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Many use Netflix without paying

Posted on May 3, 2013June 30, 2013 by timbatchelder

10 Million People Watch Netflix Without Paying
Rebecca Greenfield, theatlanticwire.com

All that anecdotal password sharing we’ve been hearing about is more than just a few media savvy friends passing around their logins: One analyst estimates that something like 10 million people watch Netflix Instant, gratis,…

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Netflix readies virtual assistant “Max” for iPad (tuaw.com)
NSA Flix, A Netflix For Private Information (laughingsquid.com)
Netflix Max: A New Recommendation Engine That Talks Back (gizmodo.co.uk)
Meet Max, Your Siri-Like Guide To Better Netflix Recommendations On PS3 (macgasm.net)

Scrubba pocket size wash bag

Posted on December 27, 2012April 22, 2013 by timbatchelder

Scrubba’s Pocket-Size Wash Bag is the World’s Most Portable Washing Machine
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RT @inhabitat: Do your laundry on the go, wherever you are, with the world’s smallest—and most portable—washing machine http://flip.it/dUWJ9 http://flip.it/eT1DC

Top Tips for Fixing Your Appliances With Replacement Parts (stoverepairblog.wordpress.com)
A washing machine that doesn’t need water to wash (switchedonzim.wordpress.com)
Watch This Poor, Abused Washing Machine Go Completely Insane and Explode (gizmodo.co.uk)

eSnipe, Typo Bay, AuctionShark: Tools to enhance your E-bay transactions

Posted on August 23, 2009August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder

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eSnipe – Bid on eBay Automatically – Home. Best ebay sniping tool in Rule the Web

Typo Bay – eBay Misspelled Auction Search. Best misspelled auction search in Rule the Web

Shop From The Most Watched Live Auctions on eBay.com. best auction shark in Rule the Web. Make sure to create 2 accounts: one for shopping one for selling to avoid negative feedback harming your rep.

eBay Find of the Week (fabsugar.com)
Narciso Rodriguez Makes a Home on eBay (fabsugar.com)
eBay Find of the Week (fabsugar.com)
Search eBay for “Completed Listings” to Know How Much Your Stuff Is Worth [Selling] (lifehacker.com)
iPhone 4 prototype appeared and removed from eBay (tekcore.co.uk)
New eBay EULA Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits (yro.slashdot.org)

Abbott Looks to Consumer for Growth

Posted on November 12, 2008November 12, 2012 by timbatchelder

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Abbott Looks to Consumer for Growth – WSJ.com.

Gilead Shares Rise on Hepatitis C Treatment (minyanville.com)
Hep C drugs bring high cure rates in trial (todayonline.com)
Abbott’s three oral hepatitis C drugs produce high cure rates in trial (medcitynews.com)
Abbot Holding Steady For Long-Term Investments (seekingalpha.com)
Big Corporate Breakups In 2011 (forbes.com)
Abbott admits to errors in pharma chief’s college credentials (fiercebiotech.com)
Abbott Said to Plan Benchmark Bond Offering for AbbVie Spinoff – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
We’ll find billions in savings: Abbott (news.theage.com.au)
Abbott Laboratories Preps Jumbo $10 Billion-Plus Bond Deal to Fund Spin-off (biospace.com)
GSK, Abbott drug combo kills triple-negative breast cancer in mice (fiercebiotechresearch.com)

Consumers’ CHECKBOOK

Posted on August 23, 2007August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder

Consumers’ CHECKBOOK.

best consumer review site on rule the web esp for finding health professionals

Issues to Consider When Hiring a Home Contractor (blogs.lawyers.com)
How Consumers Find, Evaluate and Hire Home Improvement Contractors in… (prweb.com)
Building Green: Five Top Trends for Contractors in 2012 (cleantechies.com)
Carpenters union protests outside new Raynham Walmart (tauntongazette.com)
Top remodeling gripes from homeowners and contractors (news.consumerreports.org)
Remodeling Professionals Plan to Invest More Time and Resources into Google AdWords Over the Next Year (virtual-strategy.com)
A nation of temps (salon.com)
Insurers are trying to lure change management contractors into permanent roles, here’s what you can expect to earn (news.efinancialcareers.com)
Four tips for IT contractors to increase their employability (news.efinancialcareers.com)
Do it yourself or hire a contractor? (kfor.com)

Find a doctor – Doctor reviews and ratings | RateMDs.com

Posted on August 23, 2007August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder

I Need a Doctor — I Need a Doctor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Find a doctor – Doctor reviews and ratings | RateMDs.com.

best doctor rating tool on rule the web

Doctor Suing Former Patient Over Online Criticism (denver.cbslocal.com)
I’m Glad You Like Your Doctor, But What Do You Know? (bostinno.com)
Consumer Reports Expands Its Ratings To Doctors (wnyc.org)
No More Medical Gag Orders; No Silencing Patients (thehealthcaremarketer.wordpress.com)
Rating and Reviewing Customer Rating and Review Sites (savings.com)
Rating Doctors Is Tricky, But Consumer Reports Does It In Massachusetts (gantdaily.com)
For Lawyers & Doctors Profile Defenders States: Reviews Are Make-or-Break to Stay in Business (sys-con.com)
Call the Doctor! But Who? (hrb-ideas.com)
Doctor Burnout: How Common Is It? (huffingtonpost.com)

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