Celebrate the doughnut on National doughnut day. Yes its the first Friday in June and that spells National Doughnut day to all you doughnut lovers. Doughnut purveyors Krspy kreme will be dishing out free doughnuts today so head on over to your nearest Krispy Kreme purveyor.
Why National doughnut day? - well it really started way back in 1938 when fresh coffee and doughnuts were served by young ladies to troops serving in France during World War 1 Read the rest of this entry »

Tatum O’neil, Oscar winning actress has taken her acting to a whole new level. Arrested this morning and charged with purchasing cocaine and crack by detectives from Manhattan South Narcotics team. Tatum O’neil is alleged to have attempted to squirm out of the arrest by claiming that she was just researching the part of a junkie, and that the officers should just forget about this instance and be on their way. If it were that easy Tatum, we’d all be doing it - nice try though. God help Manhattan if tatum ever researches a serial killer lead role!
Tatum O’Neil has has been outspoken with her previous addiction battles but claims that she has been clean for several years now. Cocaine addiction is rife amongst celebrities and all too often their habits go unchecked and unprosecuted - perhaps a spell in the slammer is all thats needed to shake the habit, I’m sure that would work if I were in that situation.

Erlene Zierke to many will just be a name to hit the headlines, brought about by her untimely and tragic death last week. To many of her friends in Atlanta though, her death has come as a devastating blow, and a sharp reminder that fate is a fickle thing. Erlene Zierke was by all accounts, a lively, bubbly, beautiful person - “The life and Soul” of the party.

You might have known Erlene Zierke too. She was active online, easy-going, feisty, and funny. She was a real evangelist for Turner Broadcasting. She championed Super Deluxe (comedy video producers) every chance she had and it was her online presence that has influenced those that have never met her. Erlene Zierke was an avid Flickr contributor with many, many fans eagerly awaiting her latest photos. Sadly there will be no more but her online popularity will ensure that the name Erlene Zierke will now be known to thousands of folk who never had the chance to meet her - God Bless you Erlene, my thoughts are with you and your loved ones.

Jeremy clarkson Speeding - huh, something newsworthy here - its what the man does for a living, unless of course his recent revelations get him fired from the BBC’s Top Gear motoring show, which is what road safety charity “Brake” are calling for.
Jeremy Clarkson put his foot in his mouth when talking to an interviewer at the Literary Festival in the UK - Jeremy Clarkson said that he’d received a speeding ticket for driving a Bugatti Veyron supercar through the London docklands area at over 186 mph. Jeremy Clarkson soon retracted his speeding confession upon realising what a gaff he’d just made, by saying “or perhaps it was someone else because I didn’t get prosecuted for it!” - nice one Jeremy, wish that one would have worked for me. Read the rest of this entry »

Affiliate Marketing Stealth Tax?

There have been many posts recently regarding the New York State Department of taxation’s impending regulation to impose an out of State sales tax in respect of online companies having affiliates residing in New York. Effectively an online retailer would have to collect sales tax in respect of products sold online to New Yorkers, IF (and this is the crux) that online retailer has a physical presence in New York State.

Ok, a bit of a bitch if you’re a New York Online trader, or if you’re out of state but have agents or offices within New York, then you’ve got until June 1st 2008 to declare your interests to the New York taxation department. (new Yorkers already have to declare out of state purchases when filing tax returns).

So no big deal to the rest of us (sorry New Yorkers you’re on your own) , BUT IS IT? - Well here’s the absolute lunacy of it all - YES it will affect us - well EVERYONE who sells products online and has an affiliate program in operation! Read the rest of this entry »