Google has challenged its own ad-funded business model by launching Contributor.
It's a US service (for now) that asks users for a monthly subscription in return for ad-free access to the web.
Those who pay between $1 and $3 a month will be able to read some websites that have a thank you message instead of ads.
They also won’t be tracked by Google.
Earlier I wrote about how Club Carlson is offering a Cyber Monday 100% bonus on purchased points.
I figured I'd post a quick update that this deal is now live, through 11:59PM CST today, Monday, December 1, 2014.
The catch -- which wasn't initially clarified -- is that you're limited to receiving a 100% bonus on 10,000 points. That means that through this promotion you can receive a maximum of 20,000 points for $70, which is 0.35 cents per point.
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It moves pretty slowly but is cute enough. “But I am Sky Priority!” “Can you do something about the gate lice?” Some will enjoy it: You can join the 40,000+ people who see these deals and analysis every day — sign up to receive posts by email (just one e-mail per day) or subscribe to […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: Are United’s new Slimline seats the most uncomfortable in the sky? What airplane seats were like in the 1970s Things that get you fired as a Turkish Airlines flight attendant Next Saturday Pittsburgh airport is inviting everyone to come airside to do some shopping (HT: @JohnnyJet) Doctor of […]
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I love the way that the Middle Eastern carriers are elevating the travel experience, in many ways beyond what’s supported economically by a profitable business model for the airline narrowly conceived. Here’s Etihad’s strategy for lighting huge sums of money on fire to build Abu Dhabi into a global aviation hub, investing in money-losing airlines […]
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Well, you're all winners in my book. ;)
In his post this past Thursday, Travis was giving away two $25 off Hertz certificates. To enter you just had to say what you were thankful for this Thanksgiving.
The randomly selected winner was Daniel M, who wrote the following:
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As I've said many times before, I'm a big fan of in-flight internet. I don't actually remember how transcons worked in the days before Gogo.
I have a Gogo Unlimited plan for $44.95 per month, which is well worth the money to me. I believe the cost is now $59.95 per month, though they've grandfathered in people with old pricing plans. While it's certainly not cheap, it's a bargain compared to what they're charging nowadays for individual flight passes, which can often be ~$25.
Anyway, I just received the following email from Gogo:
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Frequent flyer programs do roll back changes — but don’t like to admit they’re wrong when they do it. American did just that when they introduced a $5 online award booking fee that never went into effect. The idea was dropped, no announcement. Because it was stupid. Here are five more heroic times when consumers […]
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Yesterday was Small Business Saturday (aka the day where American Express helps subsidize your annual fees), which is one of my favorite days of the year on the credit card front.
For the past several years American Express has run a promotion on this day whereby you can get a statement credit when you shop at a small business that day.
This year they offered three $10 statement credits per card. As far as I'm concerned, it's a great way to subsidize the annual fees on many American Express cards. ;)
So, I'm curious to hear what your strategy was for Small Business Saturday. The way I look at it, there are four kinds of American Express cardmembers when it comes to this promotion.
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