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Eight Good Holiday Season Statistics for Internet Retailers

Rated Nov 30 2007 • 4 reviews • marketing • marketingpilgrim.com

Yup, providing a strong perception of (credit card) security is definitely the most important aspect of converting a customer. Great observations.

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Push Marketing V.S. Pull Marketing: Using Both Strategies...

Rated Nov 30 2007 • 9 reviews • marketing • doshdosh.com

As always, Dosh Dosh has very intelligent things to say.

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Test Your Reflexes

Rated Nov 18 2007 • 100 reviews • health • res.in

At first I thought some picture of a scary dead person was going to pop up in there, but it's the real thing. Pretty addictive. You can save yourself a few split seconds if you hold down stop and then let go when the color comes up.

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Horrible Disease Turns Man Into Tree&Video

Rated Nov 16 2007 • 3 reviews • humor, video • break.com

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15 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Need...

Rated Nov 16 2007 • 21 reviews • entrepreneurship • college-startup.com

While it is definitely inspiring that these "degreeless" entrepreneurs are as successful as they are today, they are by far the exception vs. the rule. I'm not a big fan of schooling either - after all, you are rewarded based on how well you follow directions and many graduates end up going off to become mindless robots at some big corporation they are so proud of, brandishing their skill of being a great conformist. But starting your own business without a degree is a very risky proposition and unless you're super bad ass and innovative like the people mentioned in this article, it would be prudent to have a degree as a contingency.

This is not to mention that you can't replace the experience you get from being a college student. This includes the friends you meet, the experience of growing up, getting laid for the first time (unless you were "cooler" than most people), or whatever it might be. I suppose you could satisfy all these things on the non-college entrepreneurial route as well, but it just wouldn't be the same. I would never give up my college experience for anything despite the difficulties I had to deal with. I can't imagine this experience being anything like being an entrepreneur at such an early age. The social aspect of the latter is too limited in my opinion and most of the people you will meet are likely much older than you, potentially making it difficult for you to relate to them. In addition, if you happen to become rich in this case, whether you are happy is another question.

Wow, I never imagined to write such a long comment. But I hope what I wrote provides some food for thought.

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Schaeffers Investment Research - Resources for Stock and...

Rated Nov 15 2007 • 2 reviews • futures • schaeffersresearch.com

I used to read this site religiously and eventually even subscribed to two of his paid newsletters (Master Portfolio and Options Advisor). However, after losing a fair amount of money from some of his stocks and options recommendations, I can't say that I'm much of a fan anymore.

The site is very theoretical with an emphasis on contrarian trading. One of his basic strategies is to go short or long depending on analyst sentiments vs. the technicals behind the price action. For example, if a stock had a fair amount of neutral/sell analyst ratings, but the stock continued to show strength on the technical and pricing fronts, this stock (or corresponding fairly deep in the money call option) would be a buy since an analyst upgrade could be imminent and push the stock price even higher (most people that trade stocks know how much an analyst upgrade/downgrade can influence prices as irrational or manipulating it might seem).

I have mixed feelings towards this site, but overall I would recommend people to read it just to get more educated on stocks, options and the market in general.

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StockCharts.com - Simply the Webs Best Financial Charts

Rated Nov 15 2007 • 21 reviews • investing • stockcharts.com

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Psych Central - Trusted information in mental health and...

Rated Nov 15 2007 • 44 reviews • mental health • psychcentral.com

I've never seen this website before, but it looks like a great mental health resource. I'll definitely be checking this page out more frequently. Thanks for Stumbling it!

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