Cook's Illustrated (for access to Solid Tested Recipes)
NetFlix
Consumer Reports (big purchases)
Mozy (Online Back Up)
used to pay for WSJ but dropped that due to News Corp content degradation.
Work pays several Online Journal and Library Access fees for me.
This was actually harder to come up with than I imagined because several of these only bill yearly or every two years and so the pain of paying virtually disappears...
Among other things Pandora is good at is getting good PR when needed to help in it's Washington Lobbying.
This is at least the second time they've threatened to pull the plug to get positive legislation passed.
I agree they are a great service. It's nice to see even small tech companies take the fight to Washington (instead of ignoring them ala Intel, Microsoft and Google)
a silcon foundry uses serious games to control the flow of small one off products through their factory. Each customer can set their own price bonus for running their lot. High price, faster velocity, product available sooner. It is an open market where you are competing against all the other lots in the fab. the indivduals running the lots can then decide if it's more worth their time to wait for the 1 really valuable lot or run 10 cheaper lots.
There is interest in the corporate space for 3d interaction of tools and equipment w/ folks from different geos. Complex troubleshooting, training, etc.
I'll be playing with Lively in the morning behind the firewall.
psst...
I work at a large corporation.
I choose who I work with.
I choose my own projects.
I work 40 hours a week for a good salary.
I have good health care (in America).
I do have to describe my projects in terms that matter to my corporation, but how is that any different than pitching to VCs?
Cook's Illustrated (for access to Solid Tested Recipes)
NetFlix
Consumer Reports (big purchases)
Mozy (Online Back Up)
used to pay for WSJ but dropped that due to News Corp content degradation.
Work pays several Online Journal and Library Access fees for me.
This was actually harder to come up with than I imagined because several of these only bill yearly or every two years and so the pain of paying virtually disappears...