Online shopping, although not a new concept, still manages to impress me. Who would have thought, that in less than twenty years, all of the biggest names in retail would be just as successful online as they are selling products out of their brick-and-mortar locations. Online shopping can be done at any time and from [...]
I am a dedicated online shopper. My heart beats wildly as I refresh my email, hoping against hope that I will find a discount code from my favorite stores. Sometimes it's not about the prize, but the chase. The excitement that comes from the search and the anticipation of finding a product that I can't [...]
Buying and selling is in our blood. Even before modern forms of currency came into being, human beings traded what goods they had in exchange for the goods they needed. Making “money” or earning a profit required adept bargaining techniques and a savvy mind. Little did people of the past know how far evolution would [...]
Difficult as it is to believe, Facebook is celebrating its sixteenth birthday this year. Sixteen years of friend requests, posts, comments, and learning far more about your coworkers than you ever cared to. Facebook is the great experiment, the platform that connected generations, a site with as many active users as there are people in [...]
Love it or hate it, choice is a part of daily life. Should I buy this brand of shoes or that? Should I eat at that restaurant or another one? Rather than allowing the grand pool of choices overwhelm you, see it as an opportunity to learn and differentiate between the decision before you. Knowledge [...]
Remember in gym class when the teacher would set up different stations to rotate between? Ten minutes playing kickball then ten minutes running laps. Variety kept us engaged, saved our little brains and tiny hands from tiring out. Why is the routine of adult life so different from childhood? The monotony of routine makes one [...]
To some, following protocol is a waking nightmare, but to me, my rule-adhering heart is a sucker for a set of guidelines. I live for roadmaps and rule books. In fact, I have never played a game without an extensive look into how to play and why the game is played in a certain way. [...]
I was once banned from a golf course. My cousins and I were trespassing late at night and little did we know, police officers do not look favorably on hooligans causing a ruckus. I have never been more terrified in my life. But however scared I was, I knew there was a way to avoid [...]
Proxies, proxies! Read all about 'em! Anonymous browser proxies take your online web surfing to the next level! Install a browser proxy on your browser for improved security! Better privacy! And greater access to blocked content! Hearing about all the great reasons to use a browser proxy is of course the first step to understanding [...]
Netflix is a powerhouse. In the beginning, a bright red envelope was placed in your mailbox, ready to be watched at your convenience and able to kept longer than any video rental store ever allowed. Even Netflix's origins seem outdated due to the rate of the online streaming service's rapid expansion. The thought of waiting [...]
