Porsche’s halo car stands as a striking monument to a moment in time when hundred year-old fuel burning technology merged with electric power to create a wave of flagship vehicles that changed all the rules.
They say that sharks come when they smell blood in the water and it seems that is what AT&T has done in the wake of BlackBerry and T-Mobile’s licensing agreement ending. According to a report from Rimarkable, it seems that AT&T will be offering customers a good deal to make them switch to their network, presumably from T-Mobile’s network where the carrier will no longer be offering BlackBerry handsets in the future.
According to the deal, customers switching to AT&T’s network will qualify for a new BlackBerry handset for a $0 downpayment and no annual service contract with AT&T next. Alternatively they also welcome customers to bring their own devices or purchase a new device on a traditional contract if that is what they prefer. (more…)
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It made sense that BlackBerry would include BBM on its phones. After all it would be considered an exclusive feature and a reason for people to hop on board the BlackBerry bandwagon. However when the company released BBM for other platforms, many were wondering how they were going to monetize the app since it was released for free.
One of the ways BlackBerry went about doing it was with the Channels feature that would allows companies to sponsor posts and updates, and recently another way was to release stickers as in-app purchases for the app. (more…)
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Microsoft recently announced Windows Phone 8.1 and with the update, Microsoft will be bringing about a host of changes and new features to the platform, one of them being much rumored voice assistant feature, Cortana.
With the changes Microsoft has made, it certainly sounds like Windows Phone 8.1 is starting to catch up to the competition and if you were thinking about making the switch or thinking about upgrading your current Windows Phone handset, you might be interested to learn that Microsoft has recently announced a deal in which they will be knocking $100 off from the off-contract price tag of the Nokia Lumia 1520, Lumia 1020, and the Lumia 928. (more…)
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This article was written on December 02, 2006 by CyberNet.
The creator of the Million Dollar Homepage is at it again with a whole new venture. Previously Alex Tew sold 1 pixel for $1 and in the end he sold all 1 million pixels on his site. In fact, the last 1,000 pixels were sold on eBay for a cost of $38,000! Why would people buy so many of these tiny ad spots? I’m not sure but this animated GIF image shows the progression of the Million Dollar Homepage over time and I am still astonished.
The newest idea from Alex Tew is called Pixelotto and will be opening the doors on December 5th. I was looking through some of the comments on TechCrunch’s article and there was a lot of good information including a link to the screenshot that I have on the right. Yep, your eyes aren’t lying to you…he is already selling ad space before he makes the site publicly available. Why is this site going to be any different? Because each of the 1 million pixels will cost $2 and eventually $1 million will be given out to someone via a lottery drawing that involves the people who have clicked on the ads. Here is some more information that I managed to scrounge up reading through the comments from TechCrunch:
Here is the email that is being sent out to sell the ad space before December 5:
Hi
I have some very exciting news I’d like to share with you.
Next week, on 5th December, I am launching a new venture called ‘Pixelotto’. It’s similar to The Million Dollar Homepage only this time I will be giving away $1,000,000!
It’s all based around pixel advertising and generating big traffic for advertisers. Visitors play for free – all they have to do is click on the ads for chances to win the jackpot. The more they click, the more chances they have – and the more traffic you receive.
As a valued customer of The Million Dollar Homepage, I’d like to give you an exclusive opportunity to purchase advertising space on Pixelotto before the site goes public. The world will be watching next week and this is your chance to get on-board before everyone else.
The following link will give you exclusive access to Pixelotto, where you can buy ad space right now:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to e-mail me and my team at info@pixelotto.com
I look forward to welcoming you on-board for this new pixel adventure!
Cheers,
Alex Tew
Pixelotto
PixelottoPixelotto Limited is registered in England & Wales. Company no. 05972757
Isn’t this insane! The creativity of Alex Tew is amazing and there are many people saying that he won’t succeed in doing this. Honestly, I hope he does because so many people try to copy off of his marketing ideas that I think he deserves to be successful. Not only that but he has found a way to make people want to click on the ads…and who wouldn’t want to be a millionaire? What a genius!
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