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$31 billion in credit card fees each year

Posted Mar 17th 2007 5:40PM by Zac Bissonnette (RSS feed)
Filed under: Consumer Experience, Internet, Personal Finance

According to a piece by Marketwatch columnist Marshall Loeb, Americans fork over 31 billion dollars in credit card fees every single year. I don't really have a lot of commentary on this piece, but I think this is an important piece for EVERY consumer to read. Chances are that, if you have a credit card, you are paying some fees that you don't need to be. Read it here.

In addition, I just received an advertisement for a new documentary called Maxed Out, about the predatory practices of the financial services industry. It's playing in a few theaters right now, but as soon as it comes near me, I'll be going to see it. I also ordered the accompanying book Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders.

Are you paying more than you have to?

Documentary release: 'Google - Behind the Screen'

Posted Jul 14th 2006 5:19PM by Howard Tsung (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors, Industry, Television, Internet, Blogs, Google (GOOG)

With Google constantly the topic of talk, it comes as no surprise that Dutch film makers set about to create a documentary of the anomaly that is Google.

The result is "Google - Behind the Screen", produced with the support of Australian broadcaster SBS and aired in Australia, the documentary captures interviews with various mid to high level executives from Google and delves into the ethos within the company.

On this blog alone, we have struggled to define where Google and its policy of "don't be Evil" truly stand in the ensuing Digital Age of Information.

Lifehacker posts a brief video clip and discussion on the exploration of privacy and Google by the filmmakers.

While not groundbreaking with regards to uncovering or nailing down any definitive positions, it is a nice look at Google and many of the cheeky cliches and uncomfortable controversies surrounding Google.