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Al Gibes
writes about how people are using the Internet. His column appears Sunday in Business.

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'ONLINE GUY' COLUMNS - 2009

Nov 08: Click the mouse, not the remote: Local company sends TV to PC
Nov 01: By the tweet, through the Windows: Microsoft offers help microblog style
Oct 25: It's never too late to try something new -- 100-year-olds tweeting away
Oct 18: Baby boomers renewing old ties as fast-growing user group on Facebook
Oct 11: Any-age matchmaking as close as your mouse
Oct 04: Three-pile money system can point children toward a lifetime of saving
Sep 27: For home or remote wireless broadband, Clear satisfies
Sep 20: Giggles short and sweet: Book captures Twitter's wittiest quips
Sep 12: Football contest pick and new BlackBerry that's slick highlight Net Notes
Sep 06: Flag down! Illegal use of the iPhone, on the offense, penalties to come ...
Aug 29: Search engine eZanga aims to gauge whether clicks are friendly or fraud
Aug 22: Toshiba Mini netbook great for surfing, grim for sound
Aug 15: Wonder Rotunda fine for mini explorers
Aug 09: Does Bing have swing? Readers' opinions vary
Aug 04: These (ear)buds are for you ... and so is this pocket hot spot
Jul 26: Clear service will let users wade wirelessly into Internet's future
Jul 19: Deal-hungry shoppers and travelers can bring in savings with Bing
Jul 12: Big Bing Theory: New search, new worlds
Jul 05: Palm Pre promising but not ready to replace Apple iPhone in pocket
Jun 28: Tiny, mighty netbook lets on-the-go people carry on with Net surfing
Jun 21: Mamapedia allows moms to access archives of first-hand parental wisdom
Jun 14: Webby winners give (very) brief thanks
Jun 12: Custom sneaker shop, text-as-art and other wows from the Webbys
May 31: See the sites: Webby Awards highlight Internet's innovative, interesting content
May 24: Plastic Logic joins race to introduce iPod of electronic readers
May 17: Print media's DX factor: New Kindle may help in transition to Digital Age
May 10: Network guru's tweet and lowdown: Tips to avoid 140-character flaws
May 03: Got a burning question? Text the KGB
Apr 25: Attention, tweeps: Follow me as I traipse across the Twitterverse
Apr 19: SanDisk gadget enters race to rival iPod for digital music dominance
Apr 12: PayPal goes mobile, putting secure payment in your pocket
Apr 05: Could you, would you Web surf in a car? Technology will let you
Mar 28: No generation gaps or digital divide: Family gathers around Facebook
Mar 21: Online malls fulfill shoppers' wishes and raise cash for nonprofits
Mar 15: Telecommuting cost-effective
Mar 07: Amazon.com pushes e-reading a step forward with new Kindle 2
Mar 01: Hope I 'friend' although I am old, graying Facebook generation says
Feb 20: After rules switch fuels furor, Facebook tries to save face
Feb 13: Road mouse ready to rev search engines or cruise information superhighway
Feb 05: Readers say 'yea' to chance to pay for day at annual electronics expo
Feb 01: Electronics expo gate debate, Super Bowl ads to love or hate in Net Notes
Jan 23: Put me in charge of CES, and some things are going to change
Jan 16: The best have yet to come from 2009 version of CES
Jan 11: That hum you hear comes from gadget expo bursting with buzzwords
Jan 07: Look at that gadget stack! Electronics megashow must be back

The Online Guy - Tidbits

Black Friday, all month
I'm seeing references to Black Friday almost every day. They come by e-mail. I see them on television. I see ads in the newspaper and ads in my snail-mailbox. It wasn't long ago that Black Friday...

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 at 05:18 PM

In like sin
The folks at MGM Grand have found a unique way to use Twitter in their latest online contest. It's pretty simple. You tweet your sins for a chance to win a free night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas....

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:46 AM

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