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Started in 2004Today it’s the world’s largest travel search siteLike a travel site they have flights and hotels, but

we’re very different from most travel sites because we don't actually sell plane tickets, hotel rooms, or anything else.

Lets you compare options, and when you find something that fits your budget and tastes, you book it where you want: at the airline site, from the hotel, or from a travel agent

http://www.kayak.com/

Podcasts• Podcasts area series of digital files which can be video or audio. •iTunes store places thousands of podcasts up for free•Can be searched by a particular category or by popularity

http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/

Shared Calendar: Google CalendarIt’s a free, time management web

applicationIt allows multiple calendars to be created

and shown in the same viewCalendars can be shared either read only or

with full edit control

http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/about.html

Google Talk< Google Talk –AKA Gtalk is a no charge windows web-based app for Instant messaging and voice over internet protocol.< Its only available for windows computers but Google Chat is now available for PCs and Intel-based Macs.< Google talk is also available for smart phones ( Palm pre, blackberry, iPhone, Android and the Nokia N900)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_TalkCourtney Hill

Skype< Skype enables the world’s conversations< Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls and IMs.< Everyday people use Skype to make low cost calls to landlines and mobiles.

http://about.skype.com/Courtney Hill

Priceline

< Priceline.com gives leisure travelers the inside track to the best travel deals and discounts around.<They have exclusive deal search technology and negotiating power, priceline consistently delivers more ways to save on discount airline tickets, cheap hotel rooms, car rentals, vacation packages and cruises than anyone else

http://www.priceline.com/default.asp?refid=PLGOOGLECPC&refclickid=PRICELINE_BMATCHMOD&gclid=CPHIyp2r9aMCFUmA5QodDnkD3g

Courtney Hill

A micro blogging site that allows users to post “tweets” that are then displayed to the authors “followers”. Tweets are 140 character messages that can be posted via computer or cell phone. Tweets can be anything from interesting news headlines to updates on what an individual is doing at any given moment. Twitter is popular with celebrities and has a great impact on the world of popular culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter http://twitter.com/

Site directed toward travelers trying to save some money.

Reviews on airports (both domestic and international) and the sleeping conditions and amenities the airports offer (free Wi-Fi, food, shopping etc.)

Gives lists of the best (and worst) airports to sleep in throughout the world

•View value of homes•View homes for sale in the area•See aerial photos of houses