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Ping Google and Get Your Blog Updated with Google Blog Search
Google today introduced its own ping service.
Today we're launching the Google Blog Search Pinging Service, which is a way for individual bloggers and blog platform providers to inform us of content changes. Blogging providers who syndicate RSS/Atom/XML and want to be included in our Blog Search index can now ping us directly.
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Reminder: Free Financial Advice Tomorrow, October 6th
This is just to remind you that tomorrow, October 6th, there will be another session (the last of two) of financial assistance on retirement planning, sponsored by Kiplinger's Personal Finance and NAPFA. The advice is free via the toll-free number (888) 919-2345.
According to Kiplinger, more than 1300 people participated the first event on September [...]
How much Property Taxes Do You Pay?
According to The Tax Foundation, New York and New Jersey top the list of median property taxes in the nation. The 15 counties with highest property taxes are:
Westchester County, NY - $7,337
Nassau County, NY - $7,025
Hunterdon County, NJ - $6,988
Bergen County, NJ - $6,846
Essex County, NJ - $6,642
Rockland County, [...]
Year-End Personal Finance Checklist from Morningstar
Morningstar today has an excellent article that offers tips for year-end personal finance checkup. Following is the summary. To read the full article by Sue Stevens, click here.
1. Supercharge Your Portfolio
Rebalance: Keep your target asset allocations.
Net gains and losses: Offset gains by selling losers.
Check year-dnd fund distributions: Buy a fund after [...]
What Is VoIP And Why Is It Popular?
Simply speaking, Voice of Internet Protocol, commonly known as VoIP, is a technology that can carry voice signal over the Internet rather than traditional telephone lines. Though the technology was originated from a technology developed in the 1970s, it became commercially available only in recent years. Now big players such as Vonage and SunRocket are [...]
