Ebay
Ebay is a very popular and very well known site for buying and selling used and new goods. It is essentially a giant online garage sale/ auction. I chose it for this very reason because it provides a myriad of products at a variety of prices. Sorted into categories, the site is easy to navigate and very useful. Ebay provides the enquirer with:
1.the starting price of an item
2.the number of bids, who placed the bids, and the reliability of the bidders
3.the reliability of the sellers
4. the condition, price, and location of the item
5. the time remaining to bid on the item
It also allows you to watch favorite items and create a username in order to track your purchases and customer responsibility.

Ebay obtains its useful information through user comments and non-expert peer reviews. For example, a buyer posts feedback comments on who they bought from, and ebay displays the positive feedback percentage, so future buyers can determine the reliabilty of a seller. Vice versa for sellers to the buyers.

The site is very well organized and clear. Each username links to a list of their reviews, for those who wish further perusal. However, a number and positive feed back percentage is represented by a number and colored star next to the username, so the enquirer can easily and quickly see the reliability of said buyer/seller. The site provides links to additional information which is useful, but it doesn't require further research in order to obtain information which prevents becoming overwhelmed.

Amazon.com, a competing website, is slightly superior because you can buy directly from a reputable company, so you know your guarenteed what you pay for.

Thank you to Nicole and Irene for linking my boring blog to their exciting and insightful ones! You girls rock!

Since installing Google Analytics, one person has visited my blog.

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I chose Coca-Cola and Barnes and Noble because I have a relative who works for Coca-Cola, and I love Barnes and Noble. The path connecting them alternates from person to the board of each company. The path is relatively short considering these two companies aren't very similar.

The two book marks I added are very similar websites. However, both are hilarious. Natalie Dee is a clever website named after its creator Natalie Dee. She has various postings online including an advice column, a blog, and a couple of websites. Married to the Sea, is a website collaboration with Natalie Dee and her husband, who also has his own humor related website. The links are below!

• Natalie Dee


• Married to the Sea

Here is today's drawing from Natalie Dee's website.

I chose the required attribution-noncommercial-share-alike license. This license allows other people to copy "my work" and change it as long as they give me credit and license it under the same terms. I don't plan on putting anything in my blog that I want commercial credit for.

For licenses: Creative Commons

Here are some good websites for researching shows:

http://www.mtishows.com

http://www.stageagent.com

These are both good for researching shows you already know or getting familiar with shows you're interested in.