Comments on: Who are you hiring on the web? Web traps and anonymity http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2007/10/26/who-are-you-hiring-on-the-web-web-traps-and-anonymity/ On Matters Miscellaneous Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Crisses http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2007/10/26/who-are-you-hiring-on-the-web-web-traps-and-anonymity/#comment-18492 Sat, 31 May 2008 18:42:36 +0000 http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2007/10/26/who-are-you-hiring-on-the-web-web-traps-and-anonymity/#comment-18492 I'm a woman, but who's counting :) I don't just believe in Buy American -- I believe in "Buy as local as possible" -- especially regarding food, but for as many services as possible. Buying local feeds your local economy and reduces your carbon footprint. It also sometimes means "avoid the big chains" and "check where things are manufactured". If I'm given a choice of buying a shirt made in the US vs. made somewhere else, I'll buy the US. Sometimes I have to actively seek out those choices, such as buying my gas for my car from Valero or Sunoco rather than Exxon or Mobile. I’m a woman, but who’s counting :)

I don’t just believe in Buy American — I believe in “Buy as local as possible” — especially regarding food, but for as many services as possible. Buying local feeds your local economy and reduces your carbon footprint. It also sometimes means “avoid the big chains” and “check where things are manufactured”. If I’m given a choice of buying a shirt made in the US vs. made somewhere else, I’ll buy the US. Sometimes I have to actively seek out those choices, such as buying my gas for my car from Valero or Sunoco rather than Exxon or Mobile.

]]> by: Duke Snyder http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2007/10/26/who-are-you-hiring-on-the-web-web-traps-and-anonymity/#comment-18491 Sat, 31 May 2008 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2007/10/26/who-are-you-hiring-on-the-web-web-traps-and-anonymity/#comment-18491 100% sage advice although I hasten to caution readers that many of us post "free" blog information as a service to the online communities. This is done to further educate readers as well as gradually establishing our own credibility as opposed to the greedy "get-rich-quick" schemers whose only purpose is to seperate you from your money. After 5 years of constant searching and bookmarking of articles and products on IM I have a file of those I consider trustworthy enough to do business with. Unfortunately that list still does not comprise a "Top 10." I seek to be open-minded and fair scammers and scavenger's abound online yet with diligence and common sense we do find honest, reputable and sincere purveyor's of information and product. This man is entirely correct on Buy American. I foresee a resurgency of "Pocketbook Patriotism!" 100% sage advice although I hasten to caution readers that many of us post “free” blog information as a service to the online communities.
This is done to further educate readers as well as gradually establishing our own credibility as opposed to the greedy “get-rich-quick” schemers whose only purpose is to seperate you from your money.
After 5 years of constant searching and bookmarking of articles and products on IM I have a file of those I consider trustworthy enough to do business with. Unfortunately that list still does not comprise a “Top 10.” I seek to be open-minded and fair scammers and scavenger’s abound online yet with diligence and common sense we do find honest, reputable and sincere purveyor’s of information and product.
This man is entirely correct on Buy American. I foresee a resurgency of “Pocketbook Patriotism!”

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