Meetings & Conventions: Short Cuts May 1999
May 1999
Short Cuts:WEB SITES WE LIKE
Give and take. People who shop online now can
help worthy causes at the same time. When browsers buy from
GreaterGood.com (www.greatergood.com), 5 percent of
the purchase goes to the buyer’s choice of organizations that
include the Special Olympics and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric
AIDS Foundation. Among participating retailers are Amazon.com,
Swiss Army Depot, Virtual Vineyards, jcrew.com and
1-800-FLOWERS.
For rent. For those moving to a new city or
taking a temporary job, Rent.Net (www.rent.net) , has apartment and
short-term housing listings from around the country, a
comparison-shopping feature and information on movers, insurance
and storage.
Housing authority. MeetUP (www.meetup.com) is a free,
do-it-yourself site where meeting planners can modify or monitor
housing details and attendees can register and make room
reservations. At the site, click on “Info” to get started.
Delegates who use the service pay a negotiable transaction fee of
$4 to $9.
SARAH J.F. BRALEY
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