It takes little more than a nod to get me started on free trade, land use controls, patent policy, employment discrimination laws, public unions, drug regulation and tort reform.

FORBES: U.S. Government: Too Big To Succeed?

To get started just register for free, this will create a profile, than create a list of friends from their e-mail addresses.

BBC: NEWS | Programmes | Click | Webscape

"It also can be essentially cost-free to get started, since all one needs to do is open a Facebook, Twitter or YouTube account and get creative, " Ostrow said.

CNN: Get results by social networking with airlines

To get you started, ActiveShare offers a free desktop and Internet tool set used to store and share digital images.

CNN: Image editing for amateurs

Any customer who has bought a CD in the catalogue from Amazon since the firm started trading in 1998 will be eligible to get a free MP3 copy of it.

BBC: Amazon AutoRip service gives out free digital copies of CDs

ActiveGrid even peddles a free, stripped-down version to get customers started.

FORBES: The New Barbarians

Lambert, returning from a three-game suspension, then lifted a a 25-yard free-kick narrowly over the bar as the visitors started to get a foothold in the game following a slow start.

BBC: Sport - Millwall 1-1 Southampton

The thinking is similar to how Square originally started with its free Square Reader for accepting payments on iPhones, Dorogusker says, aiming to get the hardware in as many hands as possible.

FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down