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Nick W. 6/3/2010 8:15 AM
With over 400 million active users, odds are that you or at least a good number of your friends use Facebook. One of the reasons for Facebook’s immense popularity is the ease with which it lets you share photos and posts with all of your friends. However, this also means that that photo of you passed out in the bathroom that your friend put online can easily be seen by your grandmother or any number of people you might not have thought about.
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5/28/2010 8:41 AM
Summer is a great time to travel if you’re a college student. However, unless you have piles of spare cash sitting around, the distance you can travel and the amount of time you can stay at your destination are limited by what you can afford.
Luckily there are several places you can stay that let you get away from home cheaply. You won’t be able to book a room in a four star hotel, but at least you’ll have enough money to get back home as long as you aren’t going to Vegas.
Taylor S. 5/26/2010 10:38 AM
It’s no secret that Google is a giant online, especially when it comes to search engines. But what about offline? How much of an impact does Google make within our greater economy and for the local businesses that you frequent?
It appears that their influence spreads to every corner of the country's economy and everywhere in between. Google just released their Economic Impact 2009 state-by-state report which lays out how much their company has helped other businesses generate revenue.
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