Recently got a welcoming email from Alex Rudloff the founder of this new site. Also had a chance to sit in on a meeting with him this week. He seems like a terrific guy & the site -- emurse.com -- comes through on an important deliverable which we're talking about on radio stations nationwide today & covered on FOX 5 ... Creating a top-notch online resume AND an impressive looking hard copy. My favorite feature: the design options. Am particularly fond of "clean" & "royal" styles.

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WHILE THE NATIONAL HOUSING MARKET REMAINS IN FLUX, DEMAND FOR RENTALS IS HEATING UP. WWW.RENTEDSPACES.COM A NEW RENTAL LIFESTYLE BLOG HELPS YOU GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR RENTAL BUCK. WE TOUCHED BASE WITH THE TEAM RUNNING THE SITE AND THEY SHARED THERE'S INCREASED INTEREST IN SINGLE ROOMS ... AS RENTERS LOOK FOR AFFORDABLE OPTIONS AND HOMEOWNERS SEEK TO OFF-SET THEIR MORTGAGE. CHECK OUT THE SITE FOR TIPS ON RENTING & SEARCH OVER 2 MILLION RENTAL LISTINGS.

While you do have to proceed with a bit of caution when searching for "work from home" jobs online, there are some legitimate opportunities to make decent money. Sites like elance.com connect companies with freelancers (that could be YOU).

Companies post projects and scope of work and freelancers place their bids. Once a bid is accepted, the freelancer and the hiring company connect and the freelancer performs the work. Projects can last from a few days, to a few months or even longer. Popular jobs include web designers, graphic designers, sales consultants, editors, proofreaders, writers and translators.

At the completion of a project, businesses can rate freelancers, so potential employers get a snapshot of the quality of your work. The higher the rating you maintain on the site (think eBay Powerseller model), the more future work will likely come your way. Makes perfect sense.

Related article by CNN's Gerry Willis: Q&A: Green-collar jobs and work-at-home scams

Here are links to the sites featured on this week's FOX 5 CYBEREDGE REPORT. If you're looking for a way to make your resume look top-notch, check out WWW.EMURSE.COM. Personally, was also thrilled to discover WWW.LOCALHARVEST.ORG. Hope helpful.

Here are three sites we're highlighting on FOX 5 in DC.... Teh Internet really does make it easier to be outward-directed .... Here's hoping they're helpful in finding your inner-philanthropist.

As discussing on WSJ Radio & findable on TRUVEO ... This'll really make you re-think your level of focus! Full story here.

This site covers autos "obsessively" & let me just say that's an understatement ... For the real scoop & scope and full-throttle comments on everything from cash-for-clunkers to concept cars, check it out ...

Who can really keep up? The growing trend for managing all the different sites you or your friends may belong to and all the incoming information is via "Lifestreaming." In short, an aggregating of all the information in one place. The new AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) lets you get updates from your friends on AIM and other social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), straight from your Buddy List and Buddy Info.

I learned a lot at the terrific conference BlogHer puts together. Thought Lisa Stone did a really impressive job with the Keynote panel. Tina Brown made some compelling (and I think clairvoyant) points about bloggers pooling their leverage and becoming "constellations." From a monetization standpoint this certainly seems the logical direction. It was inspiring to be with such a large group of REALLY, REALLY wired women on the forefront of online content and community. Congratulations to the conference organizers & thank you for the invitation to participate.

Here's the PSA Whoopie Goldberg referred to when we spoke on The View. It's definitely worth a look:

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TIPS & MORE TIPS

IF YOU HAVE A KNACK FOR SNAPPING SHARP PHOTOS, YOU CAN MAKE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS ONLINE, BY UPLOADING YOUR SHOTS TO "MICRO-STOCK" PHOTOSITES LIKE FOTOLIA.COM. FOTOLIA GIVES BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH MORE THAN 500,000 MEDIA BUYERS WORLDWIDE – FROM SMALL BUSINESSES AND DESIGN FIRMS TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST RECOGNIZABLE BRANDS. WHEN SOMEONE IN NEED OF STOCK PHOTOS DOWNLOADS AND BUYS YOUR SHOTS, YOU EARN A SMALL COMMISSION. COULD ADD UP. AND IF YOU NEED PHOTOS, THIS COULD BE AN AFFORDABLE OPTION WITH PHOTOS STARTING AT 14 CENTS EACH WITH SUBSCRIPTION.

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The behind-the-scenes conversation in the broadcast control room around social networking is a riot. Seems everyone struggles with friend requests. You can ignore them. In my mind, if you start accpeting invitations from people you don't really know, you're compromising the integrity of your network & it actually makes the whole thing less valuable. Kind of like the best parties aren't neccessarily the biggest. They're the ones with just the right mix & where you know everyone's name.

Here's a clever article, worth scanning. A PRACTICAL FACEBOOK NETIQUETTE GUIDE & Netiquette: Handling a Facebook Request from an Office Random - Lemondrop

Looking for a long-lost friend online or trying to locate someone you've lost contact with ... Newly launched MyLife.com is a dedicated people-search site where you can simultaneously search over 750 million online profiles from 60 social-networking sites including: Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Bebo, Yahoo and Twitter. The idea is to be able to find everyone, all in one place. From a single page, users are able to maintain addresses for both personal and professional contacts and keep track of their online activity. MyLife also lets you find out who is searching for you, and alerts members when there are new searches for them.

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