timing

Douglas Woods

Yahoo Turned Off E-Mail Forwarding Just When People Might Want To Leave

Whether it’s become of the breach of their account data, reports that the company built a tool for the U.S. government to monitor users’ e-mail, the pending sale (maybe) to Verizon, or because they’ve simply outgrown the service, a lot of users want to quit using Yahoo for their e-mail. Some of them already had quit, and then learned that automatically forwarding e-mail to a new address isn’t an option. [More]

Time Your Purchases To Make Them Count

Time Your Purchases To Make Them Count

Writing on Get Rich Slowly, April Dykman cobbled together of a list of the best times to buy everything. [More]

Use Google Trends To Find The Best Time To Go Car Shopping

Use Google Trends To Find The Best Time To Go Car Shopping

Engine Industries used Google Trends to map the frequency of search terms like “used car,” “new car,” and “buy car” through Google. They found that “people search car-related keyterms most in the summer and least in the winter, with a small spike right before Christmas.”

Now Is A Good Time To Haggle Over A TV

Now Is A Good Time To Haggle Over A TV

Between weak holiday sales and the pending arrival of new models, this an excellent time to haggle with your local electronics store over the price of a new TV. In a normal year, prices dip before the holidays and again before the Super Bowl. This year, with the recession clamping down on bank accounts, nobody’s buying. With new models arriving soon, retailers just want to clear out their showroom space, meaning you can walk in and save a few hundred dollars on that dream set you’ve always wanted.