This week we are showcasing the Top 60 things that are free in reaction to the federal minimum wage in the US rose to $6.55. The OLD federal minimum wage used to be $5.85.
Since that’s only a 70 cent increase, we thought we’d celebrate by showcasing the Top 60 things that are free. The list ranges from free land and free university to free bar and free boobs… heavily targeted towards students.
$0.70 Higher Federal Minimum Wage
Wicked Free Stuff
Is it really possible to get a piece of land for free in the United States of America? It is if you broaden your horizons to include the town of Anderson, Alaska! There are 26 plots of land up for grabs.… [More]
How would you like to live in an exotic location completely rent-free? Caretaker.org makes it possible by offering online listings of property caretaking and house sitting jobs around the world. Thanks… [More]
No down payment, no mortgage, no rent, some repairs needed. Could this be for you? Curators are being sought out for historic residences in some states that cannot afford their upkeep. You’re going to… [More]
As part of its massive “In an Absolut World” campaign, Absolut Vodka went beyond the typical media of tv spots, print ads and billboards with an Absolut Cash Machine. They wanted people to experience… [More]
Everyone’s seen those Tempurpedic bed commercials, right? The one about the bed made from NASA foam that’s supposed to be the best bed you can sleep on and they offer a free sample and video? Well there’s… [More]
Ultramodern, foldable, functional furniture for kids, that you can build yourself out of cardboard following Foldschool’s plans. This furniture was all designed by a Swiss-based architect. It’s stable… [More]
BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate’s Bay is planning to buy the world’s “smallest country”, Sealand. This man-made island is a former World War II anti-aircraft base, seven miles off the coast of England.… [More]
Free charging stations for electric cars are now available in Westminster, UK. The city has the highest level of air pollution in the UK, caused by the high amount of daily traffic coming in and out of… [More]
Free Naughty Stuff
In the spring we wrote about a social networking site that lets men donate money to help women with their boob job funds. Since then, the site has flourished. In May, around 1,000 women had signed up… [More]
Customers of Beate Uhse Sexshops are given free incognito glasses so they can conceal their identities and return to the streets worry-free. The giveaways which look like censor strips protect the buyer’s… [More]
Work from home and have a blast doing it! A few lucky Canadians will be chosen from hundreds of applicants to become condom tester. Durex want to promote a good time, so they are providing free condoms… [More]
Fight your addiction to the naughty online world with a free pancake breakfast! The founder of XXXChurch.com, which helps people to battle their addiction, has launched a new breakfast counseling program… [More]
Free Education
If you only try one new thing on the Internet this year, make sure that it’s BookMooch. It’s a fantastic website that offers it’s users a chance to get free books while fostering literacy and a love of… [More]
Last December, Trend Hunter posted about Fake Book Covers which can be used to disguise your book. Sony has created a similar concept that allows you to disguise your PSP addiction. Just slide the cover… [More]
Using an innovative approach to book distribution, Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent.com, is releasing his book FREE through thought leaders like TrendHunter.com, our friend Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and more.… [More]
How many people can say they studied even one course at Yale University? That may be a thing of the past as Yale will be offering audio and video footage of lectures for free to the public (seven classes… [More]
The organizational engine that has driven Wikipedia to become one of the top sources of online information is being used to build a school and offer classes across the Internet and the venture is gaining… [More]
Free Internet and Media
NEW YORK/ATLANTA (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co.‘s ABC television network will offer some of its most popular shows, such as “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost,” for free on the Web in a service supported by… [More]
For those many of us who’d like to spice our sites with sound. Sonific offers a growing, huge data base with tens of thousands of songs by independent artists of all sorts of genres, all cleared and legal… [More]
Only Google draws consumers in for free but still manages to profit significantly. Google has opened a wireless Internet umbrella over its hometown in northern California’s high-tech Silicon Valley, enabling… [More]
A group of hackers, known as Wireless Toronto, is setting up free WiFi throughout the city. Specifically, the group is setting up wireless access in public places during what they call, “Hack Nights”.… [More]
On Dec. 19 “Jackass 2.5” will made available online by Paramount Pictures. Jackass fans that have come to expect a mix of high level character development and sophisticated dialog that doesn’t… [More]
The Whisher community provides free WiFi access worldwide through the Whisher software application. Based on the premise that WiFi should be free and shared, this software is simple to download and some… [More]
In an effort to increase viewership and appeal to audiences, every South Park episode, past and present, will be made available for free online. The new initiative from MTV Networks will have the cartoons… [More]
Joost has officially been launched! The service provides legal TV quality shows for free over the internet, and over two million users have downloaded the Joost application since the beginning of the… [More]
Free Phones and Free Calls
Virgin Mobile USA is planning to give their cell phone users free minutes in exchange for reading advertisements. Subscribers could get up to 75 minutes per month of free calls, as long as they read an… [More]
Apple can’t “officially” offer this function for existing tracks from your iTunes library, but do not despair! A smart dude found a way to do just that; now getting a ringtone in your iPhone is very easy… [More]
BLYK will buy traffic from the major mobile phone carriers and give it for free to it’s users, but they will have to read and also respond to a certain amount of advertising. The service will no doubt… [More]
Want free phone calls? From a landline? Like those long hold times to tech support or your credit card company? Magic Jack is a USB device that allows you to plug a regular phone into your computer and… [More]
ThePudding.com allows free, unlimited calls to any phone in North America! Users log in and call someone - just like any other conversation. ThePudding provides highly targeted advertisements on your computer… [More]
Solar Style, Inc. has developed a line of products that keeps cell phones, PDAs, and other hand-held devices charging, even when there’s no traditional electric source available. Cell phone users will… [More]
FON is an exciting new community due to become the next big thing in Wireless Access.
The Creator of the FON concept is Martin Varsavsky, Argentine entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as the founder… [More]
Check out this cool device: Mobigater. It lets you make Skype calls via your mobile phone for free. A Bulgarian company is marketing this break-through device which will allow all Skype users make free… [More]
If you’re addicted to your phone but dread your monthly phone bill, then you’ll love Blyk, the UK service that offers you free text messaging and calls. They are the world’s first company to offer a service… [More]
Free Concerts and Music
Ozzfest, the pioneer of heavy metal rock fests, now faces competition from other tours, Korn’s Family Values to Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution to scrappier tours like Sounds of the Underground. Ozzfest’s… [More]
The producers of an off-Broadway show are giving away free tickets to anyone who can demonstrate his or her virginity is still in tact. The comedy “My first time”, opens on July 28 and is based on a decade-old… [More]
Madonna has made her new song, “Hey You,” available for free download. The song was written exclusively for the Live Earth concert series and available only on MSN.com. Live Earth, a monumental music… [More]
Elton John fans across the globe will be thrilled to discover that they have front-row access to their idol’s upcoming concert. Thanks to MSN and a company called Control Room, the concert will be broadcast… [More]
Expected to be the largest music promotion in history, Coca Cola and iTunes have teamed up to “give away two billion ITune music downloads” to Coke drinkers. The promotion will run through the months… [More]
Today, Napster.com reveled another business model (surprise, surprise). First it was free, then it was for money, now it’s free again… Only there’s a catch. You can only play a track for five times,… [More]
Free Stuff (With Advertising)
Get a free car just for whoring yourself to the wonderful world of advertising! OR earn a little extra income just for sporting a logo on your car! Trend Hunter covered paid vehicle advertising back… [More]
Would you be willing to watch a 30-second advertisement on a vending machine to get a free drink? According to a vending machine operator Apex Corp, soon, “thirsty Japanese customers will be able to drink… [More]
A new startup operation in Japan is seeing great success and benefitting many. A new concept of free photocopying is hitting the mainstream and is being funded by corporate advertising printed on the… [More]
Free Software
FotoFlexer is a free photo editing software available online, no download required. It’s becoming stiff competition for expensive photo manipulation programs like top seller Adobe PhotoShop.
No matter… [More]
Photoshop Express was launched in a “beta” test version is said to be easier to learn than the full blown version of Photoshop that is aimed at professionals. They must have realized that if they don’t… [More]
Random Free
“Cracker Your Wardrobe” is yet another reminder to us that fashion doesn’t always have to be serious and uptight. The street fashion magazine is Korea’s first free fashion magazine, highlighting street… [More]
Anyone who has to travel for work has the ongoing issue of keeping their business shirts crisp and wrinkle free. Travel gear label Eagle Creek have come up with the ingenius Pack-It Folder that are designed… [More]
Washing your dirty scrubs in an eco-friendly way seems to be the new fad among the environmentally friendly. Germany company, eVisionTeam has launched it’s “Öko-Waschkissen,” or “eco-laundry pillow” that… [More]
TelSanta is a free service that tells parents what their children wants for Christmas via email. The service is provided free by TollFreeForwarding as a promo for their text to email service. “Children… [More]
Juan Mann set out to change the world one hug at a time. Striving to make the world a better place by standing in the streets with a sign that read “FREE HUGS”. The campaign however got banned by police… [More]
Rolling Stone Magazine is now completely free. In order to keep up with the popularity of the internet, print media publications are doing all they can in order to stay afloat. Rolling Stone announced… [More]
BzzAgent is a marketing company that works on the word-of-mouth advertising approach. The company consists of a troupe of over 275,000 volunteers or agents that “buzz” certain products and services. Their… [More]
A growing subculture in North America and Europe is voluntarily dropping out of consumerist society and living off of what others throw away. They call themselves “Freegans” and some of them are former… [More]
Free Food
A Danish beer company has released its recipe hoping drinkers will hack and customize the beer. This idea is inspired by open sourced software. The first patch of 2850 large bottles sold out immediately.… [More]
As part of a marketing scheme to turn the Starbucks craze into an absolute frenzy, Starbucks is giving away FREE coffee on March 15 from 10 am to noon as part of their Second Annual Coffee Break. This… [More]
As Wired magazine pointed out in their most recent “Free Issue,” freeconomics and supplying the world with free products and services is the way of the future. McDonald’s has reaffirmed that gratis is… [More]
Taco Bell has tried free Taco giveaways before, requiring batters to hit targets or billboards in the outfield, but that never happened. A player has, however, stolen base in the World Series in every… [More]
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Modern-Day Homesteading - Lay A Claim On FREE Land in Alaska!
Rent-Free Living Around The World - CareTaker.org (GALLERY)
Free Historic Homes - Just Repair & Move In (GALLERY)
Free Money as Advertising - Absolut Cash Machine (GALLERY)
The Free Tempurpedic Bed Project (GALLERY)
DIY Foldable, Functional, Furniture For Kids… And It’s Free! (GALLERY)
Pirates To Take Over Sealand - The World’s First Copyright Free Nation?
Free Charging Stations - Charge Your Electric Car for Free
Online Boob Funding (UPDATE) - MyFreeImplants Funded 11 Surgeries Last Month (VIDEO)
Discrete Naughty Shopping - Sex Shop Offers Free Incognito Glasses
Free Condoms For Feedback - Durex Seeking Condom Testers (GALLERY)
Porn & Pancakes - Free Breakfast to Help Fight Your Addiction (GALLERY)
BookMooch Website Encourages Literacy Through Free Books
Fake Books (Revisited) - Sony Gives Away Free Books to Hide PSP
FREE Buzz ‘Word of Mouth Manual’ Download at TrendHunter.com
Free University Education - Yale Joins MIT, Berkeley and Stanford With Free Courses Online
Free Online University - Wikipedia Introduces Wikiversity
ABC Makes Four TV Shows Available Free on Web
License Free Music - for Blogs, Web Sites, Profiles & More
Google Blankets Mountain View in Free Wi Fi
Hack Nights - Wireless Bandits Set Up Free WiFi in Public Places
New Jackass Movie Free Online - Jackass 2.5 to Debut Dec. 19 (VIDEO)
Whisher - Cool, Free WiFi Sharing Community
MTV Moving Online - South Park Shows Now Free
Free Legal TV - Joost (UPDATE) (VIDEO)
Virgin Offers Free Minutes to Read Ads
iPhone Ringtones - Free Via iTunes
BLYK - Advertisers To Subsidise Free Mobile Phone Service
Free Phone Calls - Magic Jack USB Phone Gizmo
Free Internet Calls With A Twist - ThePudding.com
Free Sun Power for Your Cell
FON = Free Wireless Access For All (GALLERY)
Free Mobile Calling - Mobigater
Free Calls & Texts - Blyk Targets 16-24 (GALLERY)
Sponsored Concerts - Ozzfest Is Free this Year (VIDEO)
Free Tickets for Virgins - Play Takes an Unusual PR Spin
New Madonna Song Available for Free Download
Virtual Front Row Tickets - Free, Live, Elton John Concert Online
Coke to give away 2 Billion Free iTunes Tracks
Napster.com Free Again - Well, Kind of (Not Really)
Free Cars (With Billboards) - Paid Vehicle Advertising
Vending Machine Offers Free Drink if You Watch 30 Second Commercial
Free Photocopying Service - Supported by Ads
Stiff Competition For PhotoShop - FotoFlexer Free Online Photo Editing
Free Photo Editing Programs - Adobe Photoshop Express
Free Street Style Magazine - “Cracker Your Wardrobe” (GALLERY)
Shirt Folders - Travel in Style, Wrinkle Free
Eco-Friendly Laundry Pillow - Detergent-Free Washing (GALLERY)
Call Santa Free - New Service Relays Messages Back to Parents
Free Hug Campaign (VIDEO)
Rolling Stone Magazine Now Free - Entire Issue Available Online (GALLERY)
WOM Marketing - BzzAgents Get Free Stuff (VIDEO)
Dumpster Diving - This Is The “Freegan” Life (VIDEO)
Hackable Beer / Free Beer
Starbucks To Give Away 500,000 FREE Cups of Coffee
Freeconomics & Food - McDonalds Gives Out Free McSkillet Burritos (VIDEO)
Free Tacos To All US Citizens - Taco Bell Offer If Base Stolen in World Series (VIDEO)
By the way, this one took FOREVER to make, but it's a lot of fun!
It's worth the effort, its one of my most favorite clusters, ever.
Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 25, 08
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