Imagine getting all the benefits of common social media and trip planning websites, without spending hours sifting through each site.

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Student loans from credit unions can be among the least-expensive options for borrowers, says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Edvisors.com, which runs college-planning and financial-aid websites.

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Grant Shapps told the committee that information such as planning notices could be placed on council websites or be targeted more effectively, rather than the need for council newsletters.

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After all, people planning to buy something often first go to websites and social networks to look for product descriptions, comparisons and reviews.

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Vodafone is planning to start promoting the service to consumers in March and already has signed up over 50 websites that are happy to use it.

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The newly released Adobe Muse, for graphic designers who want to create websites without writing code, has received a new product update that further expands on its unique capabilities for planning, designing and publishing original HTML pages.

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