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Doing More with Less

2008-07-30T17:43:39Z

I found this site while researching for calendar options to manage events. As a certified LEAN practicioner in the manufacturing industry, it is not uncommon for me (and all LEAN freaks) to always be looking for waste in a situation, activity or ...

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Polling with Poll Authority

2008-07-30T04:16:13Z

Many web sites use polls for internal marketing purposes, trends, demographic information, etc.. Some polls are entertainment, some polls are used for future direction for driving blog posts. A new service has recently been introduced, www.pollau...

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Shopping With Yahoo

2008-07-30T03:08:40Z

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, powerful players in retail are emerging to challenge the traditional brick and mortar stores. www.shopping.yahoo.com is an excellent place to shop from the comfort of home. The home page is easy to navigate and ...

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Personal Financial Options with Buxfer

2008-07-30T02:42:50Z

Savvy consumers today are closely managing their finances. Rising food and energy costs are causing many to reevaluate their lifestyles. In order to keep and eye on income versus expenses, an excellent program can be found at www.buxfer.com. Buxf...

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A Marketplace for Home-Based Products

2008-07-23T22:31:10Z

I have a sister-in-law who is very skilled and talented when it comes to home based crafts. I am looking over the website called www.etsy.com. Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling handmade goods. My sister-in-law is very talented ...

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It is time for a "Woot" Visit

2008-07-23T22:28:32Z

Today's topic is www.woot.com. Woot.com is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. They are credited with starting the "one deal a day" type of on-line tretailing. It started as an employee-store slash market-testi...

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Alternative Shopping and Sharing

2008-07-23T17:31:20Z

I want to tell you about some sites I found that offer alternatives for shopping and also looking for items. The recent surge in crude oil and subsequent gasoline prices have ignited much discussion on conservation, re-cycling, green processes, a...

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Testing the E-market with Squidoo

2008-07-21T03:01:24Z

As part of our homework/class assignment, I'm exploring and utilizing www.squidoo.com. I have set up my lens, and set up a Pay-pal account. www.paypal.com. I plan to use this site to share my thoughts on a hobby of mine; Christian Fiction and Non...

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Scouting A New Destination

2008-07-16T22:32:07Z

I recently visited a website called www.Craiglist.org. I was totally unfamiliar with their services, but this is a unique concept that really sparked my interest. I am a volunteer officer in a local chapter of a professional society. Lately it is...

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Real Estate Action

2008-07-16T22:18:19Z

Today I just checked out www.Zillow.com, an on-line real estate services company. This site provides to consumers the same information that real estate brokers and sales agents have acces to through their normal channels. The founders wanted to g...

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