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Friday, June 24, 2011

Internet Marketing

Internet marketing is the integration of website design, development, and online-marketing techniques, with a focus on attracting high traffic that earns you more revenue. In broader terms, sound internet marketing will generate more visitors to your website who are well targeted and are likely to be interested in your products and services.

Our internet marketing strategy encompasses a wide range of activities, from optimizing websites, improving their indexing on search engines or building link programs to managing traffic generation lists or making your website more user-friendly. Our internet marketing strategy includes:

  • Search engine marketing – promotion of your website with an accurate monthly report on the visitor’s activities written by a trained consultant. This may include many different aspects of web promotion, including search engine optimization, formulating an internet marketing plan, and an in-depth keyword analysis or a straightforward site analysis. keyword backlinks is very important .
  • Paid promotion - setting up and managing pay-per-visitor campaigns to maintain maximum visibility on the major search engines and directories. This is particularly effective for searches on niche market terms or for short term promotions.
  • Traffic analysis - analyzing website visitor activity to improve conversion rates and your ROI (return on investment) and to improve website usability. Traffic analysis is essential to measure the effectiveness of your internet marketing.
  • Link building - sourcing and acquiring high quality incoming links1 to your website to attract more targeted visitors and also to improve link popularity, which can enhance search engine prominence.
  • Search engine ranking - assessing how well your website performs on various search engines and directories. The search engine ranking report measures the effectiveness of existing campaigns and gives you an insight into which internet marketing activities should be pursued.must have keyword backlinks.
  • Competitor analysis - monitoring and researching your competitor’s website to undertake an in-depth analysis of their online presence.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Logic and A Healthier Lifestyle as Natural Anxiety Treatments

If you suffer from frequent worrying or full blown GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) some find it beneficial to consider the logic and healthy-living kind of natural Anxiety Treatment before using prescription drugs.
Dealing with your anxieties with a logic perspective, thinking about how you process problems and issues in your life, implementing a habit of questioning your own worries and fears and trying a little harder to view circumstances in a more constructive way can be very useful.
Quite often when a particular person is affected with constant worry they could be suffering from a kind of cognitive dysfunction, a generally negative way of looking at things. The following are a few examples:
  • Overly simplifying results: if they are not completely perfect, you find yourself feeling just like a failure.
  • From the occasion something bad did happen: misfortune will keep going.
  • Due to the fact bad things do happen: you start to ignore the good things and exclusively concentrate on negative scenarios.
  • Seeing the positives in your life as just invalid coincidences or ‘dumb luck’.
  • Accepting hasty negative assumptions and expectations as ‘facts’.
  • Automatically accepting the worst type of scenarios as the most likely.
  • Thinking that how you feel reflects what is going to take place in reality.
  • Being to hard on oneself and/or other individuals for flaws.
  • Feeling as if you are to blame for everything that goes badly.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Pakistan eyes legal action over ICC rule chang

The PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, reportedly proposed the amendment the Pakistan board is presently fighting against

 
Daily Worldwide - The PCB and ICC could be on a collision course again in a high-stakes case that potentially involves Pakistan's suspension from cricket's governing body. The Pakistan board has sent a legal notice to the ICC raising questions - and threatening legal action - about a proposed amendment to the ICC's constitution, which would allow the governing body to suspend a member in case of government interference in the running of a national cricket board.
Ironically the amendment - which also requires that a member board's executive body include elected officials - is said by some accounts to have been proposed at an ICC executive board meeting in February by the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt himself. What is clear is that he didn't object to the matter at the time.
The PCB is one of the boards directly affected by the amendment. Its constitution states that the President of the country - invariably but not always a political figure - is the Patron of the board and the sole authority in hiring or firing the chairman. Nor are elections of any kind held. A number of members of the governing board - the executive body - are appointed by the chairman and all must be approved by the President. This, the PCB argues in its legal notice, could result in its suspension, even permanent expulsion, for the changes are tantamount to asking the board to throw the Patron out of the constitution.
It's not the PCB alone that could be affected by the amendment. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is an interim body whose major decisions go through the ministry, which also has the power to disband the board entirely. In Bangladesh, interference isn't as clear and distinct, though all board presidents are government-appointed. Thus any given BCB administration reflects the prevailing political winds of the day. The current president Mustafa Kamal, for example, is a sitting member of parliament. The BCCI would also come on the radar. Though its officials are elected, there is a clear and strong presence of senior Indian politicians at its highest levels.
The proposed changes have been on the ICC's agenda since the February meeting. At its subsequent board meeting in Mumbai, immediately after the World Cup final, the ICC board decided the changes would be officially proposed at the annual conference in July in Hong Kong, and be made applicable by July 2012.
The press release of that meeting stated the changes will be "designed to prevent undue interference by governments in the administration of cricket in Member countries, including but not limited to interference in operational matters, the selection and management of teams, the appointment of coaches or support personnel or the activities of a Member."
Despite the quite vast implications for governance of the game around the world from such a proposal, the release drew little comment. But in a series of articles for the Pakistan daily Daily Times at the start of May, eminent columnist Zakir Hussain Syed - also a former administrator - first revealed the PCB's reaction and contents of the legal notice, sent after the April 4 meeting, and confirmed by ESPNcricinfo to be accurate.
The legal notice was prepared by Mark Gay, a sports law specialist with DLA Piper who has worked with the PCB on several matters in the past, and refers to the legal framework of the country where the ICC is registered: the British Virgin Islands (B VI).
"The insertion of these provisions at this time, into the ICC constitution, in the circumstances, in which the PCB operates," the notice reads, "would constitute unfair prejudice for the purpose of section 184(1) of the B VI of the Business Companies Act 2004 (the B VI Act). As such unless the ICC agree to drop its proposal to pass such amendments to the Articles of Associations at its Annual General Meeting in July, our client will have no alternative but to commence legal proceedings against it to restrain this conduct, which we consider unfairly prejudicial to our client in its capacity as shareholder of the ICC."
The relevant law refers to members of a company being able to apply to the court for an order if they consider certain actions of the company have been, or are likely to be, discriminatory or prejudicial. The PCB argues the amendment is prejudicial because it affects only some members, "i.e. those member boards that are currently elected will not be affected," the notice says. Also, the PCB says it has "nothing whatsoever to do with the objects of the company, which are promotion of…cricket. It is a nakedly political measure."
In the April 4 meeting, PCB officials also pointed out that upon giving membership to Pakistan, the ICC was aware of the nature of the board and the relationship with the government of the day. A far more complex and awkward line of argument was also raised when officials asked how 'government interference' was to be defined. Would it include, an official asked as an example, a government deciding whether or not a team tours a country, as has happened recently with Zimbabwe and Pakistan? It has also been pointed out that holding even domestic tournaments in Pakistan often requires assistance from the provincial or federal government to provide security. The ICC says that there will be strict definitions of interference, to do with appointments in the board and its administration only.
The situation is further complicated by Butt's role in placing the issue on the agenda. It is believed that the topic was not officially on the agenda in February and was only included at the last minute, the night before the meeting when notes were passed into the hotel rooms of board members.
The matter has been informally on the cards for nearly a year as the ICC is keen to bring cricket in line with other prominent sports bodies such as FIFA and the IOC, though it was first broached officially only in that February meeting. The next day, as is protocol, a board director had to volunteer to put the amendment on the table and it was alleged later that Butt proposed it, obviously raising no objection at the time.
However, in between that and the next meeting, Pakistan belatedly realised the implications of the amendments and lobbied Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to rustle up support. They even sent them a copy of the legal notice and were, according to observers familiar with the developments, assured of support. Yet at the April 4 meeting, both boards withdrew support and voted for the amendments, leaving the PCB as the sole objector from among the Full Members.
It was at the April meeting that other board members are said to have told PCB representatives that they were objecting to a proposal officially put forth by their own (PCB) chairman. Pakistan have asked ICC officials to check the minutes of the meeting to see if this is indeed the case, but have not yet been given a response. Pakistan had taken along their legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi to the meeting to explain to the board the difficulties involved in making the proposed changes in Pakistan. He was not allowed to speak, however, by the ICC board.
Since then, there has been what one involved official said were "fruitful discussions" between the PCB and ICC on the matter. The ICC is said to be aware of the difficulties involved in the PCB asking the President to end his own involvement in cricket, and there have been discussions about extending the window of time during which they expect the changes, as the ICC understands it to be a long-term process. The ICC is said even to be willing to come to Pakistan to discuss the matter with the relevant authorities. Contrary to the ICC's optimism that it won't come to it, ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB's reluctance will compel it still to pursue legal action if needed, even if that will be what the official said would be "contrary to the spirit of discussions."
The developments are likely to raise questions once again not only about how equipped Butt is to handle such matters at board meetings, but also the growing isolation of Pakistan. The board believes they are being victimised, alluding to as much in the legal notice, believing the amendments to be "provoked by a desire to damage the PCB or out of a desire for revenge."
This is the fall-out, the PCB says, from John Howard's non-appointment in June 2010. At the time Pakistan was one of the members supporting Howard's nomination but eventually they reversed. "We are instructed that the Australian Cricket Board put forward as their nominee of the ICC ... John Howard. It is the view of many in Pakistan that he has promoted racial policies," the legal notice says. "As such, the PCB among others, expressed its concern about his status as presidential candidate. When his candidature was withdrawn, in the view of PCB, this measure was born. If this is true, and full disclosure should reveal this, it is the product not of a desire to advance the objects of ICC, or to promote cricket, but out of the desire to disadvantage the PCB."
Over the course of this administration, since October 2008, the PCB has steadily lost allies in the ICC. Relations with the BCCI remain enmeshed in political developments. The rest of the Asian bloc is not the guarantee of support it once was, as the withdrawal of support from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on this issue also made clear. The ECB, at best, remains cool after the fracas last summer when Butt clumsily accused the England team of match-fixing, only to apologise subsequently. Cricket Australia were not happy after the Howard rebuff and now, after the thinly veiled accusations of the legal notice, their attitude is not likely to soften.

I am fit enough to play international cricket: Jayasuriya



Daily Worldwide - Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday said that he is fit enough to play international cricket and is waiting for an opportunity to play in the ODI series against England later this month.

With opener Upul Tharanga unlikely to be considered for selection after being embroiled in an alleged doping scandal, Jayasuriya looks to be the most likely option to open the innings.

"Definitely I want to play for my country. That is why I have not announced retirement from One-day cricket till date. To play for Sri Lanka has always been my priority," Jayasuriya said.

"If any such offer comes my way, I would like to grab it for sure," the 41-year-old added.

Sri Lanka, currently playing a Test series in England, are scheduled to play a lone T20 match in Bristol on June 25 followed by five One-dayers from June 28 to July 9.

Jayasuriya, who had announced retirement from Test cricket in 2007 and played his last ODI in December 2009 against India, believed the break would not affect his form and fitness.

"I have been away from the game for eight or nine months hardly. I had played T20 world championship, domestic cricket, trial matches before ODI World Cup and IPL. I was not away from the game. I am fit enough to play international cricket," said the veteran, who will be celebrating his 42nd birthday on June 30.
"I am not talking about my future now. The series against England is in my radar as of now," said Jayasuriya, who is the only player to have scored in excess of 13,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One-day Internationals.

The Matara Marauder also does not intend to change his style of play.

"I have never changed my style. I am playing the way I used to play 20 years back. I will keep doing that in future also," he said.

In 2008, his ODI career was as good as over when he was omitted for a series in the West Indies.

However, a stirring performance in the IPL in which he tallied 514 runs, forced Sri Lanka`s sports minister to intervene in team selection for the Asia Cup.

Jayasuriya`s selection proved to be beneficial for the team as he made useful contributions, including scoring a century in the title clash in Sri Lanka`s triumphant campaign.

PTI

Kallis named South African Cricketer of the Year



Daily Worldwide - Johannesburg: All-rounder Jacques Kallis dominated the South African Cricket Awards, winning three of them, including the prestigious Cricketer of the Year.

Kallis also won Test Cricketer of the Year award and the KFC "So Good Award!" for his centuries in both innings of the Test match against India at Sahara Park Newlands in Cape Town, where he persevered despite a painful injury.

Kallis had won Cricketer of the Year award in 2004 as well.

AB de Villiers was named ODI Cricketer of the Year and Hashim Amla, who scooped almost all the honours last year, remained the choice of his peers, being named SA Players` Player of the Year and SA Fans` Player of the Year.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe was named Pro20 Cricketer of the Year.
Former Pakistani player Imran Tahir, whose participation during the tour by India late last year was delayed due his citizenship papers not being finalised, was named SA International Newcomer of the Year.
Tahir also won two awards in the professional domestic category, being named both Cricketer of the Year and Domestic Players` Player of the Year.

Faf du Plessis was named MTN40 Cricketer of the Year.

PTI

Monday, June 6, 2011

Facebook gets younger… is this a good thing? How parental control software can help.


Daily Worldwide - Kids On FacebookMy recent post was on Internet and Facebook addiction, as specifically relates to teens, tweens, and pre-teens. In the article, I cited a recent study showing that there are actually millions of users under the age of 13, which is the cutoff to join the site. Well, in a move that can either be looked at as “if we can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” or an effort to help create a safer environment for those 13 and under, Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg has decided to allow kids 10-13 to have profiles on the site. These youth profiles will come with more restrictions and precautions, the Facebook brass promises. Zuckerberg and co. rationalize the move as wanting pre-teens to be able to use the site as a “study tool”. Color me dubious.

Ultimately, kids who are on the site either have their parent’s consent already, or are savvy enough to do it under the radar. And really, all’s it takes is a fake birthday, and voilà , Facebook profile. So, while some are viewing this as a good thing by Facebook, I don’t know that it will have much of an impact on the online safety of the kids. They’ll still find a way to work around the restrictions, which is more of a reason for parents to continue to stay on top of their kids’ online activity.

I also want to look at the aspect of social networking in general for kids, and the plusses and minuses. Well, I’m not really sure there are any plusses. I suppose one could argue that it could be used as a study tool by allowing student’s to easily chat with each other, create groups to share information, and just communicate in general with their fellow students. There is certainly some validity to that, however, I personally don’t believe that Facebook, or any other social networking site for that matter, are the right tools for that. They come with too many other pitfalls, distractions and all around bad stuff. And as an adult who uses these sites, I know what a time waster than can be!

There’s also the danger of “Facebook Depression,” recently commented on in this terrific article, Five Ways Parents Can Fight Facebook Depression. One thing the author recommends is banning social media altogether, which can certainly be difficult, but not a bad idea. This is one place where littleye parental control software can be a great benefit, because you can create your own safe filter as well as block specific sites. With younger kids, this is probably an easier thing to accomplish, but with older pre-teens, you may get some conflict. That’s another reason I enjoyed the article noted above, the author emphasized communication above everything, and after all, that’s what it’s all about. Try our parental control software and let us know what you think!


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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Are Social Networking Sites Making You Money?

Social Networking Sites -  The Hidden Pot Of Gold

 

What I find hilarious is the fact that so many marketers have been saying screw Google and have been crying because they lost all their precious traffic.  Some marketers have loudly switched to doing their ppc campaigns via Facebook.
What’s sad is the fact that right now people are spending a fortune learning the “secrets” (as if there really are any secrets left online) to learn how to use social networking sites  in their marketing.
The reality folks is in about a year or so Facebook will realize what Google has realized. Most marketers are full of shit! OH YA I WENT THERE, and as such Facebook will also start eliminating people from using their advertising because the truth is —-> (It is not about the marketer, it is about the consumers. )  Unfortunately like in all things it only takes a few bad apples to ruin it for the bunch.
I remember the days where you could throw anything up in Google Adwords and bid on any keywords and it  have it only cost a few cents. I was even using Adwords when words like NETWORK MARKETING cost 1.25 a click.  I also learned how to get that cost down to about 20 cents a click, but still over time I saw more and more people exploiting Adwords and taking advantage of the system kinda like people are taking advantage of Facebook now.

 

While I am all for using paid advertising methods, I believe most people are not using these types of sites correctly.  Facebook and Twitter have been raved about for years , this has led most people to just spam their business opportunities. This is not the way to get people to join your business online. The best use of social networking sites is to develop real relationships with people.  Most people aren’t taking advantage of what social networks have to offer.
For Example: Think about how many people on Facebook and Twitter that don’t have blogs.  You will be hard pressed to find anyone who uses these 2 social networking sites effectively who doesn’t own a blog. The reason is because blogging isn’t easy its hard and people don’t like hard. However it is the stuff the most people won’t do that separate winners from losers.
We aren’t talking about rocket science we are talking about blogging. GET REAL there are 12 year old kids blogging. There is no excuse under the sun why a person can’t afford $10 a month on a self hosted blog and learn how to blog.  If you aren’t blogging you should really reconsider doing an online business.   Most people shouldn’t be marketing online anyways, most people should get a job.


I know I sound negative, but I would rather scare someone away from online marketing and save them thousands of dollars in wasted time. I know they are out there because I talk to people almost daily who have spent a fortune online and still have empty pockets.
I spent thousands upon thousands of dollars online, but I love the industry and I love marketing to me I look at all the money I have spent as an investment in my education.

Social Networking Sites -  The Point

Like many of you I was convinced that social networking sites was a way to get people into my business. The thing was I really never understood the connection. At first I viewed it the way I viewed ppc,  “just drive as much traffic as possible to my business offers” the thing is these types of sites don’t really work that way.  People are on these sites because they like to communicate and establish relationships with people.
I created a little site that you can use to build your social following in 3 of the biggest social networking sites online.

Source : http://profitonknowledge.com/social-networking-sites/are-social-networking-sites-making-you-money/

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Cool Design Shoes for Facebook and Twitter Lovers



Facebook vs. Twitter

I’m not at all thinking about quitting Twitter or stopping to recommend it. Twitter is a valuable social media tool that I wouldn’t want to be without. There are, however, many reasons I prefer Facebook over Twitter, and have switched my primary social media site from Twitter to Facebook.

Facebook vs. Twitter

Here are 16 reasons I like Facebook more than I like Twitter:

  • Easier for Group Discussion - Facebook discussions and neatly threaded and hashtags are unnecessary.

  • Rich Functionality - Facebook supports applications, events and instant messaging. Facebook also enables photo, video, link, page and event sharing.

  • More Powerful Lists - Create as many Facebook lists as you like and use them to manage both communication and privacy.

  • Better Private Messaging - No automated direct messaging on Facebook. Therefore, your private messages and updates are more manageable.

  • Less Spam Abuse - Facebook fights spam more effectively than Twitter.

  • News Feed Optimized for Relevance - Facebook uses edgerank to prioritize our Top News feeds. Optionally, we can choose to view Twitter-like Most Recent News, as well.

  • True Networking Site - We can create deep online connections with our friends, and we also discover friends-of-friends. Facebook messaging  is a good alternative to email, too.

  • Website Traffic - In 2009 when I focused on Twitter, I  received 7,834 visits from Twitter with average time on site of 2:10 minutes. Not bad. However, in 2010 when I turned my focus to Facebook, I received 5,134 visits with average time on site of 3:07 minutes and a larger number of blog comments. Facebook visitors tend to engage more than do Twitter visitors. That’s better website traffic.

  • Less Incentivization - Twitter has become very much about follower counts. People typically follow with the expectation of being followed back and unfollow if that doesn’t happen. Fans and friends on Facebook are much more authentic.

  • Real People - Facebook is mostly used by real people, while Twitter is mostly operated by robotic software called bots.

  • No 140 Limit - Facebook allows more than 140 characters per status update,  more than a 160 per bio, and more than one website link per account.

  • Much Greater Membership - I’m more able to find the people with whom I want to connect on Facebook than on Twitter.

  • Members Visit More Often - Facebook members are said to log into Facebook more often than Twitter members into Twitter.

  • Easily Manage Multiple Business Accounts - I can manage multiple Facebook business pages without logging out and back in, and without using third-party desktop clients.

  • Business Pages are Mini-Websites - Facebook business pages are mini-websites with a landing page and additional pages.

  • Off-site Integration - Like buttons and like boxes extend the reach of Facebook to blogs and other websites outside the Facebook domain.


  • Source :  http://online-social-networking.com/tag/facebook

    FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS TIP: Migrate your ‘friends’ into ‘likes’

    I often get asked how to grow numbers – fans and ‘likes’ – on your Facebook Page. There are a slew of techniques you should use on an ongoing basis (for example, well-placed social media icons on your website/blog, in your email signature, and on your marketing materials, to name a few), but one that stands out to me the most is growing your numbers through your personal profile first. Use your personal Facebook profile as a bridge to your Facebook Page.
    I hear a lot of people talk about their hesitation to open up their personal accounts to people they don’t know. Listen, if you’re on Facebook to do business, it’s important to understand that your target market does not want to be approached for business first. In fact, I dare say that no one wants to be approached for business first.
    People aren’t coming to Facebook to meet their accountant. They’re coming to Facebook to connect, reconnect, and engage with others. They might meet a person who happens to be an accountant and then decide to do business with them, but most likely, potential clients that find business connections have done so because they connected on a personal level first.
    This is the crux of social media – the ability to connect and relate to one another first and foremost. Those similarities and interests bring us together and business leads are developed through this organic process.
    There are no shortcuts or ways around it. You can’t automate your presence and drive business leads to your site. You either get it or you don’t, but one of the main reason most corporate brands don’t do well using social media is because they don’t have a personality.
    My suggestion: clean up your personal profile. Get rid of anything that you think is too much information: pictures of your kids (if you deem this too much information), negative personal details about your life (going through a divorce, you hate your ex-husband’s new girlfriend, etc.) and include bits and pieces of the real you (not the “you” with your skirt over your head drunk in Barcelona), but the essence of who you are: male or female, books and movies you like, and music you listen to – for starters.
    Add people as friends to your personal account first. Get to know them, compliment them on their site, and ask them a question about themselves. Then, once a month send out a blanket invitation to all of your friends to invite them to your Page. Don’t pounce on them when they first become your friends. Give it time. Be patient.
    When I’m working with a new client, I explain this slow process to the clients so they understand I am not a fairy godmother with a magic wand. This process takes time.
    Before Pages existed, I built up my personal profile to include pictures, videos, and descriptions of my interests and activities – my garden, my dog, my kids, my love of beer, my neighborhood. It’s easy to get a sense of who I am when you take a look at my personal profile.
    I make it a point to wish people a happy birthday and comment back when people post to my Wall. This is what I mean by engagement. Social media is not the new fangled way to make money, but rather, a new fangled way to meet people.
    When Pages became available and after I created my own, I sent out an invitation to my friends list through my Facebook profile and had 400 fans in one day. That happened because I established a relationship with them first – built up some trust before asking for their click.
    Asking people to skip over your personal profile and proceed straight to your Page doesn’t work as well. I’ve seen many folks send out return messages after I’ve sent them a friend request telling me that they have too many friends and can’t take on anymore, but to join them over on their Page.
    Uh… I don’t think so.
    I want to get to know you as a person before I join you over on your Page. I don’t necessarily want to know about your latest business venture but I would like to know basic personal details about you if I’m friending you on Facebook.
    And I realize Facebook has a 5,000 friend limit for personal accounts. The notion is that anything over 5000 should naturally migrate over to your Page. And yet, it doesn’t always work that way. The numbers don’t add up as well when people skip over your personal profile before being introduced to the “business you”.
    I’m not suggesting opening up the flood gates and letting any ol’ person in – rather, develop a criterion, a standard of who you want to friend. If you’re a brick and mortar business in New Jersey, find your city’s Facebook Page. Assuming they have one, friend those people on that Page. Most likely, they are New Jersey residents and/or have ties to the community. You can’t add them directly to your Page, but you can request their friendship and add them on through your personal profile. Eventually you can migrate them over to your Page.
    Use your personal profile to grow your Page. Look at your personal profile as an addendum to your professional Page. Infuse your online presence with your personality and business leads will be generated through these efforts.
    Remember, automation cannot do this for you. There are no shortcuts in social media. Take your time. Social media is a 401k plan and not a lottery ticket.
    For more ways to grow your numbers on your Facebook Page check out: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/10-ways-to-grow-your-facebook-page-following/.

    Facebook Friends - 5 Easy Steps to Grow Your Friends List on Facebook

    Social media is effective, it works and does not cost anything. So, definitely worth investing some time and efforts into it. The most popular site on the whole world wide web is Facebook.
    People on a Facebook are dealing with people - so its worth knowing that simple ways of communication, like rumours, fun, photos, links, etc. work very well. There are a few simple steps on how to grow your Facebook friends list in a simple and fast way.
    STEP ONE: create a personal profile of who you want your Facebook friends to see - a lawyer, consultant, property professional or simply a joyful and positive person. If you want to be seen as a professional, from time to time provide your Facebook friends with quality information, show them how they would benefit from dealing with you.
    You might want to post pictures of family, to tell everyone what a fantastic weekend away you had. People will identify with you and will want to know more. Be nice, consistent, proactive and responsive, comment on your Facebook friends pictures, on their posts, links and photos.
    STEP TWO: Identify Your target market or niche and join different pages and groups within that target market or group - it might be geographical, might be gender oriented, etc. Search for groups that have specific words in them: interior, website, model agency, etc.
    As I live in Ireland, I will give a few examples: Ashford castle fans page, Dramoland castle fan page - those people most likely visited place at least once and guess what - those are expensive places to stay, so visitors might have money for your product or service as well. Blackrock town near Dublin has even 2 groups created. There are some fun groups, like "I'm from Ireland, but more importantly I am from Dublin" - most of people in this group are from Dublin - 32.000 members and growing - what a fantastic place to get new Facebook friends and followers that live in the neighbourhood.
    STEP THREE: leave posts on those groups and pages walls. Do not advertise, write something interesting and catchy, then people will get interested in you, will go to your profile and will add you as their Facebook friend, also they will look through your profile, will visit your website - this is a free traffic for your business.
    STEP FOUR: Join as many groups as you can. You can be a member of 300 groups and 300 pages on Facebook. Alternatively you can also visit your target groups and pages, look through people's profiles and add them as a friend. That is effective, but more time consuming.
    STEP FIVE: Interact with your new friends. Add a personal welcome message once they join you as your new Facebook friend on the site. Send an email telling them what your interests are. Look through their profile and wall and make comments on their posts or links.
    Facebook is currently No.1 website on the internet in most countries with Google being the most popular search engine. So, best of luck with growing your Facebook friends list - a great potential in promoting your business through this powerful social media site. Have fun and enjoy!

    Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/3923932

    Transparent Clear Snap On Crystal Hard Cover Case for Apple Ipod Touch 2nd 3rd GEN 2G/3G 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB

    • Brand new non-OEM. Durable clear hard plastic material.
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    • Prevents damage to your iPod from objects in your pockets or purse. iPod not included. Does not fit
    Transparent Clear Snap On Crystal Hard Cover Case is brand new non-OEM, durable clear hard plastic material,custom made to fit your iPod perfectly,easy access to all buttons and features,Plug your charger, cable or headset without removing the case,easy installation, just snap on your ipod without any tools,prevents damage to your iPod from objects in your pockets or purse,iPod not included,does not fit Touch 1st generation

    Source : http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Clear-Crystal-Cover-Apple/dp/B00302IK2K%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIWLKATVOKF2A6B2A%26tag%3Ddigitalcam0f6-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00302IK2K

    Sunday, May 29, 2011

    Fujitsu did not want to lose

    Johannesburg - The market for computer games andmultimedia segments in Indonesia is growing. A row of big players in this segment is fromDell's Alienware, Asus ROG, or the Toshiba Qosmio. But the Japanese vendors Fujitsu did not want to lose.

    After some time did not bring gaming and multimedia laptop, this year they tried to attackthis market in Indonesia. This product was named Fujitsu NH751.

    Indeed this is the only type of Fujitsu laptop gaming and multimedia this year. Apparentlythey were a bit unrealistic in the laptop market to pick up the ball game, which grow only inhigh end segment.

    "For gamers would prefer a desktop than a laptop to satisfy their hobby. But in Indonesia,the gaming market is growing, and we are very confident to go in it," said Edmund Lim,Product Marketing Manager for Fujitsu, as the Media Clinic on Thursday (05/26/2011) atPacific Place.

    Such as gaming and other multimedia laptops, NH751 has a screen size 17 inch screencapable of displaying full HD. Laptop screen is equipped with LED backlit technology, with300nits brightness very comfortable in the eye.

    This product is already available in the market at a price of USD 1898. Here are some otherexcellent features:
    The Intel Core i7,
    Middle-class graphics with Nvidia Optimus
    HD entertainment, blu-ray RW with HDMI out
    Audio DTS 5.1 audio solution
    Support for dual hard drives


    Source :
    http://infomartion4u.blogspot.com/2011/05/fujitsu-did-not-want-to-lose.html

    This is a true incident and the Indian is none other than

    An Indian man walks into the New York City bank and asks for the loan officer.

    He tells the Loan Officer that he was going to India for some business for 2 weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

    The Loan Officer tells him that the bank will need
    Some form of security for the loan.

    So the Indian man hands over the keys and the documents of the new Ferrari car parked on the street in front of the bank.

    The loan officer consults the president of the bank,
    Produces all the required items and everything check out to be OK.

    The loan officer agrees to accept the car as a security for the loan.

    The bank president and the Loan Officer had a good laugh at the Indian
    For keeping a $750,000 Ferrari as a security and taking only $5,000 has a loan.

    An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari
    Into the banks underground garage and parks it there.

    Two weeks later the Indian returns and pays $5000 and the interest which comes to it $15.41.

    Seeing this, loan officer says,

    “Sir, we are very happy to have your business
    And this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
    While you are away, we checked you out and
    Found out that you were a multi millionaire.

    What puzzled us was why would you bother to borrow $5000?”

    The Indian replies
    "Where else in the New York City can I park my car for 2 weeks and
    For only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return".
    This is a true incident and the
    Indian is none other than

    Friday, May 27, 2011

    Intel Capital Invests $24.5 Million Across the Compute Continuum

    NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 – Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment organization, today announced four U.S. investments to drive continued innovation across the entire continuum of computing.

    The new deals total approximately $24.5 million and include CrowdStar, a developer of social games on Facebook and mobile platforms; iStreamPlanet, a provider of live Web broadcast management and automated video workflow; Music Mastermind, an independent entertainment and technology company; and PerspecSys, a cloud data security provider. The new investments were announced at an Intel Capital event in New York.

    The computing continuum is Intel's vision of delivering a smarter, more secure, and always-connected computing experience that spans a range of device segments – including laptops, cars, smartphones and smart TVs – and the Internet data centers to which they connect.

    "Intel Capital supports entrepreneurship all over the globe, helping to turn breakthrough ideas into successful companies," said Arvind Sodhani, president, Intel Capital and executive vice president, Intel. "The explosion of computing has created endless opportunities for the development of interesting applications that deliver unique user experiences. Intel Capital's investments in these companies will help advance applications ranging from cloud computing security to an enhanced entertainment experience."

    With the four new investments announced today, along with recently announced deals in China and India, Intel Capital has surpassed $10 billion in total investments since its inception.

    "This milestone is a significant achievement for Intel Capital and represents our dedication to continuously support companies pushing the edge of technology innovation," Sodhani said.

    Details on the new investments follow:

    CrowdStar is a global developer of social games with a growing community of 31 million monthly active users. CrowdStar is home to some of Facebook's most popular, fun and entertaining games, including "Happy Aquarium," "Happy Island," "Happy Pets," "CrowdStar's It Girl" and "Zoo Paradise." A YouWeb-incubated company, along with recently acquired former Intel Capital portfolio company OpenFeint, CrowdStar has quickly become one of the most successful developers in social gaming. CrowdStar will use the funding for hiring and acquiring talent.

    iStreamPlanet develops and operates live and on-demand content creation, management, security, monetization and delivery products and services that bring media experiences to life by creating content once and delivering across multiple screens and devices. This includes Over-The-Top (OTT) and TV Everywhere (TVE) live and on-demand HD video delivery, content protection, management, monetization, rich media experiences, collaboration and analytics. iStreamPlanet has streamed high-profile events to millions of viewers, including "NBC Sunday Night Football," The Championships at Wimbledon, U.S. Open Golf, Notre Dame college football, the Ryder Cup and the 2011 Kentucky Derby. iStreamPlanet and Intel also worked closely together to build out the Olympic Cloud Origin Services for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. The investment will be used to expand U.S. operations and continue to build out in European markets.

    Music Mastermind is the developer of SoundBetter, the audio processing suite behind its consumer-focused platform. This groundbreaking technology eliminates the traditional effort required to make music, breaking down barriers hindering creativity and allowing anyone to instantly become a recording artist. Music Mastermind is currently preparing for the launch of its create-and-share music platform in the second half of this year, which will showcase the rich media capabilities of Intel-based PC, mobile and set-top platforms. The investment will be used to accelerate deployment of its product roadmap.

    PerspecSys enables enterprise adoption of cloud computing by addressing sensitive data Privacy, Residency, and Security (PRS) concerns. The PerspecSys PRS Solution* preserves enterprise management and protection of sensitive data used in public and private cloud applications. This helps to remove the traditional barriers to enterprise cloud adoption such as regulatory compliance requirements, industry standards or internal data management policies that would not normally allow sensitive data to go into the cloud. PerspecSys' global customers include financial services firms, banks, management consulting firms and public sector services. The investment from Intel Capital aligns well with Intel's Cloud 2015 vision and will be used to drive growth and vertical market segment expansion.

     About Intel Capital
    Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$10 billion in over 1,140 companies in 49 countries. In that timeframe, 191 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 268 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2010, Intel Capital invested US$327 million in 119 investments with approximately 44 percent of funds invested outside the United States and Canada

    Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

    * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
     
     Source : http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/23/intel-capital-invests-245-million-across-the-compute-continuum

    Intel Creates AppUp Small Business Service on Hybrid Cloud

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2011 – Intel® Corporation today launched the Intel AppUpSM Small Business Service, an innovative service running on the Intel® Hybrid Cloud platform that enables server manufacturers, software vendors, and service providers to offer small businesses key advantages of cloud computing with applications and data running on their own premises.

    Intel's AppUp Small Business Service, enabled by the Intel Hybrid Cloud platform, represents a new business model for Intel. The solution consists of a server, a catalog of prepackaged small business applications from a broad range of software providers, and Intel-developed software to securely manage and track use of the application software. Small business customers access the solution through service providers, paying on a monthly basis for the software they use, just like in the cloud, but getting the responsiveness and control of running their applications and data onsite.

    "We developed the Intel AppUp Small Business Service to build a foundation on which the industry can innovate and provide small business customers with a more convenient, secure, and high-performance experience," said Bridget Karlin, general manager, Intel Hybrid Cloud. "Small businesses are the ultimate beneficiaries because this service gives them a compelling new option for improving their business results through IT.This Intel-based solution comes ready to use, and doesn't require their own IT staff or the capital cost of a server."

    The Intel AppUp Small Business Service's innovations include use of a subscription-based delivery model for software applications. Intel-developed software activates, deactivates, and then tracks the customer's usage of those applications on a platform that is secured using Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) in Intel® Xeon® processors.

    Each month, that server tracks software usage and sends a secure encrypted report to an Intel data center. Intel invoices the small business's service provider, which bills the small business customer.

    In addition, service providers can remotely manage their customers' servers that employ this Intel Hybrid Cloud reference design by using a Web portal hosted by Intel and secured by a Web application firewall and HTTPS encrypted communication. Using Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT), service providers can remotely troubleshoot, diagnose, and support the servers, saving the time and cost of sending a technician onsite in most cases.

    Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) and virtualization software enable delivery of "virtual appliances" to the small business user, providing pre-integrated operating systems and small business software that can be turned on or off as needed, and easily maintained by the service provider.

    The Intel AppUp Small Business Service provides an innovative delivery mechanism and a catalog of a wide variety of software for small businesses from software providers including, Astaro, GFI Software, gloStream, Intuit, Level Platforms, Microsoft, SIOS, Tally, and Vembu. A growing number of applications will be soon available in the catalog from additional software providers including Allscripts, Apani, Asigra, ClearCenter, Coversant, Critical Links, Elina Networks, Ensim, eTurns, Fonality, KineticD, Lumension, McAfee, Novell, Pragma Systems, StorageCraft, Symantec, and WorkSpace Communications.

    Service providers work with their small business customers to choose what they need from the catalog. The service provider orders the solution and the Intel AppUp Small Business Service delivers the software to the Intel Hybrid Cloud server deployed at the customer's premises

    Initial server platforms include the Lenovo ThinkServer TS200v and a white box server. A range of additional server models from Acer, NEC and others will soon be available.

    The Intel AppUp Small Business Service is available now to qualified IT service providers and MSPs in North America and India. Intel expects to expand the program to other countries.

    Source : http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/24/intel-creates-appup-small-business-service-on-hybrid-cloud

    Intel Reinvents Transistors Using New 3-D Structure

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 4, 2011 – Intel Corporation today announced a significant breakthrough in the evolution of the transistor, the microscopic building block of modern electronics. For the first time since the invention of silicon transistors over 50 years ago, transistors using a three-dimensional structure will be put into high-volume manufacturing. Intel will introduce a revolutionary 3-D transistor design called Tri-Gate, first disclosed by Intel in 2002, into high-volume manufacturing at the 22-nanometer (nm) node in an Intel chip codenamed "Ivy Bridge." A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.

    The three-dimensional Tri-Gate transistors represent a fundamental departure from the two-dimensional planar transistor structure that has powered not only all computers, mobile phones and consumer electronics to-date, but also the electronic controls within cars, spacecraft, household appliances, medical devices and virtually thousands of other everyday devices for decades.

    "Intel's scientists and engineers have once again reinvented the transistor, this time utilizing the third dimension," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. "Amazing, world-shaping devices will be created from this capability as we advance Moore's Law into new realms."

    Scientists have long recognized the benefits of a 3-D structure for sustaining the pace of Moore's Law as device dimensions become so small that physical laws become barriers to advancement. The key to today's breakthrough is Intel's ability to deploy its novel 3-D Tri-Gate transistor design into high-volume manufacturing, ushering in the next era of Moore's Law and opening the door to a new generation of innovations across a broad spectrum of devices.

    Moore's Law is a forecast for the pace of silicon technology development that states that roughly every 2 years transistor density will double, while increasing functionality and performance and decreasing costs. It has become the basic business model for the semiconductor industry for more than 40 years.

    Unprecedented Power Savings and Performance Gains
    Intel's 3-D Tri-Gate transistors enable chips to operate at lower voltage with lower leakage, providing an unprecedented combination of improved performance and energy efficiency compared to previous state-of-the-art transistors. The capabilities give chip designers the flexibility to choose transistors targeted for low power or high performance, depending on the application.

    The 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate transistors provide up to 37 percent performance increase at low voltage versus Intel's 32nm planar transistors. This incredible gain means that they are ideal for use in small handheld devices, which operate using less energy to "switch" back and forth. Alternatively, the new transistors consume less than half the power when at the same performance as 2-D planar transistors on 32nm chips.

    "The performance gains and power savings of Intel's unique 3-D Tri-Gate transistors are like nothing we've seen before," said Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow. "This milestone is going further than simply keeping up with Moore's Law. The low-voltage and low-power benefits far exceed what we typically see from one process generation to the next. It will give product designers the flexibility to make current devices smarter and wholly new ones possible. We believe this breakthrough will extend Intel's lead even further over the rest of the semiconductor industry."

    Continuing the Pace of Innovation – Moore's Law
    Transistors continue to get smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient in accordance with Moore's Law – named for Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. Because of this, Intel has been able to innovate and integrate, adding more features and computing cores to each chip, increasing performance, and decreasing manufacturing cost per transistor.

    Sustaining the progress of Moore's Law becomes even more complex with the 22nm generation. Anticipating this, Intel research scientists in 2002 invented what they called a Tri-Gate transistor, named for the three sides of the gate. Today's announcement follows further years of development in Intel's highly coordinated research-development-manufacturing pipeline, and marks the implementation of this work for high-volume manufacturing.

    The 3-D Tri-Gate transistors are a reinvention of the transistor. The traditional "flat" two-dimensional planar gate is replaced with an incredibly thin three-dimensional silicon fin that rises up vertically from the silicon substrate. Control of current is accomplished by implementing a gate on each of the three sides of the fin – two on each side and one across the top -- rather than just one on top, as is the case with the 2-D planar transistor. The additional control enables as much transistor current flowing as possible when the transistor is in the "on" state (for performance), and as close to zero as possible when it is in the "off" state (to minimize power), and enables the transistor to switch very quickly between the two states (again, for performance).

    Just as skyscrapers let urban planners optimize available space by building upward, Intel's 3-D Tri-Gate transistor structure provides a way to manage density. Since these fins are vertical in nature, transistors can be packed closer together, a critical component to the technological and economic benefits of Moore's Law. For future generations, designers also have the ability to continue growing the height of the fins to get even more performance and energy-efficiency gains.

    "For years we have seen limits to how small transistors can get," said Moore. "This change in the basic structure is a truly revolutionary approach, and one that should allow Moore's Law, and the historic pace of innovation, to continue."

    World's First Demonstration of 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate Transistors
    The 3-D Tri-Gate transistor will be implemented in the company's upcoming manufacturing process, called the 22nm node, in reference to the size of individual transistor features. More than 6 million 22nm Tri-Gate transistors could fit in the period at the end of this sentence.

    Today, Intel demonstrated the world's first 22nm microprocessor, codenamed "Ivy Bridge," working in a laptop, server and desktop computer. Ivy Bridge-based Intel® Core™ family processors will be the first high-volume chips to use 3-D Tri-Gate transistors. Ivy Bridge is slated for high-volume production readiness by the end of this year.

    This silicon technology breakthrough will also aid in the delivery of more highly integrated Intel® Atom™ processor-based products that scale the performance, functionality and software compatibility of Intel® architecture while meeting the overall power, cost and size requirements for a range of market segment needs.

    Source : http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/04/intel-reinvents-transistors-using-new-3-d-structure

    Thursday, May 26, 2011

    China, US vie for mantle of world's biggest hacking victim

    China and the US have been battling lately to portray themselves as the more pathetic victim of cyberattacks.
    The US has lamented its own lack of preparedness for a major Internet hack attack and focused on the 30+ companies affected by the recent China-based hack that set Google off on its recent anti-censorship kick. But it is Beijing that has been most at pains to claim the mantle of "victim."

    We're number 1!

    "As one of the major victims of hacking in the world," said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, "China advocates stronger international cooperation in combating hacking to protect citizens' privacy and safeguard cyber security according to law."
    The accusations of Chinese hacking come as China tries to deflect the Google story, saying that it's a business dispute (and thus the US government should stay away), that the government had nothing to do with the hacking, and that Chinese people "fully enjoy the freedom of speech and have immediate access to adequate information in accordance with law, which is one of the important reasons that they firmly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics."
    "According to law" is important in this formulation, because it allows the Chinese to have a consistent focus on following the law. Google must censor search results in China because it is the law; China isn't behind hack attacks that break the law; let's all work together to make cybersecurity an international issue (according to law).
    The spokesperson's last comments came on February 1 in response to questions about a meeting between China and US Secretary of State Clinton that came on the sidelines of an Afghan donor conference. The response is telling, because it fits into the emerging Chinese narrative about cyberattacks: "hey, we're huge victims!"
    China has stressed its own victimization ever since it recovered from its initial confusion and began responding to the Google narrative. Back on January 19, the Foreign Ministry was stressing the "we're victims too" theme, saying that cyberattacks from abroad increased 148 percent in 2008. (Also: China's Internet "was open and managed in accordance with the law.")
    On January 22, in the wake of Hillary Clinton's major speech on Internet freedom, the Foreign Ministry stressed that it was "a major victim of hacking in the world," asked for international cooperation, and claimed that China "supervises Internet according to law."
    We're victims, too!
    The US intelligence community remains skeptical of China's interest in stopping international cyberattacks of a certain kind: state-backed attacks trolling for data, corporate secrets, or infrastructure weaknesses.
    In a report (PDF) submitted to Congress yesterday, Dennis Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, placed cyberattacks at the very top of the document. And, while China wasn't called out by name, Blair's single example was telling.
    "The recent intrusions reported by Google are a stark reminder of the importance of these cyber assets, and a wake-up call to those who have not taken this problem seriously," he wrote.
    How bad is the problem? Well, the US sees itself as a major victim of cyberattacks, too. "Sensitive information is stolen daily from both government and private sector networks," wrote Blair. "We often find persistent, unauthorized, and at times, unattributable presences on exploited networks, the hallmark of an unknown adversary intending to do far more than merely demonstrate skill or mock a vulnerability."
    In the section on China, Blair noted four key areas of concern; one was "China’s aggressive cyber activities." (The US maintains such capabilities too, of course, and Blair called on Congress to deliver more funding.)

    Source : http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/china-us-vie-for-mantle-of-worlds-biggest-hacking-victim.ars

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