As tax season is in full force and each company has their own products it is interesting to see what they have to offer. H&R Block offers the money now loan. “You are able to receive your taxes back in ten minutes, 24 to 48 hours or 7 to 10 days. They will also allow you to e-file only (H&R Block, 2009).” Jackson Hewitt also offers you “the option of receiving your taxes back in ten minutes, 24 to 48 hours or 7 to 10 days. They will also allow you to e-file only (Jackson Hewitt, 2009).”
Although their tax services seem to be the same each of these companies offer different methods to receive your refunds. H&R Block will either issue you a check or you can load your money on their Emerald Card. This card is a prepaid MasterCard that is offered to the consumer in order to prevent them from having any additional check cashing fees in order to receive their money. Jackson Hewitt will either issue you a check or you can load your money on the I-Power Card. I-Power card is a prepaid Visa that is also offered to the consumer in order to prevent them from having any additional check cashing fees to receive their money.
Each of these companies offers the consumer the quickest and best way for them to receive their tax refund. Are these products really what are best for the consumer? It depends on how you look at it. If you need money for an emergency and these options are available to you than it could be what is best for you. On the other hand if you do not need your money for an emergency the options of getting your money quickly or putting your money on these cards are quite expensive. You could get more of your refund if you opted for the e-file only option and take your refund check to your bank. I know there are those people who do not have bank accounts for them to deposit their checks into so the options of the prepaid cards are what are best for them. Each of us must make our own financial decisions and it is nice to have these options available to use.
References
H&R Block (2009). Retrieved February 4, 2009. from, http://www.hrblock.com/taxes/products/product.jsp?productId=31
Jackson Hewitt (2009). Retrieved February 4, 2009. from, http://www.jacksonhewitt.com/
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Assignment 1-3
In the article, “Romancing the Screen: An Examination of Moving from Television to the World Wide Web in a Quest for Quasi-Intimacy” by Tracey Bowen, the audience that is being reached is those who are true television buffs. These people are the ones who look forward to their favorite television show every week and want to learn all they can about the actors that are in these shows. These people have found the World Wide Web as their place to find the information about their favorite show as well as joining chat groups or blogs in order to talk to others about the television show.
Tracey Bowen reaches this specific audience by talking about how, “Historically, television viewers have escaped through their own private ‘‘window on the world’’ in ways that transported them to distant places and people through reconstructed imaginings of what their lives could or ought to be. The computer screen however, is the gateway to new forms of negotiation and relationship building by enabling individual imaginations to meet with the collective imaginings of others through various online communities of television fans. These communities develop around particular television program inspired Web sites and the threaded discussions on program-specific bulletin boards (Bowen, 2008).” Therefore the article allows a television fan the ability to see what the entire article talks about how television and the internet have combined to give the viewer a wider range of ways to find out about their favorite shows.
I will take several things away from this article that I may not have thought about before. The first thing I will take away from this article is that there are people that get really involved with television shows. These people feel as if they are one with the characters and can’t wait to see what happens next. Secondly I will take away the vocabulary associated with this article. When I hear someone talking about how they can’t wait to see their favorite show or have visited the web in order to talk with others that like the same television show as them. This article overall has allowed me to think about my own favorite television shows and realize that I can find out more information on them by just searching the web. I also have the ability to speak with others who also enjoy the same television shows as me.
References
Bowen, T. (2008) Romancing the Screen: An Examination of Moving from Television to the World Wide Web in a Quest for Quasi-Intimacy. The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2008, 569-590. Retrieved January 15, 2009. from, http://0-web.ebscohost.com.olinkserver.franklin.edu/ehost/detail?vid=10&hid=105&sid=63b0cf4a-07d6-48d0-9dd0-00076e52ad57%40sessionmgr102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=33158819
Tracey Bowen reaches this specific audience by talking about how, “Historically, television viewers have escaped through their own private ‘‘window on the world’’ in ways that transported them to distant places and people through reconstructed imaginings of what their lives could or ought to be. The computer screen however, is the gateway to new forms of negotiation and relationship building by enabling individual imaginations to meet with the collective imaginings of others through various online communities of television fans. These communities develop around particular television program inspired Web sites and the threaded discussions on program-specific bulletin boards (Bowen, 2008).” Therefore the article allows a television fan the ability to see what the entire article talks about how television and the internet have combined to give the viewer a wider range of ways to find out about their favorite shows.
I will take several things away from this article that I may not have thought about before. The first thing I will take away from this article is that there are people that get really involved with television shows. These people feel as if they are one with the characters and can’t wait to see what happens next. Secondly I will take away the vocabulary associated with this article. When I hear someone talking about how they can’t wait to see their favorite show or have visited the web in order to talk with others that like the same television show as them. This article overall has allowed me to think about my own favorite television shows and realize that I can find out more information on them by just searching the web. I also have the ability to speak with others who also enjoy the same television shows as me.
References
Bowen, T. (2008) Romancing the Screen: An Examination of Moving from Television to the World Wide Web in a Quest for Quasi-Intimacy. The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2008, 569-590. Retrieved January 15, 2009. from, http://0-web.ebscohost.com.olinkserver.franklin.edu/ehost/detail?vid=10&hid=105&sid=63b0cf4a-07d6-48d0-9dd0-00076e52ad57%40sessionmgr102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=33158819
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