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Want to see what someone’s (maybe your own) ’social networking profile’ is? You may want to try Flowtown.com. That’s what private investigator’s use.
Turn an Email Address into a Social Profile. / Flowtown / Flowtown

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Last night I StumbleUpon.com‘ed two useful Websites that will tell you about your computer and its performance.
Ironically, I called Time-Warner Cable this morning with an Internet speed issue and the technical support person sent me to to the first of these sites as part of the repair process.
The sites are:

SpeedTest.net - tests your Internet connection [...]

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I have personally never been on a cruise but would like to someday.   When I do I will definitely consult the advice in Arthur Frommer’s ‘Budget Travel’ magazine.   Specifically, the May 2010 issue had an interesting article, ‘50 Top Tips from the World’s Smartest Cruisers‘.  Check it out!  It is a fun read even if [...]

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Today I have to share another great Website introduced to me by KimKomando.com.   This Website is especially designed for the mobile Internet user (ie: iPhone and Blackberry).  TidyRead.com strips all of the graphics and ads providing the articles and posts only.    You can either

type in the entire url of the Website you want to [...]

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Who doesn’t know someone that has lost some important digital photos?   All of us do.   Well, there is hope!  You can count on Kim Komando to offer reliable advice!   In a recent post she shares steps to hopefully recover lost or damaged digital photos.   Check it out - http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=8539&page=1
Remember also to check your ’sent email’.  [...]

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OnlineUniversities.com offered a useful list of Search Engines.   The site says that:
‘ Undergraduates and grad students alike will appreciate the usefulness of these search engines that allow them to find books, journal articles and even primary source material for whatever kind of research they’re working on and that return only [...]

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I learned about the ‘The Google Public Data Explorer‘ from ResearchBuzz.org.   Very interesting!  Might be of use in the classroom or for doing a research project or paper.
In Google’s own words, the resource subtitled,’Data visualizations for a changing world’:
‘makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate [...]

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The About.com article, ‘47 Alternatives to Wikipedia: 47 Websites You Can Use Instead of Wikipedia‘, indeed offers some great research Websites.  The article says:
‘Wikipedia is perhaps the most popular reference site online, with millions of high quality articles available on virtually any topic. However, there are limits to what Wikipedia can offer. Here are 47 [...]

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KimKomando.com does it again!  Kim introduced me to this invaluable resource for job hunters, people who are working and want to improve their salaries or careers AND students who are studying writing for businesses purposes.
We ALL know persons who are without jobs during this recession so let’s share this great tool with them.
http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/career-tools/career-advice.html

Here is the [...]

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Woman’s Day published two articles related to the value of public libraries:

How the Public Library Can Save You Money:  Read essays by four women who saved a bundle thanks to their local branches
ALA Contest Info & Rules

‘What makes your library special to your community? How does it enrich the lives of you and your neighbors? [...]

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