You may have heard about companies researching prospective employees online and finding out all sorts of unflattering things via the wanna be employee's MySpace page or Facebook profile. What you might not know is that it isn't always easy to remove your profile...

It's the only reason I watch the game: for the ads. Here's a line-up of who's forking out the $2.7-$3 million for :30 of advertising time. (There had been rumors that some of the presidential candidates might consider it, as the Super Bowl is just two days before...

My sister teaches 2nd grade (and is a damn good teacher, I might add). I've watched her decorate her classroom and pay out of her own pocket (all teachers do) to purchase much-needed supplies and resources. Many years ago, I told her we should start something where...

Imagine a shopping cart that tells you where to find the peanut butter -- or better yet -- that one, rare ingredient in that new recipe that you've never heard of before. A shopping cart that lets you digitally pre-load your shopping list and guides you around the...

I am a sucker for good marketing. About a year ago, I purchased a customized story book for my niece from http://www.iseeme.com/. The book spells out my niece's name, one letter per page, and each page features a garden fairy whose name begins with that page's letter....

Comcast has a reputation. Probably not the one they were hoping for, either. Among other social organizing functions that the web serves, the Internet allows consumers to pool their voices. One person shouting? Maybe Comcast can ignore that. Try thousands shouting all...