Posts Tagged with ‘Google-Checkout’

I've been following the barrage of news regarding Data Portability with a mix of excitement and trepidation. I've been a proponent of OpenID, and regularly use services like PassPack to keep track of the ridiculous number of log-ins I seem to have accumulated. At the same time, I worry about what data is essentially mine, and what doesn't rightfully belong to me. I'm still not convinced that Robert Scoble owned the contact information for his 5000 “friends” on Facebook, [...]

A little over a week ago, I was writing about the mistakes that Google made when it decided to shut down its paid Google Video service. Several other blogs displayed similar feelings about the email message that customers received.
Essentially, Google gave customers of the service a 5-day advance notice that the service was closing, announced that any videos paid for would no longer be accessible (even those purchased-to-own), and that they would provide anyone who had purchased videos [...]

Google Video was supposed to be Google's answer to the popular Apple iTunes video marketplace where users can download movies and television shows. Apple has had far more success though, while Google's lackluster offerings have kept a quiet status.
Yesterday, Google announced that it would be shutting down its Google Video marketplace and that any downloaded videos will no longer be accessible after August 15. This will include both rented and purchased videos.
Yes, that means that if you paid to [...]

PaidByCash is a new service from the Retail Expansion Network. Marketed as a way for those without credit cards, and those who prefer not to use credit cards online, to easily use online shopping sites, PaidByCash hopes to increase the number of onilne shoppers while making a decent profit.
The service involves going to a local brick-and-mortar retailer in the PaidByCash network and exchanging your cash for a Virtual MasterCard, which can then be used anywhere online that [...]