After signing up for an account, users can type in the names of favorite bands, and Pandora will create a customized radio station that spins similar songs.

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The original Web started as many different domain names that you had to type in manually, or use AOL keywords to find.

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There is a generous selection of daily Hot Picks conveniently categorized by industry or type of stock and five e-analysts with names like Cautious Dr. Trend and Consensus Joe.

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What users can see are the names of other players who are signed on, along with the amount and type of their wagers.

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The reason big investment houses and political intelligence companies are scared is simple: studies show that firms who use this type of secret intel substantially increase their returns, and any move to publically report the names of key players or curb use of the tips could reduce returns and create embarrassing public relations headaches.

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Mario Draghi (European Central Banker) is trying to create these similar type mechanisms to protect their economy, and so you look at a lot of European large cap names like BASF ( ETR:BAS) and Siemens ( SI) trading under 11 and a half times.

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