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College students trade CDs, clothing and textbooks with each other all the time. The only thing cheaper than buying something used is trading and, with steep tuition costs, cheap is the only way to go for many students.
Now, it's becoming more common for students and savvy shoppers to trade online...
Google Rejiggers Search Rankings to Reward 'High Quality' Sites
6:30PM 2/25/2011
Google on Friday announced that it has adjusted its search-engine ranking system to demote so-called "low quality" sites and boost the rankings of sites with original content and substantial analysis.
Sex.com is still the hottest domain name out there: It recently sold for $13 million, surpassing all other domain sales except for its own $14 million deal back in 2006. Does this mean the land grab for Web real estate is back in business?
First the Wii, Then the iPhone, Now There's Kapitall
6:01AM 10/17/2010
Investing website Kapitall opened to the general public on Thursday, offering sleeker technology and easier tools to appeal to the so-called Facebook generation. The idea: To make investing more alluring. But while the site is attracting new users, will it be a winner?
Aiming for Amazon: ShopRunner Launches Web Shipping Service for Retailers
10:30PM 10/06/2010
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Retailers such as Toys R Us, Rockport and Borders hope to grow their Web sales with a new shipping service called ShopRunner.com. Much like Amazon's Prime program, consumers pay $79 per year for a membership, which lets them ship as many orders as they want from ShopRunner's retail partners.
Scott Rosenbaum has thousands of people available to keep you company -- for a price. But he's no pimp, and his website, RentAFriend.com, is no escort service. Pay $24.95 a month (or $69.95 a year) to become a member, and you get to choose from a vast menu of "friends" with whom you can play...
Pharmaceutical Companies Replace Sales Reps With Websites
3:20PM 6/24/2010
Pharmaceutical sales representatives have been battered during the recession -- thousands were laid off by drugmakers hunting for ways to trim their budgets. But even if the economy recovers with a vengeance, don't expect pharmaceutical firms to go on a hiring binge.
New SEC website puts government agency into financial advice business
12:00PM 10/23/2009
On the door of Mary Schapiro's office at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. is a sign that asks, "How does it help investors?" It's meant to remind everyone who enters the office of the chairwoman (pictured) that whatever issue they've come to discuss better be...
Psst. How'd you like to get a 52-inch Samsung flat-screen TV for $9.99? Hot off the back of a truck? No way. How about from BestBuy.com?If you popped onto Best Buy's Web site overnight that's the price you would have found instead of the actual price of $1,699.99. Word got around fast and the item...
Exclusive: Web watchdog site shut down by Consumers Union
4:30PM 6/09/2009
Consumer Reports WebWatch, a well-known watchdog site that detailed web-based scams and schemes and worked to educate consumers about online perils, is being shut down by its parent, Consumers Union, Walletpop,com has learned. WebWatch started eight years ago, and in its early years it was a...
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