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GM Discount Going Away… Get Your Auto Finance Now!

Mari Holt — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:19:06 +0000

Now might be the time to go out and get your new GM auto. According to MSNBC, the employee discount promotion will not be extended past the end of this month. If you are wanting any type of GM, now would be the time to go out and get it and save some money! The discount was saving some consumers anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars on that new car. This promotion has been going on since mid August, however sales are still down from the year before. Fortunately, it has allowed GM to have less of a “slump” compared to Ford and Chrysler.
If you are a consumer who is wanting to get that new auto NOW.. Let Leadpile connect you with dealerships in your area. Go to my loan and debt website to get matched up with an auto dealer.
If you are a publisher or advertiser, we would love to work with you here at Leadpile Auto Lead Exchange to connect consumers with dealership near them!

Foreclosure Fraud- Home Owners Be Aware!

Mari Holt — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:42:42 +0000

In recent months with all the foreclosures happening around the world, there is unfortunately some that are trying to capitalize on this. According to MSNBC, one in eleven consumers are facing foreclosure or behind on their mortgage payments. Therefore, consumers are trying to get out of this situation in any way they can. However, there are those scam artist that are trying to take advantage of these consumers trying to get out of their tough situation.
There are two types of scams going on right now with home owners. There are the scams where the consumers are asked to put up some upfront fees to pay for the “assistance”, but then the scam artist disappear with their money. “But the more lucrative scam involves seducing homeowners into complicated transactions that allow con artists to steal equity in the house or walk away from the closing table after netting thousands in phony payouts,” according to MSNBC.
This is a huge problem for home owners that are already in a bad situation. Before allowing anyone to assist in “helping”, all consumers need to really know who it is that they are working with. Asking questions and checking out specifics of these companies/individuals can hopefully prevent some from getting scammed. Unfortunately, peoples hardship is another person’s gain. Our home is one of the largest investments we will ever have, and we can’t allow those criminals to take that away. This can not happen if we are all aware and educated on the different types of scams.

Leadpile Lead Exchange does not currently generate a lot of foreclosure leads, however if there is a company out there that is truly wanting to help consumers from going through this sort of situation, we are certainly able to look at generating more leads. Matching up consumers with legitimate companies to help them is also our goal.

Google Rolling Out New Web Browser

Mari Holt — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:33:18 +0000

In an effort to stay competitive with Microsoft, Google will be rolling out a new browser, according to MSNBC yesterday. Microsoft has the Internet Explorer and just rolled out it’s newest version- IE7. Google has just about everything else, but not a web browser. Soon this will be changing with Google rolling out “Google Chrome”.
Google Chrome is said to be able to handle more video-rich applications, unlike current browsers that were designed with a focus on text and graphics, according to the Guardian yesterday.
When and “if” this new web browser is released, this will add to the many choices consumers can choose from. Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and now potentially Google Chrome. Do we need as many choices as we already have? Being someone that works for an internet company and that is on the internet all day long, I would have to say there are positive features to each of the major web browsers. Why can’t we just get one that takes a little bit from each of the top web browsers?
What else will Google get into? Google is on it’s way to rule the world.. become a monopoly?

Beijing Olympics 2008

Mari Holt — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:14:50 +0000

In the next few days our world’s top athletes are going to compete for gold medals. Hats off to all the hard work of our fellow Olympians, and for what they are doing for their country!
Advertisers worldwide are also getting ready to see their products showcased in front of more people than probably any other event. Is the money spent on the advertisting worth it?
According to MSNBC yesterday, some advertisers have chosen not to sign up for the next Olympic Games. They feel their might be a “better” place to spend their advertising dollars. The cost (up to almost 900 million dollars) to do advertising with the Olympics is becoming too costly for some companies that are on a tighter budget. Companies have numerous options on how to spend their advertising dollars, however the Olympics might not be the best option for them.
Either way, let’s all support our fellow athletes that have been training for months and months……… no matter what country we are all in! Leadpile wishes all Olympians…..
GOOD LUCK!