Book swag and iStockPhoto…
While downtown yesterday, I went to a local company’s [stock-promoting] presentation, something I found out about through a connect at TEDxVancouver. While I’m unsure about this company’s business model — perhaps because I don’t know much about business models! — I attended ’cause there’s always free food at these things. 
I also scored a free copy of David Bach’s “Go Green, Live Rich”, which they were handing out. I’m not that fond of the author, given that he filled the ”Finish Rich” book series with everyday pablum, but this book’s ghostwritten, is filled with nice stock images from iStockPhoto.com, and is tweaked for Canadians, so I figured I’d give it a chance. Plus, the price was right!
On the topic of iStockPhoto.com, while shopping at the local PriceSmart Foods at Christmas, I noticed that the boxes of “Sun Brand” Japanese mandarins, and “Pagoda Brand” Chinese mandarins use the same stock photo on the box cover! The only difference is that Pagoda actually replicates part of the original photo twice. Someone at one of those two companies is either very dumb, or very very clever…
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