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Social Networking Websites |
Social Networking Sites allow users to connect with friends, family, and/or other internet users by posting personal information on profile pages. These profile pages include biographical information, pictures, videos, blogs, etc. and can be open to the public for viewing or closed so only specified invidivuals can view. |
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Video Sharing Websites |
Video Sharing Sites provide allow users to upload video content that can be shared with other users. Video sharing sites offer user's profile pages whereby their videos can be posted and rated by other users, get feedback on quality and other video aspects, and offer ways for anyone to embed the videos anywhere on the web. |
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Musician Services Websites |
Musician/Artist Service Sites provide services to musicians that help them further their careers. These services range from online promotion, to selling music online, to hosting websites that allow musicians to manage their fan clubs more effectively. |
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Digital Music Websites |
Digital Music Sites allow consumers to download (to their PC's or portable devices) all forms of music. These sites also allow consumers to listen/stream music without downloading. |
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Blogging Websites |
Blogging Sites allow consumers to create and/or read blogs (web logs). Web logs are (or blogs) are written by individuals to discuss specific topics or personal diaries for others to read and comment on. Blogs are personal and topical diaries that allow consumers to publish content easily on the web. |
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DVD Rental Websites |
Online DVD Rental Sites allow consumers to rent DVDs through the web. The services allow consumers to specify which movies they want through a website, the DVDs arrive in the mail in 2-5 days, and once watched, can be returned to the service provider through the mail in exchange for the next DVD in the que. |
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Skill Gaming Websites |
Skill Gaming Sites allow consumers to play their favorite games (card games, puzzle games, word games, etc.) against other players of similar skill and win cash and other prizes. Skill games, unlike gambling, are legal because there is a predominant element of skill vs chance in determining the outcome of the game. |
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Maps/Driving Direction Websites |
Maps/Driving Directions Sites give customers suggestions regarding which routes to take when traveling and the overall mapping of particular regions. Some services give multiple ways to analyze mapped areas including traditional mapping, satellite mapping, traffic assessment, and many other techniques that help consumers get to where they are going. |
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Fantasy Football Websites |
Fantasy Football Sites allow consumers to create and/or participate in Fantasy Football leagues with the public or a closed group of friends. |
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Search Engine Websites |
Search engines are the gateways to the Internet and allow consumers to search for anything that the net has to offer. Search engines allow consumers to type in what they are looking for (search query) and the search engine then scours the billions of pages on the web returning those pages that match the consumers search query. Search engines offer complimentary search related services including maps, directories, and anything else that helps consumers find what they need on the Internet. |
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Music Discovery Websites |
Music Discovery Sites allow consumers to discover and research music in ways that traditional music sites have not allowed. The core of the services is based on recommending music to consumers that they would have normally not found through traditional listening. Recommendations based on listening habits, friends playlists, artists similiar to those the consumer likes are all part of the discovery aspects of these services. |
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Trading Community Websites |
Trading Community Sites allow consumers to trade owned items such as video games, DVDs, CDs, etc. with other users through the web. These services provides consumers with an inexpensive way to find those items they want withough technically buying the items with cash (traded for other items). |
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Vlogging Websites |
Vlogging Sites are similar to Blogging Sites however Vlogging entails using Video to express comentary as opposed to written, more editorial comentary. Vlogging services allow consumers to upload and manage all Vlog communications just as Blogging Sites offer. |
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Social Bookmarking Websites |
Social Bookmarking Sites allow consumers to bookmark sites on the Web using tags and other forms of categorization. These bookmarks are available for the user anywhere in the world through a web browser and also allow the bookmark owners to share his/her bookmarks with others, thus creating a discovery engine for new websites. |
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Movie Downloading Websites |
Movie download sites allow consumers to download full length movies and/or TV shows. Typically, you can either purchase the movie outright and always have access or you can rent the media which means access for only a specified period. |
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Personal Start Page Websites |
Personal start page sites allow users to create personal start pages that incorporate information that helps them centralize major content types like news, favorite sites / bookmarks, etc.. These sites try to get consumers to make these personal start pages their home page and gateway into all of their daily Interent activities. |
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File Hosting Websites |
File hosting sites allow users to upload and store various file types including videos, photos, documents, etc. These services free up space on user hard drives by allowing them to virtually store their files. |
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Mobile Video Applications |
Mobile video applications allow cell phone users to upload, share, and view video content through their cell phones. |
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Video Search Websites |
Video search sites allow users to search for video content across multiple video sites (not just one site). |
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Video Mash-up Websites |
Video mash-up sites allow users to create video collages by using different pieces of video, photo, and music content to create a mash-up. |
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Audio / Video Converter Websites |
Audio / Video converter sites allow users to convert their audio and video files from one video format to another. Standard video file formats include MOV, WMV, MPEG4, FLV, and others. Audio file formats include MP3, WMA, AAC, and others which allow users to play the audio files on multiple playback devices (i.e. CD players, iPods, car radios, etc.). |
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Video Editing Websites |
Video editing sites allow users to edit their videos for publishing. Editing can include adding sound, cutting out video clips, re-arranging clips, adding captions, adding photos, and many other editing tools. |
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Internet Radio Websites |
Interent radio sites allow users to stream (not download) programmed music using their computers just as they would listen to the radio in their automobiles. Internet radio sites offer all types of radio station formats ranging from independent (non-major label) music to Top 40 Pop music. |
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Music Collaboration Websites |
Music collaboration, or ejamming sites, allow musicians/artists to colloborate through the web to create or edit musical compositions. |
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Karaoke Websites |
Online karaoke sites allow users to sing along to their favorite songs and create karaoke tracks to share with friends, family, and other community members. |
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Music Remixing Websites |
Music remixing sites allow artists to create, mix and edit music through a web-based interface without the need for large, downloadable software. |
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Mobile Music Services |
Mobile music services allow users to download (or stream) music using their cell phones. In order to get the music onto cell phones, users can download over the air from the carrier or a music service or do what is called "side loading" which allows them to transfer songs from the PCs onto their cell phones. |
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Song / Artist Database Websites |
Song / Artist Database sites allow users to find information on songs, artists/bands, or other music related data. These databases have everything from when songs were released, to who produced them, bios of artists and band members, and much more. |
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Music Lyric Websites |
Music lyric sites provide the lyrics to songs. It's just that simple! All of the words to songs and sometimes other related song data is provided such as release dates, artist information, etc. |
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Music Search Engines |
Music search engines allow users to search for music on multiple networks in order to purchase and/or stream the music. Searching across multiple networks allows for more efficient search results as relying on results from one site or service. These services typically provide better search results for music than typical search engines. |
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Music News & Info Websites |
Music news and info sites provide all of the news on what's happening in the music industry or around the music industry. News, gossip, alerts, and everything you would ever want to know about who's who in the industry is provided on these sites. |
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Photo Editor Websites |
Online photo editor sites allow users to edit their personal photos for publishing. Editing can include clipping (cutting unecessary portions, adding captions, changing resolution, changing colors, and many other editing functions. |
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Photo Sharing Websites |
Photo sharing sites allow users to upload their personal photos and share them with friends, family, or other community members. These sites also allow other users to rate and add comments to photos from other users. |
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Photo Hosting Websites |
Photo hosting services allow users to store all of their photos online without the need to use their computer disk space. Users can simply upload their photos or albums and have access to them from any computer with an Internet connection by logging into their photo hosting account. |
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Photo Mash-up Websites |
Photo mash-up sites allow users to create photo collages (or scrapbooks) using their photos or photos from other users. Mash-ups utilize different photos and music content to create a unique piece of photo art for personal use and/or sharing. |
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Mobile Photo Websites |
Mobile photo services allow users to upload, view, and share photos using their cell phones. |
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Photo Mixing & Slideshow Websites |
Photo mixing and slideshow sites allow users to create interactive slideshows of their personal photos and share them with friends, family, and community members. |
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Photo Search Websites |
Photo search sites allow users to search for photos on multiple networks. Searching across multiple networks allows for more efficient search results as relying on results from one site or service. These services typically provide better search results for photos than typical search engines. |
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Stock Photo Websites |
Stock photo sites allow users to search for and/or purchase stock photos, photos specifically created for use by third-party use. Typical stock photo use includes using photos for website pictures, photo mash-ups, etc. Stock photos allow users to obtain high quality photos specifically designed for personal and commercial use without the need to take the photos themselves. |
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Photo Printing/Book Creation Websites |
Photo printing sites allow users to manage their photo libraries and manage photo printing using their home printers. Printing sites provide users with features designed to make photo printing very easy including frame templates, print out previews, printing captions, etc. |
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Web Browsers |
Web browsers allow users to surf the web. Web browsers translate web page and graphics code to create what you see, a legible webpage. Web browsers are a user's eyes for viewing the web. |
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Browser Toolbars |
Browser toolbars are extensions of web browsers and add additional functionality to the web surfing experiece. Toolbars allow users to do things such as bookmark webpages, send content to friends, see information on websites, and a ton of other value added functionality for surfing the web. |
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Email Services |
Email services allow users to create and manage their personal email accounts. Email services allow users to choose an email address and subsequently send and recieve emails to and from that address. |
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Document Sharing Websites |
Document sharing sites allow users to create, edit, and send various types of documents via the web. Instead of being forced to use an installed program only available on a specific PC, online document sharing sites allow users to create and manage documents from any PC with an Internet connection (no download or install needed). Types of documents include spreadsheets, presentations, etc. |
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Calendar Websites |
Online calendars allow users to create, edit, and send calendar appointment invites via the web. Instead of being forced to use an installed program only available on a specific PC, online calendars allow users to create and manage their calendars from any PC with an Internet connection (no download or install needed). |
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Contact Management Websites |
Online contact management sites allow users to create, edit, and organize their personal contacts via the web. Instead of being forced to use an installed program only available on a specific PC, online contact management sites allow users to manage their personal contacts from any PC with an Internet connection (no download or install needed). |
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Domain Name Services |
Domain name services allow users to buy domain names for personal or commercial use. |
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Instant Messenger Services |
Instant messengers allow users to communicate with other users in real-time via a messenger client using short text messages. With instant messenging, both users type into a visible interface and are able to see the other person's messages as well as interact in other ways such as mics/voice, webcams, sounds, emoticons, etc. |
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Wiki Info Websites |
Wiki information sites provide users with basic forms of information through the use of wikis, which are human edited pieces of information. Wikis use the power of the masses concept to allow users to create and modify each others content indefinitely. |
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Web Hosting Services |
Web hosting services allow users to host their domain names and websites. Users simply upload their webpage content to the web host and manage their webpages using online tools provided by the web host. Web hosts are the platforms (the land) by which the webpage (the house) is built on with the domain name acting as the address for the house and the land. |
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Web Traffic Stat Services |
Web traffic stat services allow users to get traffic and activity statistics and information on websites. These services typically provide information such as how many people visit a given site over a specific period, what sections of the site users use, how long they stay on sites, and other useful information. |
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Job / Employment Websites |
Job / Employment sites help users find jobs and helps employers find prospective new hires. |
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Dating Websites |
Online dating sites help users find companions, whether short-term or long-term. These sites try to play match-maker by bring together potential mates that are looking for certain qualities or relationship types. |
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Travel Websites |
Online travel sites help users find and book travel including airfare, car rentals, hotels, activities, etc. |
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Video Game Rental Websites |
Online video game rental sites allow users to rent video games online similiar to DVD rentals. You simply que up the games you want and the games are shipped to you and arrive usually within a week. Most services allow users to rent multiple games at a time and ship out new games once the others are mailed back in. |
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Ringtone Services |
Ringtone services allow users to purchase and download ringtones for their mobile / cell phones. |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
Internet Service Providers allow users to get on the Internet. These services own the "pipes" to allow you to connect to their network of "pipes" and gain access to the Internet which enables web surfing, email, and any other Internet related activity. |
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Satellite Radio Services |
These services allow users to listen to music via satellite radio signals which offers a more customized, non-mainstream listening experience that includes both music and talk radio. Satellite radio can be listened to from a car or using a small portable radio with a satellite receiver. Satellite radio services also offer streaming (and sometimes purchase) of the songs via the Internet. |
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Media Players |
Media players allow users to play media (music, videos, etc.) on their PC or Mac computers. They offer the ability to manage your media files and in some cases, the ability to create and edit media. |
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Music Tabs / Sheet Music Services |
These services offer musicians (and aspiring musicians) music tabs and sheet music for the purpose of playing original and existing songs. |
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Video Game Information Websites |
These site help video gamers find information for their favorite games. This information includes game maps, hints, cheats, tips, recommendations, and any other information that help them play better. |
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Product / Service Reviews Websites |
These services provide users with information and reviews on various types of products and services including electronics, technology, websites, restaurants, companies, etc. |
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Online Ad Servers |
Online Ad Server Services provide software to web sites and advertisers to serve ads, count them, choose the ads that will make the website or advertiser the most money, and monitor progress of different advertising campaigns. |
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Affiliate Program Websites |
Online Affiliate Programs provide website owners a way to generate revenue by placing advertisements from third-party affiliates on their website. |
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Email Service Providers (ESPs) |
Email Service Providers provide businesses with email marketing services that range from email delivery systems, to email tracking, to email creation services. |
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CRM Services |
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Providers allow businesses to communicate with customers and manage their customer service and customer information infrastructure. |
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Incentives / Promotions Websites |
Incentive / Promotions Sites allow users to acquire rewards and other forms of coupons / incentives simply for performing certain actions such as registering for a partner product, opening emails, visiting a partners website, etc. |
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Press Release Distribution Services |
Press Release Distribution Services allow businesses and individuals to distribute their press releases to a network of editorial and media outlets. Some services also provide assistance in the creation of the press release and tracking of press release performance. |
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Fax Services |
Online Fax Services allow businesses and individuals to send and recieve faxes via the web, without the need for a physical fax machine. |
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Search Engine Submission Websites |
Search Engine Submission Services submit websites to search engine networks so that those websites show up when people search using those engines. Search engine submission is a critical part of search engine optimization. |
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Website Template Services |
Website Templates Services provide businesses and individuals with templates to easily build and manage their websites. These templates come pre-created and require little work after the template is purchased. |
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Movie Ticket Websites |
Online Movie Ticket Sites allow users to purchase tickets online and also get information on movies including showtimes, reviews, theatre info, etc. |
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Auction / Marketplace Websites |
Online Auction / Marketplace Sites allow businesses and individuals to buy and sell goods via an auction / bidding format and through traditional purchase systems. |
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Dieting Websites |
Dieting Sites help consumers create and manage their diets by providing tools and information that range from calorie monitoring tools, height to weight recommendations, food recommendations, etc.. |
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Real Estate Services
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Real Estate Sites help users find and evaluate real estate properties. |
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Online Advertising Services |
Online Advertising Services allow businesses to advertise their products to users and allow publishers to advertise 3rd party products on their websites. |
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News Websites |
News sites provide users and businesses with up-to date news and press on a variety of categories and industries. |
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Question / Answer Websites |
Question / Answer Sites allow users to get answers to difficult questions that traditional search engines and other online resources have problems answering. Users are allowed to ask the community questions and community members then post answers to the question. |
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Shopping Websites |
Online Shopping Sites allow users to purchase good and services via the Internet. |
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Directory Websites |
Directories allow users to find listings of various products, services, and/or persons in an organized, hierchical format. |
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Web Analytics Services |
Web Analytics services allow businesses to measure and analyze traffic to their websites. |
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Events (Things to Do) Websites |
Event sites allow users to find events to attend and in some cases, purchase the tickets to those events. Events can cover a number of things to do including concerts, plays, conferences, movie screenings, etc. |
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Online Brokerage / Trading Websites |
Online Brokerage / Trading allow users and businesses to buy and sell stocks on various stock exchanges in the US and / or abroad. All transactions are facilitated through the web so no contact with a broker is needed to buy or sell stocks. |
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Casual Game Websites |
Casual Game Sites allow users to play their favorite casual games by themselves or against other players. Casual games include puzzle games, card games such as Solitaire, multi-player games such as pool, and many others. |
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Casino / Gambling Websites |
Casino / Gambling Sites allow users to wager cash on games of chance such as BlackJack, Craps, slots, and others. |
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Poker Websites |
Poker sites allow users to play poker for free and for cash against other players across the world. |
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RSS Reader Websites |
RSS readers allow users to amalgamate feeds (content streams) from their favorite websites. RSS Readers grab the feed / content from your selected sites and displays it all in one place. |
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Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Websites |
Peer-toPeer (P2) file sharing sites allow users to download and share digital files over the Internet. Peer-to-Peer sites allow users to connect to either central computers or directly to other user computers for the purpose of file sharing. |
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Background Music Services |
Background Music Services (in-store music) provide businesses with audio / music and messaging solutions. Most providers offer digital music and messaging solutions through a host of web-based management tools and deliver the content via the Internet, satellite communications, and / or physical CDs. Background music and messaging provide business owners with a great way to create a specific mood for customers and to communicate a specific message / advertisement. |
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