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From the Flip Cam to Grilled Cheese

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The Melt
The Melt

I have always been curious about the Flip camcorder. It was rather popular, and it seemed like a very handy thing to have with you wherever you go. The only reason I didn’t buy one is that I didn’t feel the need to spend more money on another gadget. Now the product line has been killed, to the dismay of many. (I don’t know what the situation is in your area, but here in my city, I can still see Flips at the stores.)

Anyhow, I had stopped following news about this product a long time ago, but I couldn’t resist when I saw a piece at Business Insider about Jonathan Kaplan, the founder of Flip. (Granted, the product line was shut down under Cisco and not Kaplan’s management.) So anyhow, in case any of you are wondering what Kaplan has been busy with since he and Flip parted ways, this is it: grilled cheese. [Read more…] about From the Flip Cam to Grilled Cheese

British mom seeks one million from odd-job web site

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Million dollar pixel pages might be old hat now, but a British mom has twisted the idea with the launch of her “A Million Jobs To Do” web site.

Spurred on by her dream to buy a £1m house, Chrissi Sharkey set up the web site to allow anyone to hire her services for a minimum of £1 per job.

Prospective clients simply suggest a task that they need doing and the amount they’re willing to pay. The two sides then negotiate to find a favourable deal, the job gets done, and Chrissi gets paid.

Jobs she’s taken on so far include testing out three floral bras for a bra review web site, organising a ballot, and theming a child’s party.

Only via Internet could you easily, and cheaply, hope to reach such a goal. Let’s hope she gets more than the minimum amount per job, though, because a million jobs is going to take a long, long time to finish.

Dream house aside, she may need to invest a bit more in web hosting, because the recent publicity drive seems to be hammering her web server.