Tag Archives: eBay

Hot New Website Says to Ello with Us

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As many of you splendid readers undoubtedly know, the social media flavor of the week is Ello, the vaunted anti-Facebook. From Yahoo! Tech: ‘Anti-Facebook’ Social Network Ello Gets Viral Surge In a matter of days, the new social network Ello, described … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-Facebook, eBay, Ello, Ello Manifesto, Yahoo! Tech | 2 Comments

Idiotic Quote o’ the Week (pat. pending)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So far, anyway. A Tuesday New York Times piece reported that 14 Anonymous hackers were arrested last week for “being part of a criminal conspiracy to damage the Web site of PayPal, the online payment company owned by eBay, which announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anonymous, eBay, Eugene H. Spafford, hackers, New York Times, PayPal, Purdue University, WikiLeaks | 8 Comments

The Case Against E-Readers

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff owns a Kindle and an iPad, so we’re not saying ebooks have no place in the literary world. It’s just that ebooks don’t replace the real thing. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: What an E-Reader Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged e-readers, eBay, New Republic, Own Your Own Home, Ring Lardner, Shill of the Hunt, Thrill of the Hunt, Wall Street Journal | 6 Comments

Lost Auction Action At New York Times

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Monday’s New York Times piece on television studios auctioning off old props and costumes got half the story, anyway. Headline: No ‘Lost’ Left to Unravel, Fans Buy It Piece by Piece In Santa Monica last weekend ABC orchestrated an auction … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Lost", "Lost"-abilia, ABC, auction, eBay, J.J. Abrams, Mad Men, Sterling Cooper | 2 Comments