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When it comes to research on the internet, there is no doubt that the most popular search engine is Google, Yahoo is 2nd, and Microsoft 3rd. We all use Google on a daily basis, whether it’s to look up someone, find the best restaurant in town, or find driving directions. But one problem with Goole is you need to enclose your search term in quotes to find exactly what you’re searching for. Not only can this be frustrating, espically for people new to using search engines, but it can be a waste of valuable time and energy. Thus, the birth of Craigslist. Craigslist is a new way of searc hing the Internet, that provides nearly everything you would want to know about a specific area. Created by Craig Newmark in 1995, Craigslist.com was originally developed to serve the San Francisco Bay area. By the year 2000 it had spread to four cities, and by 2006 it covered over 450 cities, domestic and foreign.  Read more... (911 words, 1 image, estimated 3:39 mins reading time)

Technorati is an RSS directory at the most basic level, but it is without a doubt one of the most important RSS sites on the Web for driving targeted traffic back to your blog. Scores of Internet users search Technorati for blogs of a specific subject, and many are themselves bloggers.

Xanga is one of the fastest growing social sites on the
Web. It’s user friendly. you can create your very own
Blog on their site, and use the site to direct people
back to your main sites.

Did I say user friendly?
It’s very easy to join Xanga. All you have to do is go to
xanga.com and select the “Join” link in the upper right
hand corner. All they require is a user name, password,
email address, birthdate, and that you agree to their TOS.
It only takes a few minutes, and you’ll be signed up, and
logged into your Xanga site.  Read more... (432 words, 1 image, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)