If you haven’t yet tinkered with Google Wave, think of it as a sort of collaborative email where those in your address book are simultaneously invited to view, alter and add to the email rather than having the email travel to each individual.  Collaborators assigned to a certain wave simultaneously have access to the documents carried by the wave through active sessions.  Collaborators can communicate in real time via instant message.  Collaborators can even play games and exchange photos.  Extensions such as grammar and spell checking as well as automatic language translation help to support the Google Wave. [...]

Actress and Global Avon Ambassador Reese Witherspoon

When one thinks of a work-from-home business, the first thought that often comes to mind is the iconic image of the Avon Lady.  Founded in 1886, door-to-door book salesman, David H. McConnel, persuaded women to buy his books by giving out perfume.  Soon, the demand for his perfume outgrew the demand for his books and he established the California Perfume Company in New York.  True to tradition, the company products are still pedaled in the door-to-door fashion by men and women who have used Avon to create a home business for themselves.  Catalogues offer beauty supplies, bath products, and other handy items that cater to women. [...]