Tag Archives: PayPal

Kudos Demo

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Meg

I want to call Kudos a life sim, but that term carries the connotations of “TheSims knockoff” and Kudos is definitely not that. It’s a sandbox game, where your choices affect your next set of options. It actually reminded me … Continue reading →

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Blog Schizophrenia

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Meg

Sorry for the recent blog schizophrenia! I think I’ve got most of it worked out now… My PayPal adventures became less funny when they decided that I didn’t really pay WordPress for domain forwarding, and canceled the charges as an … Continue reading →

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PayPal: Part 2

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Meg

PayPal isn’t letting me withdraw any money since they’ve cleverly detected that I’m using the account in China. I still know my mother’s maiden name and my secret numbers, but the customer service guy says that’s not quite enough, and … Continue reading →

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PayPal

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Meg

Well, that’s annoying. PayPal noticed I made a purchase in China and froze my account while they look into it. Tweet this!

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OK Computer

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Meg

Chris Anderson , the editor of Wired, is interviewed on 123-reg blog about what Anderson calls the long tail effect, that is, our shift from a few major mainsteam products to a “long tail” of smaller niche products. The shift … Continue reading →

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