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8 Useful Web Resources. Mia Scafe Jessica Pils. Facebook aka F-book. Facebook is a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook , Inc . A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names
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8 Useful Web Resources Mia Scafe Jessica Pils
Facebook aka F-book • Facebookis a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. • A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names • Is a social networking service for high school, college, university, corporate, non-profit, military and geographic communities
Skype • Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the internet. • Additional features includes instant messenger, file transfer and video WHY IT’S USEFUL: • Calls to other users of the service and, in some countries, to free-of-charge numbers, are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. conferencing.
Tweets are text based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, or allow open access • Twitter is a free social networking service and micro blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. WHY TWITTER IS USEFUL: Allows you to promote your business, ask for help with blogs, get opinions, to keep up with friends or simply to follow the news
Study Stack • Find flashcards to study or create your own flashcards. • Study flashcards or use the other activities such as matching, crosswords, hangman, scrambled word, or bug chase. • Study flashcards anytime and anywhere by printing your flashcards or by using them with applications on your cell phone, PDA, or iPod.
Sleeping In Airports • Allows you to find airports that are the most comfortable to sleep in around the world. • Travelers often need to get some nap time in airports while waiting for originating or connecting flights. If your flight is delayed or missed, and when the wait stretches to four, five or more hours, you may just want to find a place in the airport where you can get some shut-eye.
Bidding For Travel • BiddingForTravel.com's primary goal is to promote informed bidding when using priceline.com's (US) travel products. • Bidding forTravel allows you to find flight rates for a cheaper rate or gives you more “bang for your buck”.
Whoozy • Whoozyis a search engine for people. It searches the web for information about a particular person and uses search engines, social networks and picture/video/audio sites to gather. • When you type in a name the software does an intensive search around the web and then presents the results in a straightforward interface. This enables you to quickly see the available info about you or another person.
Priceline • Priceline.com gives leisure travelers the inside track to the best travel deals and discounts around. • With this exclusive deal search technology and negotiating power, Priceline consistently delivers more ways to save on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises than anyone else.
Why You Should Use Bidding for Travel • We went to Biddingfortravel.com and found that there was an available room for around $100 which totaled around $138 with tax. When you go to the Hyatt's’ actual website, the price was nearly double the price shown on BiddingforTravel.com. Try It!