These URLs appear in the column: The Dollar Sign: Searching for Business Trends and Trending Topics by Marydee Ojala ONLINE, EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS Vol. 33, No. 6 • November/December 2009

www.mintel.com www.globaldata.com www.packagedfacts.com www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_36/b4145058721989.htm www.twitter.com www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html http://tametheweb.com/2009/01/12/ten-trends-technologies-for-2009 www.technorati.com www.icerocket.com www.bloglines.com http://blogsearch.google.com www.blogpulse.com www.google.com/trends http://finance.google.com http://finance.google/finance/domestic_trends www.google.com/insights/seach www.facebook.com/lexicon www.investorwords.com www.ft.com/lexicon