Online shoppers jump the gun seeking bargains (San Francisco Chronicle)
Online merchants are prepared for an onslaught of shoppers Monday, though no one is sure how many people will turn up or how much they'll actually spend. Traditionally, the Monday after Thanksgiving - dubbed Cyber Monday by the National Retail Federation...

W Hotels Worldwide Announces First and Only Hotel Partnership With (RED)TMs Groundbreaking New Online Music Magazine: ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----WORLD AIDS DAY – W Hotels Worldwide today announced that it will be the official hotel partner of WIRE, the groundbreaking new online music magazine by . Applying the idea to music, WIRE helps to buy lifesaving medicine and other services for those living with HIV/AIDS in Africa by contributing a portion of the proceeds from memberships to the Global Fund, a leading financer of ...

In a Shift, Yard Sales Remain Hot in Cold Season (Washington Post)
Sandy Leaf, a self-described "starving Realtor" from Fairfax County, had her second yard sale of the season last week, despite frigid temperatures. She dragged a fire pit into the driveway and served hot cider while she set out children's books, clothes and housewares. She hoped for a little money...

Local Ski Resort Offers Free Skiing (WPXI Pittsburgh)
HIDDEN VALLEY, Pa. -- An area ski resort will be offering no charge on ski tickets for skiers and snowboarders through Dec. 7. The Hidden Valley Ski Resort will open the slopes on Friday, Nov. 28, and remain open through Sunday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Order Photo Reprints Online (Jackson Hole News)
Happy birthday, Jackson Hole Daily. Jackson Hole’s most popular daily newspaper turns 30 years old today. Publishing a free daily newspaper in Jackson Hole sounded like a great idea at the time — Dec. 1, 1978 — then-editor Paul Bruun said.