A few weeks ago we decided to take a closer look at a reputation system for members at WhyDoWork. After much thought, we settled on a simple (+)(-) for all posts in the forums. If members want to show their appreciation or alternatively distaste for a...
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Yesterday, WhyDoWork.com was taken down by a group of hackers.  We were the next target on their list after crashing a large children’s website where the main page was replaced with some choice profanities. This particular group seeks out...
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Turns out, not really. I was reading a post today that had some good stats suggesting quite the opposite. We’ve all heard the stat that 95% of all new businesses fail, but is there really truth to that? The US Dept of Labor pegs it at roughly 17%...
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{"title":"Is Starting a Business Really Risky?","post_url":"http:\/\/www.whydowork.com\/blog\/wdw-insider\/1306\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/whydowork-blog","author":null,"date":"2009-10-21 19:24:34","summary":"Turns out, not really. I was reading a post today that had some good stats suggesting quite the opposite. We’ve all heard the stat that 95% of all new businesses fail, but is there really truth to that? The US Dept of Labor pegs it at roughly 17%..."}

While most postings you’ll see on the web for data entry work are scams, there are literally a ton of data entry jobs out there. Knowing where to look is the key.If you do a search for data entry jobs on WhyDoWork.com, you’ll find hundreds of.
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{"title":"Data Entry Jobs are Real (and we have them)","post_url":"http:\/\/www.whydowork.com\/blog\/wdw-insider\/1304\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/whydowork-blog","author":null,"date":"2009-10-14 17:13:01","summary":"While most postings you’ll see on the web for data entry work are scams, there are literally a ton of data entry jobs out there. Knowing where to look is the key.If you do a search for data entry jobs on WhyDoWork.com, you’ll find hundreds of."}

Google Maps Street View has launched for a few major Canadian cities today, and one of our clever readers sent me some interesting co-ordinates in Toronto:Sometimes I am astounded at how far the Internet has come in a such a short time. Back when I was...
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