Star Trek fans to new frontiers of 3-D experience, without all the shaking. Steve Friess reports from Las Vegas.

Gates' P.C. Crashes at Vegas Show

Gates' P.C. Crashes at Vegas Show 01/06/2005 02:14 PM
Despite suffering technical glitches that prompted jokes and guffaws, Bill Gates promised Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. would help millions of consumers stay seamlessly plugged into a world of digital music, movies, video games and television shows.

Playing terror games in Las Vegas

Playing terror games in Las Vegas 01/09/2004 09:56 PM
Mock terror attacks are being staged in Las Vegas to test how different technologies can help combat them.

Vegas hosts the tech of tomorrow

Vegas hosts the tech of tomorrow 01/07/2004 02:22 PM
The great and the good of the gadget world have converged in Las Vegas to see what will be hot for 2004.

Fear and Loathing Leaving Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing Leaving Las Vegas 02/10/2004 02:42 AM
We're packed and headed to the airport now we only do this once a year and I believe it's because...

Hackers' convention rolls into Vegas

Hackers' convention rolls into Vegas 07/07/2004 09:17 AM
It was five years ago today... 7 July 1999

Trump Wants Jackson to Perform in Vegas
(AP)

Trump Wants Jackson to Perform in Vegas
(AP) 03/23/2005 05:19 PM
AP - What do Wayne Newton, Celine Dion and Michael Jackson have in common? If Donald Trump and his partners have their way, they all will have a resident performing gig in Las Vegas on their resumes.
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