From corporate insights to the latest stock tips, from travel to trivia, we are a "resourceful" group. Here is a list of some of our favorite sites.
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Are You a Quick Study?
The latest concepts in technology and business are deciphered in weekly QuickStudy tutorials. Basic descriptions, definitions, and real-world examples bring these trends to life. This site contains a dictionary of business and technology terms.
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Bloomberg.com
Watch the rise and fall of company stocks on this comprehensive financial site.
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Brain Food for Business!
We accidentally stumbled upon this amazing site — The CEO Refresher. A superb collection of articles and links of interest to management personnel at all levels. Leadership, strategy, performance and business issues — it's all there.
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Business Briefer
Business 2.0 is full of timely and thoughtful commentary on what's happening in the Net world. It has good, crisp writing that hits the spot.
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Consumer Scouting
Although we don't usually recommend e-commerce sites, this one is an exception. Try this out next time you do a little consumer research before purchasing a new item — whether online or in person. We found unbiased, objective recommendations and tips.
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Ethics and Business
Understanding and dealing with ethical business practices in a global economy is no simple task. Layola Marymount University's Center for Ethics and Business tactically addresses the necessity, difficulty, costs, and rewards of conducting business ethically.
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Fear of Risk
We all take risks, especially those of us who are entrepreneurs and independent businesspeople. Glyn Holton, a consultant in financial risk management, has created an extremely informative site offering information on all aspects of risk management.
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Every Businessman's Homepage
Designed with the busy executive in mind, this homepage site organizes dozens of useful Web addresses into logical lists — from banking and finance to breaktime and leisure.
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Global Edge
A useful portal with everything from organizations to publications, directories to trade resources.
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Hoover's Online
Hoovers is still one of the best sites for getting snapshots on companies and industries. It also features daily profiles and news updates.
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Kompass
Looking for a specific company? Forget lugging those heavy books around, Kompass online is quick and easy to use. Basic info is available free of charge, but you'll have to subscribe for the full Monty.
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MarketingProfs Information from some of the leading names in marketings. They publish an excellent newsletter as well.
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MBA Depot A valuable set of resources for any business or marketing manager.
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Online Tips, Strategies & Secrets E-commerce &151; it isn't as easy as it looks, but with a little know-how, you can click and sell!
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Power to the SME A space for entrepreneurs to research and learn about starting and running small -to-medium businesses. Browse informative articles on money and finance, technology, sales and marketing, and management. Well worth a monthly visit.
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Wilson Web
Dr. Ralph Wilson — the Web doctor's Web site provides key information about doing business on the Net — with lots of articles and links to resources on e-commerce and Web marketing.
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Finance |
Accounting A to Z This helpful accounting terminology guide, published by the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) General Committee on Public Relations, is quite informative and useful for the rest of us, too. Arranged alphabetically from "accelerated depreciation" to "zero-coupon bond."
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Business Info Online
For the latest Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and a wealth of business intelligence tools, check out Edgar Online.
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BUY!
Want to know who's going public? IPO Central will not only tell you who, but how much the stock is expected to hit the market for.
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Corporate Information
More information on public companies with the emphasis on financial info.
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Report Card
Global Reports, LLC catalogs and stores "financial information from 30,000 companies in over 84 countries." You can request annual reports, IPOs, interim or quarterly reports using the site's electronic submission form.
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The Currency Site
Visit OANDA for historical tables, current rates and forecasts for world currencies. The currency converter is particularly useful for figuring out how many dollars (or shekels) you have at any given moment.
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To Invest, Or Not to Invest...
You will find a comprehensive glossary of financial terms and several easy-to-do tutorials on basic financial concepts.
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Humor |
Dilbert Zone Looking for a list of the best fake projects and great time wasters? Look no further than Dilbert.
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Bank of Israel Take a look at updates on the economy, exchange rates, and more.
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BioIsrael.com BioIsrael is the leading source of information about Israel's life sciences community.
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BIRD Foundation Stimulates, promotes, and supports industrial R&D of mutual benefit to the United States and Israel.
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Center of Incubators for Technological Initiative Looking for a potential Israeli partner for cooperating in R&D projects? This site is a good place to start.
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Central Bureau of Statistics Israel by number. A wealth of information including monthly bulletin of prices and statistics, census of potential and housing and statistical abstract of Israel.
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Dun & Bradstreet Israel "The world's largest and most experienced company in the field of business information." Data on 85,000 companies and over 110,000 managers in Israel.
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Export News A wealth of information for the aspiring exporter.
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Fortnightly Report A review of Israeli and regional business, development and news, published by Jerusalem-based Atid E.D.I. Ltd.
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Gems in Israel Learn about Israel's hidden travel gems scattered throughout its length and breadth. Subscribe to this award-winning online publication for monthly updates.
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Globes Globes is Israel's Wall Street Journal. It provides a comprehensive overview of Israeli business, the stock market and more.
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Ha'aretz Online version of one of Israel's leading daily newspapers (available online in English and Hebrew).
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i-Biz A leading supplier of value-added intelligence and analysis, both customized and off-the-shelf, on the Israeli and global economies and financial markets.
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iGuide The most comprehensive index of websites in Israel.
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Israel courtesy of Israel's Ministry of Tourism.
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Israel Chamber of Commerce One of Israel's largest and most influential business organizations. Strictly non-profit and non-partisan.
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Israel Foreign Ministry Comprehensive material on the Israeli government and its policies.
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Israel High-Tech & Investment Report A newsletter related to Israeli technology, innovation, and science-based industries (public and private). Focuses on medicine, biotech, Internet, and electronics.
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Israel Industry Online Visit this site for a complete listing of association members.
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Israel Trade Fairs and Conventions This site lists the upcoming Israeli exhibitions.
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IVC (Israel Venture Capital) Research Center Israel's leading research center specializing in analyzing and monitoring Israel's high-tech industry. Publishes the Israel Venture Capital Yearbook, the Israeli High-Tech Quarterly Survey, and the Israel Venture Capital Journal. IVC’s publications are used by business leaders, major financial entities and government organizations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Israel.
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IsraelVisit Whether you are a frequent visitor to Israel, or an interested spectator who hasn't quite made it here (yet), IsraelVisit is designed to provide you with information on arts, politics, music, Judaica, travel and many other topics of interest.
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| Israel's Yellow Pages Turn the other leaf: Let your fingers do the walking through Israel's Yellow Pages. |
Standard & Poor's
Fact-filled profiles on Israel's leading companies from Standard & Poor's and Bank Hapoalim.
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State of Israel Government Gateway For the who's who of government offices, local authorities, national institutes and more, delve into this comprehensive site.
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Check out the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) for up-to-date market information.
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The Jerusalem Post Online version of the popular English language daily newspaper.
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The Jerusalem Report Well-written, informative general interest monthly magazine with news and stories from Israel.
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Leisure |
ArtToday
The largest searchable, categorized set of clipart, photos, fonts, Web graphics, and sounds available on the Internet.
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Culture Vulture
A truly comprehensive guide to all that is current in the realm of art and culture, from industrial design to poets to international film. ArtandCulture.com is, in its own words, "the first-ever one-stop cross-disciplinary destination for the best in arts and culture."
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The Ultimate Sleuth Site For all you detective story lovers: solve the crime yourself at the Crime Scene site, where you review the evidence and follow up on leads.
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Marketing/PR |
Clickety Click
If Internet marketing's your game, you'll find plenty of food for thought on clickz. It's easy to locate articles either by subject or author and the neat blurbs on the home page that help you decide if you want to read a particular story or not.
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DMNews.com
DMNews is a great resource for what's happening in the direct marketing realm.
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Faith Popcorn
Corny? Well, not really. This is the homepage site of Faith "Popcorn" Plotkin, a well-known futurist, marketing consultant and author of popular marketing books. Her predictions of future trends are particularly worth reading.
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Managing Change This UK-based marketing and financial services firm offers a wealth of information about interactive strategic marketing, mass customization and personalized marketing — all important topics for today's businessman.
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Marketing Power
Maintained by the American Marketing Association, this Web site offers anyone interested in learning more about marketing a wealth of articles, industry reports, templates, tutorials and best practice tips.
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United States Copyright Office Everything you need to know about keeping your intellectual property safe. Start with copyright basics and the ins and outs of copyright law, beef up on registration procedures, then print out and mail the appropriate forms to protect that masterpiece.
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Yahoo: Advertising and Marketing News The latest news from the wire services and newspapers, as well as links to various news sources, opinions and editorials, magazine articles, audio links, and links to related sites.
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Contentious.com You've heard of magazines — this is a "webzine" and it's there to help with writing online content.
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Forbes New improved Forbes.com have streamlined their site and added an investment section with market updates and info on mutual funds and stocks.
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Information@once Industry newsletters are a useful way to keep informed about trends, new products, what's hot, and what's not. This searchable directory of over 5,000 newsletters lists advertising, business, computers, international trade, investments, and more.
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Info Scavenger How to write and distribute press releases that get noticed.
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MIT's Magazine of Innovation Popular reading here at Trendlines', Technology Review is a century-old publication from MIT that has taken to the Web. Focusing on how new technology gets out of the lab and into the marketplace, their Internet newsletter is always informative and well written.
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PRNEWSWIRE At PRNEWSWIRE you'll find "immediate news for corporations worldwide for media, business, and financial community." The site includes several broad sections from "news" and "market focus" to "for investors" and "for pr/ir professionals."
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Scientific Undertaking Want to know more about Nobel prizewinner Paul Nurse? Interested in a tour of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory? Concerned about the technology of terrorism? The Scientific American site offers a range of features, articles, and special selections related to the sciences.
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The BBC True to its reputation as an outstanding broadcasting agency, the BBC's Web site is well presented, informative and has something for everyone. The BBC Web Guide offers suggestions for the Best of the Web.
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Medicine |
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Medical facts from A to Z. Used by medical professionals, this site is a rich source of information.
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Reference |
About.com If you haven't yet discovered about.com, check it out. With a network of sites led by guides, this is a treasure trove of information.
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Acronym Is an Acronym, Too Ever read an article strewn with acronyms and abbreviations that the author is sure you are familiar with — but in fact are not? Acronymfinder to the rescue! This online resource quickly tells you what those letters stand for.
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Fine-tuning Your Mind Your mind is your most valuable tool. At Mind Tools Ltd. you can view articles and download software about problem-solving techniques and analytical methods, memory improvement, stress management, speed-reading and other skills that help you "think your way to an excellent life."
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Go Ahead, Ask Me! Sometimes you just want a quick answer to a question. Here's a quick and easy information service. But take note, it's just people like you and me answering. If you want expert advice, take out your credit card.
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In a Word If you're searching for a synonym, or are baffled by the vagaries of British versus American spelling, try Merriam Webster Online. It beats paging through the battered pages of your old school dictionary by far.
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One-Stop Patent Search Described as a one-stop, first-stop patent search, this extensive database should clue you in as to whether your latest invention is patentable — or whether someone else got there first.
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Refdesk Full of useful links, refdesk is the ultimate information source.
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SoYouWanna.com When's the last time you visited a site that was just plain fun — and informative to boot? SoYouWanna.com is well worth a visit: from writing a business plan, to curing a hangover, to faking an appreciation for art — it's all there.
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The Scout Report Surf smarter with The Scout Report: this really useful weekly report gives you the lowdown on valuable resources on the Internet.
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THE Dictionary Essential bookmark for quick checking and re-checking. The gold standard of dictionaries — Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ Dictionary & Thesaurus. Get their free toolbar.
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THE Library Some of the world's largest map, film, and television collections are now online at the U.S. Library of Congress. Numerous online exhibits and many of the photos and maps on the site are in the public domain.
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What's the Buzz? Brandstorming. Vortal. Dot.con. Forklift upgrade. Touchpoints. Check out these and other buzzwords (a usually important-sounding word or phrase used primarily to impress laypersons) at BuzzWhack.com, the site dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords.
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So That's How It Works HowStuffWorks offers explanations on how just about anything works. Articles are diverse and the explanations are both engaging and enlightening.
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Pass Through the Portal The premier business and technology knowledge portal and global community network for e-Business, information, technology, and knowledge management.
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Tech Talk Made Easy Having trouble keeping up with the lingo? Whatis.com is an online encyclopedia that helps you keep abreast of today's high-tech terminology.
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Travel |
All the World's a Stage If you're planning a trip to the States and want to take in the latest hit show, look no further. And after you've booked your seat, browse through the articles.
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In the City Need info on a country, state or city in the United States or Europe? This award-winning site lets you quickly access official sites of most U.S. and European locations.
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Travel Bug Whether you're an armchair traveler or off on a business junket, check out this resource-laden site. What you can't find there, you'll find on Travelocity.
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Trivia |
Batter Up It's the Diamondbacks against the Yankees in this year's best of seven...the World Series. For all the scores, states on the teams and the players, visit the Major League Baseball site.
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I'll See You at the Movies Whether you're a movie buff or in search of a piece of movie trivia, the Internet Movie Database keeps you up to date with quotes, plot summaries, biographies, the whole enchilada.
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Like a Rolling Stone Humming the same song over and over and can't remember the words? Take five with Lyric Hound, a very useful site that lists lyrics of almost every song that ever drove you crazy.
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Babelfish
Stumped by Web sites in a foreign language? Try Babelfish to make sense of the gibberish.
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Consumers Beware! This U.S. Federal Trade Commission sponsored site, The Top Ten Dot Cons, keeps consumers, businesspeople and law enforcers up to date on the latest Internet con scams.
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Cyber-statistics at Your Fingertips Need to know how many people use high-speed Internet connections? How about the number of online users in any one of more than 50 nations? Dip into CyberAtlas, the Web marketer's guide to online facts.
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em@ilresults.com If you're looking for e-mail lists, newsletters, and opt-in lists on the Internet, try here first.
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Evaluate! With wads of information out there on the Internet, it's sometimes hard to decide whether a source is credible. Check out this useful backgrounder on evaluation of online resources to help you sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Every Businessman's Homepage Designed with the busy executive in mind, this homepage site organizes dozens of useful Web addresses into logical lists — from banking and finance to breaktime and leisure.
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Go Google The ultimate search engine. Try the free Google toolbar.
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Hottest Topics, Coolest Sites Explore this one the next time you have had enough of really serious search engines and want something that is slightly subversive. There are actually some useful site listings beneath the screen-size table of hot topics ranging from Shania Twain to consumer reports to NASA.
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Seek and You Shall Find Well, on the Internet, that's not necessarily the case. Searchenginewatch is very helpful however, for those seeking to understand more about how search engines function, search engine submission and Web searching tips.
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WebReference.com Dubbed as the Webmaster's reference library, this site is invaluable for anyone involved in designing and building Web sites.
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Web Style Guide Venturing onto the Web? Yale's Web style guide is a must.
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useit.com Jakob Nielsen's site is a must for anyone dabbling in the realm of site design. A usability expert, Nielsen provides no-nonsense advice on what works, what doesn't, and why.
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WAP Forum WAP WAP WAP everyone's talking WAP. What is it? Who's doing it? And where is it headed? Go straight to the source, the official WAP forum site.
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Web Pages That Suck.com Where you learn good Web design? By learning about bad Web design.
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Power Reporting Compiled by a journalist, this is an exceptionally well organized list of lists containing thousands of free research tools for journalists and other serious researchers.
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Vivisimo Not just another search engine, the Vivisimo Clustering Engine organizes the outputs of other search engines. It doesn't crawl or index the web. Instead it organizes URLs, titles, and short descriptions into user-friendly clusters.
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Zoomerang A quick and painless Internet tool to create and customize surveys on topics such as customer satisfaction, event planning, and new product testing.
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