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April 2008 - Website Magazine Consumer Corner

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Google Directions Gets Street View

If anyone out there still uses Mapquest, here's another reason to jump ship. Google Maps and their driving directions now includes Street Views, where available. Look for a camera icon by the street intersections when viewing turn-by-turn directions.

Published Wed, Apr 30 2008 10:30 AM by Mike Phillips
Ready for a Promotion?

We all want to be recongnized at work for our achievements, or even our efforts. And nothing does the trick like a big, fat promotion. But before walking into your superior's office, you might want to fully evaluate the situation. Take Penelope Trunk...

Published Wed, Apr 30 2008 9:37 AM by Mike Phillips
Wigix - A True eBay Competitor?

Wigix is vying to be a competitor to eBay . Like eBay, users can offer up items for sale and buyers can make bids. Unlike eBay, Wigix is an SKU-based marketplace (no collectibles) and offers a stock exchange-like atmosphere for goods. Items are grouped...

Published Tue, Apr 29 2008 9:27 AM by Mike Phillips
Get Price Drop Refunds on Amazon

RefundPlease.com is a great tool for Amazon shoppers. By entering your purchase information (ISNB number or ASIN number, Price and Dateand email address after buying from Amazon, RefundPlease will watch your item for 30 days, then alert you if the price...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2008 10:10 AM by Mike Phillips
WhoIsLike.it - Find Similar Websites

Startup WhoIsLike.it is a website search engine. You enter a website URL and WhoIsLike.it searches the Web for similar websites, providing a thumbnail image and URL. You can then choose one of the results to search for similar sites to that one as well...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2008 9:17 AM by Mike Phillips
Auto Fun: Friday Afternoon Time Killers

Finally ... Friday afternoon is upon us. Just a couple more hours until quitting time. Here are a couple of websites to help you get there. This week's theme is automobiles. Cash Cab : One of the installments from Discovery Channel, Cash Cab is a trivia...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2008 2:30 PM by Mike Phillips
Who Said Twitter Was a Waste of Time?

UC Berkely grad student James Karl Buck and his translater were arrested in Egypt on April 10, where Buck was there to cover an anti-government protest. They were both arrested and that's when Buck pulled out his cell phone and used Twitter to send a...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2008 11:45 AM by Mike Phillips
Product Reviews from Across the Web

If you're looking to buy a new MP3 player, camcorder, digital camera, cell phone, gaming console or other gadget-type device, you may want to check out Reviewgist first. It's a site that brings reviews from all over the Internet for a multitude of products...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2008 9:54 AM by Mike Phillips
Cell Phones and the Course of War

How important is your cell phone to you? Would you ever think it could change the course of a war? In an article by Laura King for Tribune Newspapers, the Taliban are losing supporters among Afghans by destroying telecommunications towers, thereby interrupting...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2008 2:10 PM by Mike Phillips
MySpace Opens Up Apps to All Users

Launched in beta in March, MySpace has officially released over 1,000 applications to the public. Applications have been popular with the MySpace crowd for some time - the "Fridge Magnets" where other users can rearrange the familiar lettered magnets...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2008 9:12 AM by Mike Phillips
Quamut - Learn how to Do Anything

Quamut is a website that will help you learn how to do just about anything. Learn how to use your iPhone, proper feeding for your corn snake, tai chi ... the list goes on. There are five categories to choose from: House & Home, Hobbies & Leisure...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2008 8:34 AM by Mike Phillips
Widgetbox for iPhone

Widgetbox is becoming a top provider of online widgets for your blog, social profile or Web page and now they have released a specialized page for iPhone widgets (iphone.widgetbox.com.) There are some pretty useful ones available, including The New York...

Published Wed, Apr 23 2008 10:34 AM by Mike Phillips
ESPN Mobile Gets a Facelift

I logged into ESPN.com's mobile site the other day to find the score of the Cubs game and was pleasantly surprised to see a newly-optimized page.* It has everything a good mobile page should include. The lead photo and story headline is visible without...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2008 1:46 PM by Mike Phillips
Search Green for Earth Day

It's Earth Day, so why not do something positive for the environment while still doing your job? Ecocho is a search engine that will sponsor the planting of two trees for every 1,000 searhces. On their home page, there is a counter that currently sits...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2008 9:31 AM by Mike Phillips
Kindle Back in Stock - Joy!

Well, it appears that Amazon has re-stocked their e-book reader Kindle. Splendid. Speculation has swirled that Amazon either had a major snafu in the factory or, is attempting to build publicity for the device. Either way, it's still a bomb, in my opinion...

Published Mon, Apr 21 2008 2:58 PM by Mike Phillips

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