“Cable TV was always a bad model for the consumer because, in a sense, you’re paying twice. When you watch The Daily Show, for example, you pay the cable company to bring Comedy Central’s programming into your home. But you also contribute to Comedy Central’s bottom line by watching its ads. However, the Internet allows you to connect …
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Here’s a mini round-up of stories of interest to consumers of the value-conscious persuasion.
It’s a Deal: 20 Free Holiday Songs from iTunes
A collection of holiday songs from Amy Grant, Barry Manilow, Toby Keith, Weezer, Aretha Franklin, and even Stephen Colbert are available free for the downloading via iTunes.
20 Money-Saving iPhone Apps
Cheapskate? There’s an app for that. Lots and lots of them, actually. There are iPhone apps that will plot a busy day of hitting yard sales, produce coupons for instant discounts at supermarkets, shops, and restaurants, do price comparisons and summon product reviews while you’re mulling the options inside a store, and even help you trim …
It’s a Deal: Pay $40 for $50 iTunes Gift Card at Best Buy
Get $10 off of $50 iTunes gift cards from Best Buy—meaning a $50 card actually only costs $40. The offer ends October 17. More details here.
Britney: No. 1 again! The economics of instant gratification
Thanks, Justin. That was an extraordinarily graceful and generous introduction. I’m now going to repay it by turning your economics blog into a forum to talk about Britney Spears.
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I just checked the new Billboard Hot 100 chart of top downloads: at No. 1, Britney Spears, “Gimme More”. …