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Consumer Information RSS FeedsOur New Online Travel Service Is Open For Business - Find the best prices for airline tickets on the Internet with best fare finder, make reservations for hotels, cruises and rental cars, and research vacation destinations online....Feed Source: cognigen.net Our New Online Mall Is Open For Business - Shopping with us is easy. Our goal is to provide an excellent customer experience and to ensure your satisfaction. For an overview of our store, just click on the link above.... ZeroCents Unlimited Long Distance Available - Say goodbye to large bills and per minute rates forever. Zerocents allows residential users to call anywhere in the continental United States--anywhere, anytime--for one low monthly bill. No switching phone companies, no set up fees.... New VOIP Internet Phone Service Available - Opex Internet Voice Unlimited Calling from $14.99. FREE: Local Calling, Instate Calling, Out of State Calling, and Calls to Canada. OPEX is an experienced company with outstanding customer service and NO termination fees or Contracts ..A Great Value! *High-speed Internet connection required*.... Cheap long distance phone service from Pioneer is now available - Traditional cheap long distance rates with old fashioned customer service. No hidden surprises just a simple, straightforward and honest long distance phone company. Pioneer has not raised its domestic U.S. long distance telephone rates since 1989!... Cheap broadband internet phone service from MyPhoneCompany is now available - MyPhoneCompany offers you one bill from one company with one low price for all your calls to anywhere in USA and Canada with lots of free features for only $24.99 and absolutely NO additional surcharges!... Introducing WebMax Studio Make your own website in only 5 minutes! - With WebMax studio, you can create your own website in less than 5 minutes. Huge template library - Over 1,100 designs to choose from plus 1,700 stock photos plus much more, only $18.95 a month! Start your free 10 day trial today.... Why is there a USF Fee or Tax on my long distance telephone bill? - Long distance companies used to make money off of your USF Fee which is an FCC mandated fee that goes to schools, roads etc in your community. AT&T used to charge 11.5% and MCI used to charge 12.3% for something the FCC used to charge them 5% for. Since these companies were making a ton of money, off of what the Public thought was a mandated fee, the FCC just changed the rule so that all telephone companies are required by law to charge the same amount, and give it all to the FCC. Read more to find out what all the USF is used for.... Internet access from World Verge is now available - Need a faster connection but don't want to pay for broadband? Services available from World Verge include dial up Internet access, Accelerated Internet access, and a Family Filter for either access plan.... New Opex Wireless Cell Phone Plans - Cellular phone plans as low as $9.99 per month, along with a wide variety of other plans to choose from. We never require you to sign long-term contracts and even provide a 100% risk-free guarantee. Tired of the hassles from your local and long distance telephone companies? Replace your landline with Opex Wireless!... Convergia Presents Canadian Long Distance Phone Services Now Available - Introducing for the first time long distance for the Canada residents. Using state of the art switching facilities and end to end network, Convergia presents the fullest potential of the broadband revolution.... Packet 8 Broadband Phone Services Now Available - Get unlimited local and long distance broadband phone service with residential plans as low as $19.95 per month and business plan starting from $34.95 per month, or choose the video service for only $29.95 per month. High-speed Internet connection required.... VOIP Internet Phone and Internet Telephony FAQ - Internet Telephony, also known as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), is a technology that allows you to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular (or analog) phone line. Some services using VoIP may only allow you to call other people using the same service, but others may allow you to call anyone who has a telephone number - including local, long distance, mobile, and international numbers. Also, while some services only work over your computer or a special VoIP phone, other services allow you to use a traditional phone through an adaptor.... Top Ten Telecom Tips - Understand your own telephone calling patterns. Do you make most of your telephone calls during the day, night, or on weekends? If you don't make frequent residential long distance telephone calls, perhaps a long distance telephone dial-around service ("10-10") is the right plan for you or a plan with no monthly minimum fees.... Explanation of Charges on Your Telephone Bill - Many consumers do not understand the various charges and items on their monthly phone bills. Here is a quick reference that describes some of these charges.... Tips for Lowering Your Long Distance Telephone Bill - If you think your long distance company is charging you too much - in flat fees, monthly minimums or per-minute charges -- the Better Business Bureau, along with the Federal Communication Commission, offer the following options which may help lower your monthly bill.... Afford-A-Phone: A Lifeline Assistance and Link-Up America Outreach Campaign - The Lifeline telephone discount program, also known as "Lifeline Assistance", gives people with low incomes a discount on the basic monthly telephone service for either their wired phone or wireless phone. The Link-Up America program pays for a portion of your wireline or wireless installation or activation fee excluding the handset.... Choosing a long distance provider - Choosing a long distance telephone provider can be a tricky business. Not only are there hundreds of long distance companies, but each company offers numerous long distance calling plans. With so many options, it can seem overwhelming when trying to find the long distance plan to best fit your needs.... Beware of telephone scams - It is illegal. It is deceptive and It is costly. But getting "slammed" (having your long-distance telephone carrier switched without your permission) is becoming an increasingly common occurrence.... How to avoid being crammed - Some consumers are being billed for telephone services they did not order. This practice is called "cramming" and it affects telephone consumers nationwide.... Beware of telemarketing scams - Offers of amazing investments and too-good-to-be-true offers are warning signs of telephone fraud. According to the Federal Trade Commission, telemarketing fraud now costs Americans at least $40 billion a year.... Use New Home As Investment - Sept. 25 - Low interest rates have allowed homebuyers to get more bang for their buck. Roseanne Colletti takes a look at real estate as an investment.... Listening Closely To Game Lyrics - Movies, music and videogames come along with ratings. A videogame with a rating appropriate for everyone may have some questionable language. Asa Aarons takes a listen.... Getting A Good Hotel Experience - Sept. 20 - If you've ever had a bad hotel experience you know how aggravating it can be. Consumer reporter Roseanne Colletti has some tips on getting satisfaction.... Getting Rid Of Spam - Sept. 18 - Spam is not just lunchmeat it also refers to that annoying junk email that turns up in your inbox. Asa Aarons warns of some potential hazards of spam.... Tips On Unloading Old Computers - Sept. 17 - If you're planning on replacing your old home computer here are some tips on what to do with the old one.... New Smaller, Faster Microwaves - July 26 - If you're in the market for a new microwave you may be surprised that new models are much smaller and faster than the one you have. Roseanne Colletti reports.... More Control Over Cell Bills - If you want more control over your cell phone bills you may want to look into a prepaid phone. Asa Aarons lets you know if there are big savings. ... Report On Playground Safety - June 20 - A consumer interest group has released its findings on the safety of playgrounds. See how your neighborhood jungle gym ranks for safety.... Ice Cream Taste Test - June 20 - 34 brands of vanilla and chocolate ice cream were taste tasted by Consumer Reports. Here's the scoop on the most popular. ... Online Realtors Help Save Money - When you sell your home hefty real estate commissions can take a big bite out of your profits. Roseanne Colletti reports that going online may help you save big. ... ResearchBuzz Roundup 071108 - Here’s something you don’t see every day — a fax machine recall.
Mapping the Northern California Wildfires.
Discussion on the launch of LexMonitor.
Steven is bitter. And I don’t blame him.
Mozilla sets Firefox download record. Just over 8 million in 24 hours!
Hm. Microsoft bought Powerset?
Google talks about its new privacy link.
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... ResearchBuzz Roundup 062808 - Bibliothèque de Toulouse’s on Flickr! Terrific.
I saw this screenshot and yelled “AAAH! It’s the first issue of Wired!”
More real-time quotes on Google Finance.
A Science Conference in World of Warcraft. Whee!
Real Life Snail Mail. Is the Internet just out to prove how weird it is?
Ask.com blog: Ask.com Makes More Moves on Privacy.
I had [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 062508 - Congrats to BabyBoomer Librarian for one thousand posts.
University Presses are hooking up with Kindle.
Jon Orwant and Jarkko Hietaniemi deserve a medal. Someone is going to do something wonderful with this.
JupiterResearch: one quarter of world’s population will be online by 2012.
LexisNexis expands its Congressional Digital Collection.
FictionDB is now free. Rawk!
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... ResearchBuzz Roundup 062408 - Online Journalism Review goes away.
Safari Books Online has upgraded.
YouTube video for toddlers. Heh.
GovGab has some more information about the tomato recall and food recalls in general.
Gary got a hat tip! And well deserved too.
It’s the Return of Google Code Jam!
Good news for IE and del.icio.us.
Not long until November: it’s [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 061508 - WOW. Jeremy is leaving Yahoo.
Wiki launched for data modeling.
Wikis for procedure manuals. I tried something like this work and couldn’t get much interest…
ProQuest will acquire Dialog.
Wow. If it happens this planned BBC archive is going to be awesome.
Firefox 3 coming out on Tuesday.
70+ Videos of Google I/O sessions.
New online [ ]
... Google Offering New Google Trends - Google has announced on its official page that there’s a new version of Google Trends available. If you have a Google Account you can now download trend information in CSV format. Very cool.
You can trend multiple search terms. I was curious about a term that’s been bumping around my radar for the last couple [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 061308 - New search engine available for Tanzania.
California has developed a database of “green” buildings.
Indiana History Magazine, 1905-2006, now available online.
Because it’s the INTERNET, that’s why — a social media site for collecting information about zombies. The kind that shuffle around and aggressively request brains, not the computer kind.
eBay ends Media Marketplace experiment.
Del.icio.us [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 060708 - Google Maps for Mobile — now with transit directions.
Founding Fathers papers to go digital.
Greatest Defunct Web Sites. What about Flooz?
How to get and keep Windows XP after June 30.
New group tools in Flickr.
The NAL Blog: The Farm Bill Fix Is In.
The Wiki of legit P2P uses.
New Research Guide on Public [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 060408 - The Pennsylvania Legislative Journals go online back to 1993.
News from Australia in Google Earth.
Interesting: Getting crafty with Google Book Search.
Yahoo Developer Network hiring a technical evangelist. Does Yahoo have a consumer applications evangelist? Not enough folks know about the Cool Stuff.
25 Ways Libraries Can Serve Book Groups.
Rhode Island now has an [ ]
... ResearchBuzz Roundup 053008 - Coming this fall: The Blackfoot Digital Library.
CNN and the NYT are Twittering.
Google Book Search bibliography now available.
FeedBurner talks about AdSense for feeds.
Amazon and Borders, officially broke up.
Interactive Web sites and shaping public perception.
The Brooklyn Museum is now in the Flickr Commons!
I was wondering if that was new. Google has [ ]
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