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Top 3 Reasons Why People ‘Unfriend’ on Facebook

THE FACTS: Unimportant & frequent Facebook posts can get you ‘unfriended,’ but so can political and crude posts There is much research on how people form ‘friendships’ online. However, no one has really looked at why people ‘unfriend’ on Facebook. Until now. A University of Colorado study found that ‘unfriending’ is quite common. Respondents to [...]

What Makes Us Happy?

Creativity

World renowned psychologist Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” He notes that all studies tell us that money cannot make us happy. So he turns to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” Find out what ‘flow’ is, WATCH:

What Percentage of Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck?

Facts

FACT: 77% of Americans are Now Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck BOTTOM LINE: In a recent survey, 77% of people were living paycheck-to-paycheck. This is a sharp increase from 2009. In addition, this survey found: Workers report they have made a variety of changes to their living and spending habits to help get by. When asked what tactics [...]

Facts (General Sites)

Facts

A fact is something known to be true. Sometimes it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction, rumor, or supposition, but fact-finding using the Internet makes the task a whole lot easier. Online encyclopedias are devoted solely to facts, providing dependable information on millions of topics. Health-related sites will give you facts about diseases [...]

Encyclopedias

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? You will be, if you avail yourself of the wealth of information available on online encyclopedias. Maybe you grew up with those expensive multi-volume sets of encyclopedias sold by door-to-door salesman, where much of the information was obsolete before the ink dried. It’s time to become familiar with [...]

Car Insurance

Buying Guides

Insurers have taken advantage of the Internet as an effective tool to market their products and services. You can shop carrier sites for the best deals, purchase coverage or even file a claim, all from the comfort of your home. If you are looking for a deal on covering your ride, start out by checking [...]

Credit Reports

Finance

Important information from the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency: annualcreditreport.com is the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free credit report under federal law. You can get a free report from each of the three national credit reporting companies every 12 months. Some other sites claim to offer “free” [...]

Maps & Directions

Directions

What is it about men and directions? Those two words evoke almost as many jokes as the word mother-in-law. Many men just don’t like to give directions, take directions, or ask for directions. The simplicity of using Internet map sites could spell the end of driving around lost. More than just showing street maps, these [...]

100+ Dictionary Sites for Students & Researchers

Dictionary

Top Dictionaries for Quick Lookup function getValue(term){document.location.href = “http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/” + term;} Merriam-Webster Dictionary – the Webster dictionary is one of the most cited dictionaries. AskOxford.com – The online version of the famous Oxford dictionary. Dictionary.com – Dictionary.com is one of the most popular dictionaries on the web. FreeDictionary.com – the Free dictionary. Dictionaries American-Heritage [...]

Mail Delivery Holidays

Calendar

U.S. Mail Holidays – UPS Holidays – DHL Holidays – FedEx Holidays The following is the 2010 holiday schedule for USPS in the United States. [Visit USPS' Calendar] Friday, January 1 – New Year’s Day Monday, January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday Monday, February 15 – Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day) Monday, May 31 [...]

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