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As we embark on the fall fashion season with the many fashion weeks happening in the coming weeks and months ahead, it’s a great time to celebrate fashion. And why not kick it off with a night of celebration and shopping. Fashion’s Night Out is happening tonight and is a global initiative to celebrate the fashion industry and stimulate retail sales to keep our economy humming along with a sense of fashion forwardness.

In New York City, fashion is one of the largest industries, employing 175,000 people and generating $10 billion in total wages. Fashion is an economic driver and “none of these jobs exists if people don’t shop,” Sarah Jessica Parker says in a promo video below, with a few other fabulous fashionistas. So go shopping tonight and get your fashion on!

New York City’s Fashion’s Night Out will be buzzing with designers, models, and performers across the Five Boroughs. The participating stores are staying open until 11:00 p.m. There are festivities happening globally so if you don’t live in NYC, find out what’s happening in your city. For those of you who live and work in San Francisco, Azalea Boutique is participating from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. with a performance at 7:00 p.m. by hanni el khatib.

To learn more watch the promo video, visit the Fashion’s Night Out site, follow them on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

by Michelle Lentz

BrowsePal is similar to ShareThis or AddThis. It differs by offering a portal through which you browse. While I was never big on portals back when they were trendy, this does offer a nifty twist with the Co-Browsing feature.

You can search the web by using their Search feature, which integrates with Google. Maps takes you to Google Maps and Shop is their own co-shopping portal. I searched for a camera and ended up with a “Buy this from Amazon.com” button.

Clicking the Co-Browsing link displays a pop-up that offers three options. Link provides a direct link to provide to your friends. Email lets you send an email with the link directly from the pop-up, and Twitter allows you to tweet the link out to your friends. However, it does require that you provide your user name and password for Twitter.

You can also share your sessions with other users (Pals) that you add. However, that page was pre-populated with some rather long character strings listed as users. I’m not sure with whom I shared my sessions. Now that makes me a little nervous.

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