They’re the décor of choice for dentist and doctors offices, a standard class gift to an elementary school teacher, the life-blood of nature photographers: yes, motivational posters, with their classic black background, inspirational photo and optimistic text or quotation serve a variety of purposes. However when it comes to being truly motivating, it’s rare these bland posters cause so much as a stirring of optimism, let alone any true motivation.

E-cards are so 1990s and besides, it doesn’t mean much these days to send a little flash image online as a token of affection. It takes a special kind of online statement to convey any real thought and feeling as that quality of communication has long been reserved for the offline space. However Lifetokens seeks to combine the online and offline elements of greeting and e-cards to create a special, lasting bit of communication between you and your loved ones.

Tired of being spoonfed corporate, overproduced pop on the airwaves? Want to be part of the public voice that actually influences the music we listen to? Then you’d better sign up for Jelli, the first web service that allows listeners to control the airwaves and the music that’s played on online and offline radio stations.

That skyscraper of books in your room seems to be growing exponentially each week. School books provide a solid foundation but that apartment block of romance novels halfway up looks a little shakey and putting Altas Shrugged at the top of the tower is just asking for trouble. Better to truck your collection over to Green Metropolis, an online marketplace for book lovers to swap, sell and share excess literature. Sign up to sell your old books at preset prices or buy new books at absurdly credit-crunch friendly prices (just …

Historically speaking, you’ve had a little trouble with times and dates. Daylight savings completely slips your radar while anything farther back than yesterday lunch time becomes a complete blur. AdoreVintage.com is ready to kick start your interest in the past with a unique online shop full of, you guessed it, vintage clothes. You can fit a shopping trip and history lesson into a single web visit even if all you know about the 60s involves some illicit photos of your parents at Woodstock.
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