They have set up over 30, 000 chat rooms worldwide to organise parties, talk about hobbies, play games or trade pictures of Pamela Anderson.

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Eastman was as passionate about his hobbies as he was about his business.

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To sign up for the service, customers must fill out a questionnaire about their hobbies and habits.

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In the video, she talks about her hobbies and says that if she wins, she will use the money to help her ailing mother.

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As you sort through these items, contemplate what they say about your interests, hobbies and long-forgotten dreams.

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Dai, a native of Shanghai, bragged about her lack of hobbies, scheduled every weekend full of meetings and knew every major player in the world of networking hardware and consumer electronics.

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Boards aren't required to tell shareholders about a CEO's risky hobbies.

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"It is remarkable that people use social networking websites to publish details about their lives, loves, jobs and hobbies to the entire world that they would not dream of sharing with a stranger in a bar, " he said.

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Instead of telling people about yourself, including your background, family, hobbies, vision, values and your preferred way of working, new leaders can leave breadcrumbs so people can find out about them.

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