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September 8, 2008 12:50:03 PM CDT


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  • July 2008
    • TiVo-Amazon Deal Offers Onscreen Buying

      TiVo-Amazon Deal Offers Onscreen Buying

      (Newser) - TiVo and Amazon have teamed to introduce a “product purchase” tool that will allow viewers to buy the products being plugged onscreen, the New York Times reports. Soon, when Oprah Winfrey plugs a book or David Letterman talks up his musical guest, TiVo customers will be able to order said book or CD onscreen via Amazon.com accounts. More »

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      television   advertising   Amazon.com   TiVo   DVR   TV advertising   conspicuous consumption

    • Against the Odds, Maserati Sales Jump

      Against the Odds, Maserati Sales Jump

      (Newser) - Buoyed by wealthy, middle-aged men who can afford to defy high gas prices and a plummeting economy, sales of Maserati luxury cars are up in the US this year, Bloomberg reports. Common brands like Lexus and BMW have seen sales fall, but the very rich don't skimp when they see something that will stand out, analysts say. More »

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      gas prices   auto industry   economy   BMW   luxury car   Lexus   conspicuous consumption

  • June 2008
    • Wedding Biz a Pricey Sham

      Wedding Biz a Pricey Sham

      (Newser) - The wedding industry is a bloated, $10 billion sham that presses each bride to "express her essential self," Janice Turner writes in the London Times . Butterflies in boxes? Check. A “lifesized butterscotch-flavored effigy” of the bride? Check. But as odd offerings increase and wedding bills average $40,000, marriages have hit a 144-year low. More »

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      marriage   money   wedding   brides   wedding dresses   conspicuous consumption   grooms

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