Etsy does it
World made by hand: Online handmade crafts retailer Etsy expects to raise up to $267 million from an initial public offering that could push the firm’s market value to $1.78 billion.
Suggested new corporate slogan for Etsy: “There’s gold in them thar crocheted turquoise Afghan blankets.”
More brown boxes, stat: Amazon is rolling out the Amazon Dash Button, WiFi-connected adhesive things that you’re supposed to hang in various places around the house and tap to automatically reorder frequently used household staples.
The Dash Button in the bathroom that orders toilet paper might more might be more aptly called the Panic Button, if you get our drift.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed a bill banning cigarette advertising on television.
The ad ban was applauded by public health officials — and grammarians still aghast at the conjunctive use of “like” instead of “as” in the Winston commercials.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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