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Do you feel that you are wasting a precious few minutes every time you start the computer? - For most people, there is a delay between powering up the computer and actually doing any work. You are waiting for all the start up programs to load. And you are waiting and waiting.
One [...]

Chris Pirillo, the head gnome, pops up in some unexpected places. Today, while wandering through the CNN site, there he was:
“…You could even make precious mix tapes for your soda-sharing sweetheart with songs copied from ‘em, though this made recording industry executives more than a little nervous. And it wasn’t long before their weaselly [...]

The concept of net neutrality is that the internet service provider (ISP) does not interfere or regulate traffic. There is not a tier system nor does the ISP throttle service to one customer in favour of another. Google has undertaken a plan to allow internet users to check on their service:
“…Google will provide [...]

There are some air carriers, like Air Canada, that are no longer taking pets in the baggage compartment. Air Canada set this pet policy in June of 2007. JetBlue, however, is welcoming pets with JetPaws, a pet travel program:
“…”With more than 80,000 pets traveling on JetBlue each year, the JetPaws program is designed [...]

Ben & Jerry’s is naming January “Yes Pecan” month, following the “Yes, We Can” theme. Always a company with creative marketing and a community focus, Ben & Jerry’s is sending a donation to a good cause:
“If you decide to indulge in some “Yes Pecan” in Scoop Shops during the month of January, Ben & [...]

It’s just brilliant and so imaginative. This is street art that, through the internet, is gaining global exposure. Here is the video:
link: Street Art
Kudos to Joshua Allen Harris!
Catherine

The skeptics among us may say that Mattel capitalized on a situation for some publicity and free international press coverage. It matters not. Mattel acted promptly and made one little boy much happier in a chaotic circumstance:
“…Mattel, the company that makes Hot Wheels, sent racetracks, play sets, stickers, folders, T-shirts, hats and hundreds [...]

Google has added a new feature to its search. There is a function now to allow logged in users to add comments to augment the results:
“Google has unveiled a tool that will allow users to customise and refine their search queries.
The company’s SearchWiki lets users re-order, remove or add specific web search results.
This means [...]

The rising prices of air travel has seen added expenses for checked luggage and other amenities. Fares have increased continually in an attempt to maintain profitability for airlines. It is a pleasant surprise then to see one airlines go against the trend of searching for ways to extract every possible dollar from the [...]

Mimi Ausland is just twelve years old. However, she knows how to harness the power of the internet and she is entrepreneurial for a wonderful cause. She launched a site for dogs and cats:
“…The site, www.freekibble.com, launched April 1, with the store donating 10 pieces of kibble every time someone went to the site [...]