MySpace, by contrast, allowed so much customization that users could really make their home page into the virtual equivalent of their home.

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Sellers will eye up buyers arriving on their home-page, make some assumptions, then charge accordingly.

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Make sure to check out the Kitco home page for more details and on how to sign up.

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Plans were drafted to simplify and brighten Ebay's home page and add features to make the auction process more lively and competitive (for example, a software widget that would show bidders who they were up against).

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Apple on Monday posted a notice on the home page of its iTunes Store that it would make "an exciting announcement" Tuesday morning.

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They then recommend ways to use the information, like making all the shoes displayed on the Monday home page black (and coaxing the company to make sure that suppliers are clued in).

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Oswalt has chosen to make The Education of the Individual Soul available as a free download on the East Forest home page.

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