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Amazon cuts deal with California on Sales Tax collection

Amazon cuts deal with California on Sales Tax collection

By Dan Morrill on September 8, 2011

This means that the end of the tax free shopping on line party is starting to end, as Amazon cuts a deal with the state of California on collecting sales tax on sales to customers in the state. For Amazon retailers they should not see this, as it will be tacked on at the end […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon.com, california, Los Angeles Times, online shopping, sales tax, tax, Techwag Basics | 3 Responses

Could Fake Steve Jobs Go to Jail?

Could Fake Steve Jobs Go to Jail?

By Zoli Erdos on December 23, 2010

Online impersonators could be fined up to $1,000 and/or up to one year in jail according to California Senate Bill 1411, which Governor Schwarzenegger has just signed into law.   The new law is  meant to protect victims of cyberbullying, malicious impersonation – says  Senator Joe Simitian, the Bill’s author on his homepage: “E-personation,” said Simitian, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged california, cyberbully, cyberbullying, facebook, fake sites, fake steve jobs, free speech, fsj, Impersonator, Joe Simitian, Law, online impersonation, parody, satire | 1 Response

“Why don’t you move it to California?”

“Why don’t you move it to California?”

By Guest Authors on October 27, 2010

It’s a question that I hear probably 6-8 times per “conference cycle” (ie, 6 to 8 times per year for every conference I run): “Why don’t you move Defrag to California?” Now admittedly, my personality bristles a bit at the suggestion. Over the years, I’ve tried to find ways to stay calm — but I’ll […]

Posted in Business | Tagged california, colorado, conferences, defrag, defragcon

Tips if You Want to Buy a Town

Tips if You Want to Buy a Town

By Zoli Erdos on August 8, 2010

<weekend fun > TorrentReaktor, a (surprise!) popular torrent site supposedly bought itself a town and quickly renamed it after itself. The town of Gar, founded in 1958 by a religious group connected to the Russian Orthodox Church, was bought for 4.5 million rubles ($148,000 or 115,000Eur). Gar is located in the center of Russia and […]

Posted in Just for fun | Tagged california, harmony, hell, humor, torrentreaktor

A tale of two conferences

A tale of two conferences

By Paul Miller on July 7, 2010

A somewhat hectic June concluded with my second trip of the month to California. Whilst the first excursion led to Santa Clara and an interesting insight into attempts by Hitachi Data Systems to reinvent its relationship with the wider community, the second journey took me to San Francisco and a pair of events that lie […]

Posted in Infrastructure | Tagged British Airways, california, cloud computing, facebook, GigaOM, HDS, HDSday, Hitachi Data Systems, John Hagel, Linked Data, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Semantic Technology, Semantic Technology Conference, semantic web, SemTech, structure2010, structureconf

Only in California: Electronic License Plates May Turn Your Car Into a Billboard

Only in California: Electronic License Plates May Turn Your Car Into a Billboard

By Zoli Erdos on June 21, 2010

Here’s proof that  Governments’ creativity in finding new revenue sources is unlimited, reports The Merc: The California Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state to begin researching the use of electronic license plates for vehicles. The move is intended as a moneymaker for a state facing a $19 billion deficit. The device […]

Posted in Just for fun | Tagged accenture, ads, advertising, california, cars, ipad, legislation, police, revenue, rfid, smart license plates, techology, velcro

Crowdsourcing Ideas: Apparently Marijuana Is All California Needs

Crowdsourcing Ideas: Apparently Marijuana Is All California Needs

By Hutch Carpenter on August 28, 2009

California has several big issues that need to be tackled. Our state budget seems to perpetually be in deficit mode, with drawn-out battles for resolving the red ink. The education system, once a shining jewel in the world, now produced some of the low test scores in the country. The state infrastructure must be upgraded […]

Posted in General | Tagged california, crowdsourcing, Government, idea, innovation, marijuana, politics, wisdom-of-crowds | 3 Responses

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