Daily Archives: January 8, 2010

Best of 2009: How to bribe friends with cold cash — the Web 2.0 way

January 8, 2010 – 9:41 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING PayPal has launched a clever online tool that lets friends and acquaintances bribe each other into doing little jobs for each other. The website, DoStuffForMoney.com, facilitates the bribery through Facebook or email. The briber offers a sum of money to his or her bribee, along with any additional commentary. Recent [...]

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Best of 2009: Doomers do dinner parties with what’s already in the fridge

January 8, 2010 – 3:01 am

by Sarah Fazio WHAT’S HAPPENING For most dinner party hosts, the evening requires a trip (or three) to the grocery store. But for Doomer Dinner Parties there’s no shopping required — actually, it’s forbidden. The entire meal must be prepared from what’s on hand in the host’s fridge, pantry or garden. Doomers (a.k.a. peakniks) say [...]

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