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Shopping online is great for finding the cheapest price regardless of where the item is located. With Google's G1 phone, the magic of Android lets you comparison shop anywhere. Using the phone's camera function (but without taking a photo), you can scan a barcode of an item and comparison shop right there (ShopSavvy and CompareEverywhere are two apps reviewed here). No need to go to a bunch of sites and remember who has the best deal. Plus, you can store the deals you find into wish lists to act on later.

While there are iPhone apps that allow for the same scanning (like Snappr),

The social power behind Goodreads is obvious the minute you start seeing what your friends are reading. Well, it's obvious if you're a reader. Real time updates about something you really care about, books and your friends.

So the newest book related online endeavor seems to be a great idea: a partnership between Penguin Books (in the UK) and Match.com. At Penguin Dating, lovelorn bookworms can find the perfect someone based on reading habits and favorite authors. Story has it that a few Penguin authors found their perfect matches on...