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AnnualCreditReport.com
US consumers can request a free copy of their credit report from the main credit reporting services. This site makes it easy to request reports though as the site name suggests, consumers can only receive reports from each service once per year.
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Better Business Bureau
Well-known non-profit consumer interest group has good information for both consumers and businesses. Has search function for locating BBB member companies.
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Consumer Psychologist
Well developed site that includes materials covering basic marketing principles with particular emphasis on consumer behavior.
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Consumer World
A public service site that has gathered over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources on the Internet and categorized them for easy access. Includes many shopping resources.
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ConsumerSearch
Interesting premise in which site gathers reviews of consumer products from many outside sources and then offers up product ratings based on these accumulated ratings. Nice one-stop location for finding product reviews.
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DoubleClick Opt-Out
Google's advertising network, DoubleClick, allows consumers to Opt-Out of ads served within their network supposedly preventing user's online habits from being tracked beyond basic Internet statistics.
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Facebook
Top social networking site that may offer marketers ideas for evolving consumer trends.
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MySpace
Leading social networking site.
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People Like Us
This website supplements a PBS series that examines social class in America and for marketers provides useful information for learning what influences behavior. While full-length programming is not available there is a lot here including video clips, games for identifying social class, teachers guides and a much more.
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US Government - Consumer Product Safety Commission
Information covers product recalls, child product safety and other safety information. Also offers some of their reports as podcasts, video clips and audio clips.
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US Government - Federal Citizen Information Center
Site for locating thousands of US Government produced publications on numerous consumer topics.
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