Obama Wins Nobel Prize, Answered With Widespread Cries

By now everyone has heard about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Obama last Friday. The news of his win sent waves of surprise throughout the world, including -- if not especially -- at home in the U.S.

The five-person Nobel Committee unanimously agreed on the winner. But the debate rages on whether this was a good move as an early vote of confidence or just a premature reward that was not yet earned. The prize nominations closed on February 1, not even two weeks after Obama began his presidency.

Whether or not you agree on Obama's win, you can keep up on the debate and even post your input on the many blogs, articles and message boards following this and other news-related debates. You can even bundle your high speed internet and home phone services and give yourself unlimited call time when you get on the phone to debate with your friend.

Internet And Football And Heartbreak, Oh My

Football season is in full swing, and with that comes the joys and sorrows of fantasy football. Last week, I remembered right before game time that I needed to trade some players on my team. I tore open my laptop and clicked madly away at the keyboard only to be left staring with crazed eyes at the painfully slow-loading page.

I didn't get to change my players before the showdown began, and my benched player scored three times as many points as the one I had in. This led to my team's tragic downfall. Even worse, it was the week I went head to head with my fantasy football arch nemesis. In that painfully regretful moment of my life, I'll never forget my final thought. I NEED faster internet!

Reunited, And It Feels So Good

While flipping through TV channels one day, I got sucked into watching a reality show. I don't normally watch them, but this one caught my attention. I can't remember what it was called but the host was a guy who reunites long-lost friends and family.

Reunions can be such a powerful, emotion-filled event to witness. Of course I began thinking about people from my past and wondering how they were doing. I figure it's about time to look some of them up. It's hard to believe that some of them haven't left their digital footprint on one of the many social networking sites. But here's hoping they at least have home phones. Tracking them down will seem much easier if I can just find them in the phonebook.

What Waves In The Web Surfer?

Web surfers spend most of their time online visiting content sites, doubling the time they spent on commerce and even doubling the time spent on popular social media sites. That's the conclusion of a recent survey by the Online Publishing Association.

The study determined that the average Internet user spent close to 7 hours a month on various content sites. That compared to about 3 hours on social media sites, over 2 hours each month on e-commerce sites, and rougly 5 hours a month with e-mail, instant messaging and other Internet message options.

The results suggest that the average web surfer is looking more for content than shopping for bargains. According to the studyies, some of that may be due to the troubled economy. Thus, companies looking to attract consumers may want to consider including more significant informational content to their sales sites as a way of interesting and keeping customers.

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Can You Get An Address If All You Have Is A Phone Number?

Ever wanted to send a gift or card to a friend but you don't know their mailing address? As long as you have a phone number, online resources can often let you look them up.

For some people, this is an example of the resources available today on the Internet. For others, it's almost a little scary to think how easy it is to locate personal information about someone.

The reverse phone lookup services are offered by many search engines, and the service is free. Don't go to a site offering the service for a cost, even though many can be found. Using Google as an example, because it's the largest search engines, all you need to do is type "phonebook:" and then enter the telephone number, including the area code. If you want to be sure random people cannot easily look up your home address, all you have to do is make sure your address is not published with your home listing. If you're really concerned about added privacy, but don't want an unlisted number, some people even use an alias or a pet's name in their listing (again, without an address).

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