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...secret sauce for any 21st century political database is email addresses--there's no quicker or cheaper way to get out the vote than by e-communicating directly with supporters. In addition, there may be magazine-subscription records, membership rosters from organizations like the AARP ... who knows? The parties aren't saying. "We probably have more information about the average voter than they care for us to have," admits Robert Bennett, chairman of the Republican Party in Ohio...
...while online communications are often a time-stealing culprit, some companies are finding relief in them. All the employees at Basex, an information-technology research firm in New York City, use instant messaging. A simple switch to DO NOT DISTURB status signals that coworkers shouldn't phone, email or stop by to chat. "There was never a memo on it. We all just started using the technology," says CEO Jonathan Spira. Finding peace and quiet should always be so easy...
...price tag: it's free. Despite the no-charge admission, there are oodles of games to play and rooms to explore. Habbo also has some healthy rules: the site blocks all swearwords and has adult moderators. Teens can send private notes through the site, but exchanging real email or IM addresses is prohibited. (As with all online activity, kids find ways around the bans, so parental supervision is a must...
...using your cell phone, many Americans balk at typing them out on a tiny numeric keypad. AT&T Wireless's Ogo ($99, plus $17.99 a month) offers a solution. It has a wide keyboard, sharp screen and slim profile. You can send not only SMS text messages but also email and instant messages using AOL, MSN or Yahoo...
...famous museum row. The reflective stainless-steel sculpture (which its British creator, Anish Kapoor, calls Cloud Gate) distorts North Michigan Avenue like a fun-house mirror. Weather permitting, you can check out architect Frank Gehry's dynamic bandshell at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. (If you need to check email, the north and south ends of the park carry wifi Internet signals...