For the geekier of you who maybe using Amazon's web services the news that Amazon is now peering with several Irish providers at INEX may come as good news!You can check the peering matrix hereAs I'm running several sites that pull quite a bit of data in from Amazon's backend this is good news !EDIT: I meant to link to Paul's blog post … [Read more...] about Amazon Goes Live on INEX
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Amazon Joins INEX
Amazon has joined INEX, the Irish Internet Neutral Exchange.I haven't had a chance to talk to any of their technical staff about what they will be peering, but anything will be welcome :)Now if they were to start offering access to S3 etc., over their INEX link it would be really cool! … [Read more...] about Amazon Joins INEX
Harry Potter Pre-Release Pricing War
One of the things about popular films is that they are guaranteed to create a sort of pricing war in the online shops.The latest Harry Potter film is no different. The more popular online shops are listing the pre-release pricing and the deals are quite interesting, though Play.com seems to be slightly ahead of the crowd.Now what on earth would I do with a Harry Potter doll? … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Pre-Release Pricing War
Amazon Marketing Inserts – Teasing Me With Delights
I got another delivery from Amazon today. It came in its usual stiff cardboard which contained some advertising from their partner companies. As it was Amazon US the partner offers were a bit American biased, which is only to be expected, however one of them really got my eye: The Noble Collection.Wow! If you are a film buff, or know one, then this is one of those sites you … [Read more...] about Amazon Marketing Inserts – Teasing Me With Delights
Amazon Pre-Orders Rock!
I pre-ordered Kathy Reichs' new novel months ago.I got an email a short time ago politely informing me that not only was it shipping, but that my pre-order had saved me money! … [Read more...] about Amazon Pre-Orders Rock!