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zedomax posted a blog entry
Eco-Friendly Christmas Cards from Pleasantrees
You know that Christmas is just 80 days away and while many people are trooping the stores for what great gifts to give, some...
You know that Christmas is just 80 days away and while many people are trooping the stores for what great gifts to give, some...
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
Superchargers at Great Bargains
Speed is a question of perspective. Those with fast cars think they are fast while those with fast cars and superchargers...
Speed is a question of perspective. Those with fast cars think they are fast while those with fast cars and superchargers...
annd posted a blog entry
People of Peterborough Speak Out: What's On Their Minds as They Prepare to Head to the Polls
People of Peterborough Riding are expressing strong opinions during this election -- many by writing Letters to the Editor of...
People of Peterborough Riding are expressing strong opinions during this election -- many by writing Letters to the Editor of...
Gabriela O posted a blog entry
Logica de vanzatoare de Carrefour
Azi la Carrefour.Cer niste muschi de vita, 37 lei kg. Pe ambalaj scrie insa pastrama de porc,24 lei kg. Nu-mi place sa insel pe...
Azi la Carrefour.Cer niste muschi de vita, 37 lei kg. Pe ambalaj scrie insa pastrama de porc,24 lei kg. Nu-mi place sa insel pe...
annd posted a blog entry
The Great Canadian Wish List: What We Say We Want
This list is my attempt to begin to spell out the disconnect behind what Canadians say they want and how they vote. In this...
This list is my attempt to begin to spell out the disconnect behind what Canadians say they want and how they vote. In this...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
This Little Piggy Went to the Market: Free Range, Uncaged
I KNEW Free Range Studios HAD to be the animation movie team riffing on the tune ‘Superstition’ with dancing piggies and...
I KNEW Free Range Studios HAD to be the animation movie team riffing on the tune ‘Superstition’ with dancing piggies and...
Prime Time Money posted a blog entry
The Trouble with Living the Frugal Lifestyle - Part 2
We’re on to part 2 of my latest series, “The Trouble with Living the Frugal Lifestyle.” It’s all about trying to live...
We’re on to part 2 of my latest series, “The Trouble with Living the Frugal Lifestyle.” It’s all about trying to live...
adir1 posted a blog entry
My Xbox 360 is Back - And so am I
Wow, sorry for disappearing on you. So much happened in the past few weeks, that instead of posting all those brilliant (aka:...
Wow, sorry for disappearing on you. So much happened in the past few weeks, that instead of posting all those brilliant (aka:...
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
Color Capture Tool Recommended
I found an applicationon the web that makes color coding way easier. The program is free and it’s called AdesClrPicker. ...
I found an applicationon the web that makes color coding way easier. The program is free and it’s called AdesClrPicker. ...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
Will California’s New Menu Labeling Help Kids’ Health?
Congrats, wellness crusaders, the L.A. Times reports California is officially the first state in the nation to enact menu...
Congrats, wellness crusaders, the L.A. Times reports California is officially the first state in the nation to enact menu...
AntiChristy posted a blog entry
When Shopping, Choose Your Packaging Wisely
Are you recycling? Good. But part and parcel of living a little more lightly is a little step I call...
Are you recycling? Good. But part and parcel of living a little more lightly is a little step I call...
JohnRemy posted a blog entry
Cultural Gender
There’ve been a couple articles about gender & children’s clothing that recently got me thinking. One of my...
There’ve been a couple articles about gender & children’s clothing that recently got me thinking. One of my...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
Want Change? Obama or McCain, It’s In The Bag
Leave it to our consumptionist culture to create a “Make A Change” designer handbag with a cause-marketing twist. A portion...
Leave it to our consumptionist culture to create a “Make A Change” designer handbag with a cause-marketing twist. A portion...
annd posted a blog entry
There's Only One Way to Defeat Stephen Harper and Dean Del Mastro, Residents of Peterborough Riding
Whatever your reason may be for seeking political change -- a desire for change at the Federal level or here in Peterborough...
Whatever your reason may be for seeking political change -- a desire for change at the Federal level or here in Peterborough...
annd posted a blog entry
Take Down the Cell Tower Citizens' Action Group: Info Gathering Sun. Oct. 5th
A group of citizens affected by the cell tower installed at 42 Lansdowne Street West is holding an information gathering on...
A group of citizens affected by the cell tower installed at 42 Lansdowne Street West is holding an information gathering on...
Greenhab posted a blog entry
A Compact update
Well I was planning to act all noble and eco-friendly and anti-consumeristic (ha, did I make that word up?) by extending our...
Well I was planning to act all noble and eco-friendly and anti-consumeristic (ha, did I make that word up?) by extending our...
annd posted a blog entry
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough Riding) Voted Against....
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough Riding) voted against.... ...journalists having the right to protect their...
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough Riding) voted against.... ...journalists having the right to protect their...
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
A Time for Personal Loans
They say there is a time for every purpose under the sun … In this time of virtual recession, getting Personal Loans can...
They say there is a time for every purpose under the sun … In this time of virtual recession, getting Personal Loans can...
tonyhall posted a blog entry
Deep Underground
tonypraxis posted a video:The unconscious imagination plays in a garden bereft of consumers. No packaged education. No...
tonypraxis posted a video:The unconscious imagination plays in a garden bereft of consumers. No packaged education. No...
Greenhab posted a blog entry
Tick-tock...here come the holidays
People talk about that imaginary "biological clock" that ticks so loudly. I think I'm missing that. Instead I have a...
People talk about that imaginary "biological clock" that ticks so loudly. I think I'm missing that. Instead I have a...
Verda Vivo posted a blog entry
Picturing Excess
Our actions have unintended consequences on a collective level.When 300 million people do the same unconscious behavior it can...
Our actions have unintended consequences on a collective level.When 300 million people do the same unconscious behavior it can...
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harmonized posted a blog entry
Is The Universe Aligning For An Obama Win?
Is the U.S. bank bailout a silver lining in a dark cloud for Barack Obama's run for the presidency. It comes at a time when...
Is the U.S. bank bailout a silver lining in a dark cloud for Barack Obama's run for the presidency. It comes at a time when...
Seth posted a blog entry
Is The Universe Aligning For An Obama Win?
Is the U.S. bank bailout a silver lining in a dark cloud for Barack Obama's run for the presidency. It comes at a time when...
Is the U.S. bank bailout a silver lining in a dark cloud for Barack Obama's run for the presidency. It comes at a time when...
9 days ago
The Source For Seth
| Topics: New Planet Earth..., awakening..., barack obama, consumerism
The Source For Seth
| Topics: New Planet Earth..., awakening..., barack obama, consumerismangstmachine posted a blog entry
Some pictures from Hong Kong and Tin Shui Wai (天水圍）
I don’t remember where I first heard of Tin Shui Wai, but I believe someone told me that this was the famous...
I don’t remember where I first heard of Tin Shui Wai, but I believe someone told me that this was the famous...
annd posted a blog entry
Democratic Slippage During the Harper Years
This quote from my sidebar keeps dancing around in my head. It won't leave me alone. I think it wants me to showcase it where...
This quote from my sidebar keeps dancing around in my head. It won't leave me alone. I think it wants me to showcase it where...
pajamadeen posted a blog entry
World’s Largest Chevrolet Dealer Closes, More to Follow
The world’s largest Chevy dealership closed yesterday, citing high gas prices, the U.S. economic slowdown and an inventory...
The world’s largest Chevy dealership closed yesterday, citing high gas prices, the U.S. economic slowdown and an inventory...
KillerAces posted a blog entry
Why do Facebook Ads not take me seriously?
By Andrea DicksonIt's not exactly a secret that women ages 18-55 are a sought-after consumer demographic. According to a...
By Andrea DicksonIt's not exactly a secret that women ages 18-55 are a sought-after consumer demographic. According to a...
10 days ago
Wise Bread | Living large on a small budget
| Topics: Technology, advertisem..., consumerism, diet
Wise Bread | Living large on a small budget
| Topics: Technology, advertisem..., consumerism, dietshapingyouth posted a blog entry
Sexed Up M&Ms Sell Fashionably Decadent Premium Sleaze
Mars candies have reached a new low…Anthropomorphizing cartoon critters is one thing, giving chocolate candy classics...
Mars candies have reached a new low…Anthropomorphizing cartoon critters is one thing, giving chocolate candy classics...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
Kids Take Lessons From National Debt Binge
‘Don’t do as I do, do as I say,’ could be the governmental finger wag lecturing kids on fiscal fitness.How can we expect...
‘Don’t do as I do, do as I say,’ could be the governmental finger wag lecturing kids on fiscal fitness.How can we expect...
Pearl posted a blog entry
Speaking Up for the Arts
rob mclennan’s Open Letter to the Prime Minister is in response to the P.M. dismissing culture as being not a priority...
rob mclennan’s Open Letter to the Prime Minister is in response to the P.M. dismissing culture as being not a priority...
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
GPS Tracking Key
GPS is something cool when you are looking for a new location. I’ve seen some that talk to you … very cool...
GPS is something cool when you are looking for a new location. I’ve seen some that talk to you … very cool...
jefito46 posted a blog entry
Product Test: Coosh Earbuds
Just over a month ago, I received an out-of-the-blue e-mail from friendly fellow named Ryan, who works for a word-of-mouth...
Just over a month ago, I received an out-of-the-blue e-mail from friendly fellow named Ryan, who works for a word-of-mouth...
Emma posted a blog entry
My Mailbox Overfloweth
Oooh, what a great mail day. No, no, no, not e-mail. Snail mail. I still love getting snail mail and today...
Oooh, what a great mail day. No, no, no, not e-mail. Snail mail. I still love getting snail mail and today...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
“My Gift Card’s Worthless? That’s So Unfair!” Cry Foul to the FTC
I don’t know about you, but with California schools on the skids, turning pockets inside out in a pathetic, penniless shrug,...
I don’t know about you, but with California schools on the skids, turning pockets inside out in a pathetic, penniless shrug,...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
Youth Riffs On HFCS Ads: Web 2.0 Satire Is Snowballing
What do ants and rubber tree plants have to do with syrupy HFCS ads and high hopes for the future of youth media mobilization?...
What do ants and rubber tree plants have to do with syrupy HFCS ads and high hopes for the future of youth media mobilization?...
inghamb87 posted a blog entry
These Breasts Have a Message For Us!
Image (c) of Chris JordanWhen looking at this sculpture from a distance, one may be forgiven for thinking that Environmental...
Image (c) of Chris JordanWhen looking at this sculpture from a distance, one may be forgiven for thinking that Environmental...
Trinifar posted a blog entry
population, size matters
This graph of world population growth probably doesn’t provide the scare factor it once did. We see it too often...
This graph of world population growth probably doesn’t provide the scare factor it once did. We see it too often...
Emma posted a blog entry
Bow Chicka Bow Bow
I think I might have mentioned a time or two before that I love colors. It’s why I love knitting (okay, the...
I think I might have mentioned a time or two before that I love colors. It’s why I love knitting (okay, the...
tami posted a blog entry
Like you, I love bright and shiny new things
I'm not so much the BMW, fancy name apparel, McMansion sort of consumer, but I can drop a few hundred on books and music...
I'm not so much the BMW, fancy name apparel, McMansion sort of consumer, but I can drop a few hundred on books and music...
granolademonic49 posted a blog entry
Burnin' A Hole.
I get paid Thursday, which means we can pay our bills and feed our daughter I'll get my monthly Frivolity Funds on...
I get paid Thursday, which means we can pay our bills and feed our daughter I'll get my monthly Frivolity Funds on...
Sr Ken posted a blog entry
Profit and Social Deterioration
or Big Bubbles BurstFor the past many decades corporations have continually increased their marketing intensity, leap-frogging...
or Big Bubbles BurstFor the past many decades corporations have continually increased their marketing intensity, leap-frogging...
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
Morey Piers: Teacher Recharging Location
I’m a big fan of the state of New Jersey. I have three good friends who live out there and when I can, I visit them. My...
I’m a big fan of the state of New Jersey. I have three good friends who live out there and when I can, I visit them. My...
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Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are | | AlterNet
Rob Walker, author of a new book on consumer culture, explains how consumers embrace brands as part of their identities -- often without knowing it.
Rob Walker, author of a new book on consumer culture, explains how consumers embrace brands as part of their identities -- often without knowing it.
Damien Riley posted a blog entry
A Tip for Travelers
A vacation is a really really good thing for your psyche and sense of well-being. Most careers bring a reasonable amount of...
A vacation is a really really good thing for your psyche and sense of well-being. Most careers bring a reasonable amount of...
eric731 posted a blog entry
Federal Reserve releases new financials on consumers
On September 18th, the Federal Reserve released the anticipated debt amounts for the nation. As expected, consumers continue...
On September 18th, the Federal Reserve released the anticipated debt amounts for the nation. As expected, consumers continue...
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