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Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list.


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Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.


High-tech holiday gift ideas for $50 and $100

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.


10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...


Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.


Facebook on Monday continued phasing Lala.com music service into its online shop

Lala.com gets in tune with Facebook gift shop

Technology / Internet

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook on Monday continued phasing Lala.com music service into its online shop, providing US users a way to buy music at the leading social networking service.


The unwelcome gift: Marketing and cross-cultural differences

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Westerner consumers are more receptive to unexpected promotional gifts than their East Asian counterparts, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


The dark side of gifts: Feeling indebted may drive people to the marketplace

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

You need to move out of your apartment. Do you call in your friends and family to haul boxes and furniture or contact a moving company? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that sometimes the emotions connec ...


EBay to test eBay Bucks shopping rewards program

Technology / Internet

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site.


New happiness research demonstrates when material items are the best option

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It matters whether you give your loved one a material gift or an experience for Valentine's Day, say researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis.


A gift for planet Earth: Ways to save energy during the holidays

A gift for planet Earth: Ways to save energy during the holidays

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Penn State's Office of Sustainability offers suggestions for saving energy this holiday season.


How you spend affects how much you spend: Non-cash purchases found to be higher than cash buys

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 07, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

There is fresh evidence that people spend less when paying cash than using credit, cash-equivalent scrip or gift certificates. They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses in detail. These findings appear in the ...