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Archive for March, 2008

Green Credit Cards: An In-Depth List

With Earth Day rapidly approaching, we have a good excuse to review our green options when it comes to plastic (or corn, if you prefer). After all, even Leo DiCaprio has recently been touting a new HSBC green credit card for the Hong Kong market. What does it mean for a credit card [...]

WordPress 2.5

WordPress 2.5, the culmination of six months of work by the WordPress community, people just like you. The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, [...]

Amazon.com Visa: $20 off $200 on Electronics, Computers and Cell Phones

A number of promo codes are currently available to Amazon.com Visa card holders, valid until May 15, 2008:
$20 off $200 on electronics, computers and cell phones: 2IK9E6R8
10% off $50 on music : CDJLXT8U (Limit $20 per customer)
$5 off $50 on DVDs: DVD5BFHR
Only one offer of each type is allowed per household, and it does not [...]

United Mileage Plus Visa: 21,000 Miles + $200 Morton’s GC After $250 in Purchases

This offer is via FW:
As a valued Mileage Plus® member, you are invited to apply for a Mileage Plus Visa ®1 and soon see your mileage balance grow.
As a new cardmember, after you spend $250, you’ll earn 21,000 bonus miles2 and a $200 gift card to use at any of the 78 worldwide locations of [...]

Amex and Amazon.com Promo for Solicited Cardholders

Amex has been sending out targeted emails over the past several days to promote spending at Amazon.com. Depending upon your card and your account, the precise offer terms will vary, but in general the offers that people have been receiving are 1000 points for spending $50 in a single purchase at Amazon.com between March [...]

Screencast and WordPress 2.5 RC2

2.5 is coming along thanks to the fantastic feedback you guys provided on RC1 (over 580 pingbacks and counting), and we’re now ready to show you a bit more of a peek with a short screencast covering the new dashboard and uploader and Release Candidate 2. First here’s the screencast, which is also available embedded [...]

Double Membership Rewards Points on Airfare for Targeted Amex Cardmembers

This promotion is part of the same American Express “Obviously” campaign mentioned yesterday featuring an extra 2% rebate on airfare. This particular offer targets Membership Rewards-earning cards, with the terms otherwise essentially the same.
Amex cardholders who are eligible for the promo will earn one additional bonus point per dollar spent on airfare online between [...]

Additional 2% Rebate on Airfare for Solicited Amex Cardmembers

Targeted Amex cardholders can earn an additional 2% cash back on airfare purchased online from April 1 to May 31, 2008. This rebate is in addition to any that you would normally earn with your card. This extra cash rebate will be awarded on up to $25,000 in qualifying purchases, for a maximum [...]

The Fed Cuts Rates Again–But How Much Savings Will This Mean For You?

As expected, the Fed cut interest rates again on Tuesday, this time by a staggering 75 basis points, lowering the prime rate to 5.25%. One would think that such a massive move would result in a lot more dollars in the pockets of consumers. After all, over half of credit cards surveyed by [...]

2.5 Sneak Peek

A customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load times sound interesting? Then WordPress 2.5 might be the release for you. It’s been in the oven for a while, and we’re finally ready to open the doors a bit to give you a taste.
For [...]