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Tips on how to pick a winning 2011 March Madness tournament bracket

NCAA March Madness: The Greatest Moments of the NCAA Tournament
NCAA March Madness: The Greatest Moments of the NCAA Tournament

With March Madness just a few weeks away, office workers everywhere are starting to frantically look for anything that could give them an edge in filling out a winning tournament bracket.

At lot of the information Web Watch has posted about HOW TO PICK A WINNING BRACKET and MORE TIPS ON FILLING OUT YOUR BRACKET is still valid, so be sure to read those handy tips as you gear up to play some hoops madness (we’d post it all here again, but just didn’t want to repeat ourselves).

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One way to get hundreds of dollars of merchandise – absolutely free!

Absolutely Free!
Absolutely Free!

Tom Locke had a vision a few years ago.

He went and bought himself a roll of 100 stamps, costing him $39.

Then Tom said to himself, “why spend $39 on a roll of stamps if I’m not really going to get anything for it?”  He likened this purchase to walking into a casino and spending $39 on a slot machine or blackjack table.  Where’s the cost-benefit of spending that much money on stamps?

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This year’s Jeopardy! online test starts February 8th, 2011

Prisoner of Trebekistan - a Decade of Jeopardy!
Prisoner of Trebekistan – A Decade of Jeopardy!

Many years ago, Web Watch had an opportunity to take the JEOPARDY! contestant test.

It wasn’t easy – 50 rapid-fire questions that were asked so quickly so as to not give you the opportunity to go back and correct answers that you thought you’d be able to answer later lest you lose track of the current questions being asked.

Needless to say, we’re sometimes not the best test takers under pressure.  We missed the cut to move to the next round by 2 wrong answers.

It happens. Maybe next time.

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Unemployed? Here are the top four ways to get a job

Bruce Hornsby and the Range: The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby and the Range: The Way It Is

If you’re one of the millions of people who are still out of work and trying to get a job, there is hope — the economy is picking up in some sectors and locations, and everywhere Web Watch looks there are “help wanted” signs posted.  Granted, they may not be posted for jobs that everyone is interested in, but a job is a job to some… and if you don’t take it, someone who is already working two jobs to make ends meet will probably swoop in and take on a third just because they can.

Which brings us to today’s post, where we talk about a jobs-related survey done by Rutgers University entitled The Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures.

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Six Tips to Jumpstart Your Weight Loss Program in 2011

Calorie Smart Food Journal for Dieting
Calorie Smart Food Journal for Dieting

A new year calls for new resolutions.

So why not go with the old standby and vow to lose some weight this year?  We all basically can do something about it — and we all know that losing weight comes down to just one thing: taking in fewer calories than we put out.

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How to be popular on Facebook

Friends Forever
Friends Forever

Are you on Facebook?

To be honest, the easier question to ask is “who ISN’T on Facebook?”. 

Yes, Web Watch knows a few people who still haven’t taken the Facebook plunge — but sometimes one has to go where the party is in order to feel like you’re part of the “in” crowd.

So once you’re on Facebook, the next question often asked is “how do I get more friends?”.  Well, on Facebook – as in life – gaining friends is based on how you interact with others.  Except in Facebook’s case, it’s all about your status updates and other online persona features.  Let’s take a look at what ONE FACEBOOK STUDY FOUND ABOUT WHAT THE POPULAR PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK ARE DOING:

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Official Rules for your Holiday/Christmas/White Elephant Gift Exchange

Blue raffle tickets
Roll of Blue Raffle Tickets: Keep This Ticket

Every year, the question comes up regarding how to properly do a gift exchange at holiday time.

Whether you call it a DIRTY SANTA, WHITE ELEPHANT, YANKEE SWAP, CHINESE AUCTION or something else, the basic concept is the same: everyone brings a gift, throws it into the pile, and then they get distributed out in some random manner, with stealing gifts from other people allowed to some degree.

Web Watch is here to present the OFFICIAL RULES FOR GIFT EXCHANGING that we’ve perfected over the years at our own shindigs. These rules work for us — they should work for you, too.

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Three tips to avoid Facebook spam

The Social Network 2-Disc Set
The Social Network 2-Disc Set

If you use Facebook, you’ve probably – at some time or other – received spam messages.

You’ve probably wondered where these erroneous emails were coming from.

Luckily, Web Watch has found a list of THREE TIPS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO AVOID RECEIVING FACEBOOK SPAM: