Governor Bill Ritter has signed legislation to tax all purchases made online by Colorado residents. As reported in the Durango Herald, Coloradans' days of shopping tax-free on the Internet are coming to an end. Given the $100 million shortfall in the current year's state budget, it's no surprise.

The tin can probably would have been much more popular with 19th century American consumers if somebody had invented the can opener at the same time. It actually took 50 years to invent the can opener. Before that, bayonets or hammer and chisel were used for making dinner.

There are some interesting marketing ideas floating around out there, and the Great Philadelphia Wedding of 1999 was close to the top of the list. Our own Mr. Marketing explores what made it so outrageous, and helps you apply lessons learned towards growing your own business.

DM News reports bi-partisan draft legislation giving consumers more control over their customer information. Given how much money is at stake when a marketer sells your information, this is no surprise. There's already screaming about limits of free speech. Expect this fight to get nasty.