SoapOpera

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It is known that the number of people that are hooked by the soap operas is high and almost everyone has one favorite that they have to watch on a daily basis, because missing one episode could mean missing something important. Those who have to go to work on the daytime can have their favorite show recorded and wait for them for evening viewing. On top of that it will be helpful if there is a source that fully specializes on what is taking place in the world of soap opera and www.soaps.com is such a site that has everything anyone wants to know about what is taking place in the world of soap opera, which includes the list of all the popular shows. In addition, there is a rating that shows which one of the shows are getting the highest score, which would mean either it is possible to tune into the show that has the highest rating or it is possible to see how one’s favorite show is faring. There is also an interesting list that shows whose birthday among the stars is approaching for those who have a good follow up of the stars private lives. There is a daily update at The Young and the Restless highlighting what were the most interesting scenes of the day and for those who have a good follow-up it is possible to tell what had taken place without watching the whole show.

The goings and comings section about who is in and out will inform those who are loyal followers of the shows what will happen in advance, and it could mean many things, since sometimes, some favorite guest stars might appear on the shows. The spoiler section discusses what is taking place in all the shows and prepares and helps viewers to form an opinion about the movies they are watching or it is possible to compare one’s take with others, and all this and much more is available at The Young and the Restless and it is needless to say it is an important site to visit by those who are following the soaps and the editor in chief Christine Fix is doing a good job her readers must be appreciating.

Book Excerpts Online

It is not a new idea since Google had been doing it for a while. The only difference is even if Google also has a book search for recent authors, most of the books that it avails digitally are older books whose copyright has expired. In few cases, if the publishers and authors agree, recent books could also be added to be browsed. Who took the plunge recently is Random House Inc. with its search and browser program, Insight that was launched today. The idea behind it is the publisher believes it will help its authors and especially booksellers, as it would enable people to sample books’ contents, which will in most cases be followed by a purchase. Earlier in the week HarperCollins had done the same with what it calls Browse Inside “widget” program, where excerpts are made available from many renowned authors. The target audience is mostly the MySpace generation according to a company official. What this would mean for the companies is it will be an enhancement on what they were already availing to visitors on their sites and both companies believe it will give them a digital capability to market their products on blogs and sites, including authors’ sites.

Widget

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Anyone who has file that need to be safely stored away from the home or office computers has this highly revamped service at www.box.net/widget when compared to similar services that are lacking in features. According to their claim, they are saying they are the fastest, safest, and allow anyone to try their service free for as long as they need it. The way it works is the system could be used as a backup in case something happens to the home or office computer. Best of all it could be accessed from anywhere and uploading file is very easy where it is possible to either drag and drop, use email attachment, or Flash 8. They also use what they call Widget, which is a flash media player that streams, photos, music, and videos and could be placed on a blog or a website and is available from Box.net Widget. The system also allows public sharing which means the file that is in storage can be accessed by the public. Alternatively, the access could be limited to anyone that has a password. Best of all it could be accessed remotely from places like libraries or while on the go using a laptop, which means it works like the popular email services that can be accessed from anywhere. In addition, there is also a mobile access through a mobile web browser, which means the file could be accessed using cell phones and PDAs. The company compares its service with other similar services and demonstrates why it finishes ahead of the competitors.

What this means is for those who have a need to upload any material, text file, photos, video clips, music, work sheet, the list could go on to a safe storage can pay according to their need since they have three kinds of services. The free one has limited use, but it has the basics and offers 1 GB space while the premium avails 5GB and the Pro 15GB. The price differs according to the space, bandwidth, and the other services that they are offering and the highest is $9.99 a month. If anyone wants to take advantage of what they offer the best place to start is by putting the widget on a blog or a web site and to find out how it works all it takes is to visit Box.net Widget.

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Wii

Nintendo’s Wii has outsold its competitors Sony’s PlayStation 2 and 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in January. The figure was 436,000 for the Wii console that sells for $250 and what might have added to the sales figure could be its controller that is different form the others in such a way that it could be used to imitate various objects such as rackets or swords. Next came PlayStation 2 the earlier version that was reportedly sold 290,000 units and Xbox 360 that was leading in December’s sale sold only 294,000 ahead of the latest release PlayStation 3 that sold 244,000 units. The Xbox 360 sells for around $350 whereas the high-end versions of both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 and 3 sell between $400 - $600. The total sale for video game hardware and software had reached $1.3 billion in January.

PayPerPost

According to www.payperpost.com the new segmentation systems enables bloggers that have high traffic to make up to $1000 and such blogs must be in to make a lot of money. If there is a catch it takes a while to make it to a high traffic site and it all depends on the approach taken when starting a blog, because some blogs will not go anywhere simply because they might not stir interest. Considering how long it takes to get approved by PPP, the 90 days requirement, once that hurdle is passed it is possible to attract visitors by advertising the blog. There are many methods to use where some of them cost money, while some are free. The best among the free advertising methods is to go around and participate in blogs and while doing so all it takes is to have a signature that will point to the main blog, and it is possible to have two advantages. The first one is many people will know the blog’s existence and what that would mean is a lot of visitors, which has advantages when some of them start blogging. The exposure is what the sponsors are paying for and why some of them are willing to pay a lot of money is just to be viewed and to get visitors to their sites through busy blogs that attract many visitors and bloggers, and PPP has attested to that.

The recent advantage is what PPP introduced lately where anyone can review a post and get paid for it and the offer is $7.50 for each review. This could attract many visitors because if not everyone some would want to write review and pocket the offer. PPP had come up with a superb method that will improve the Google rank of the blogs what is key here, because sponsors ask for it. The second method is paid adverting, which could be done by sending out a huge amount of email through an emailing service and whatever traffic is generated, as long as the topic of the blog is interesting some of them could start blogging and that will raise the rank. Those that finish at the top could end up commanding top dollars and it is possible to make it there with the right amount of effort and time. Also bloggers should thank PPP for charging 35% service fee only while competitors such as Reviewme are charging 100% and in such a situation it is difficult to imagine with how much pay bloggers could get away. As long as bloggers mention who is sponsoring the posts on their blog and put the new PPP’s “Review My Post” logo on their blog, even those that do not have a high Google rank could make some money and new ones always can visit blog marketing to see what is offered.

Weightlifters

Weightlifting, trumpet or similar instrument playing and tight neckties could cause glaucoma because of the pressure that could be created in the circulation of air through the body. This is due to what is called intraocular pressure that is caused because of Valsava maneuver where air would be forced against a closed windpipe increasing pressure in the chest area. This means fluctuations caused because of pressure around the eye could cause problems. The report said the optic nerve tolerates steady pressure much better than fluctuating pressure. In addition, aerobic activities such as running, biking, and nonaerobic activities such as weightlifting increase or decrease pressure in the eyeball area. No prevention method was suggested except that holding breath for a prolonged period and repeatedly should be done in moderation.

BlogTraffic

This is not only another good news for bloggers but it is going to be another source of income, because bloggers are going to make money twice from what increase blog traffic just started offering. First when someone reviews their post and second, of course, when bloggers review other bloggers’ post. It will also attract a big number of bloggers because the www.payperpost.com logo is going to be on every post, however it is only bloggers who will register with PPP that would find out that PPP is responsible for all those sponsored posts on the blog, which would mean it will avail a way of making money for visitors if they want to spend some time and work with what PPP is offering, which is not bad at all. In addition to that, visitors will find out that visiting and participating on the various blogs that are working with PPP is worth it because there is going to be a huge opportunity to make money since there is no limit on how many reviews to write. If all the bloggers add each other’s URL on their blog because they will be compensated for doing so that will add on the rank of the blogs with Google, because there could be some who are losing out because of the low rank of their blog.

Consequently, anyone who comes across these posts and the PPP logo are earnestly advised to spend some time on a daily basis and earn some extra money that could go a long way in the long run, because it is possible to do both, write for sponsored posts as well as write review on the post, as long as the requirements PPP puts in place are met. What this means is those who are approved by PPP are going to have three ways to make money, an opportunity that is difficult to pass up. All that is required is to click on the logo or visiting increase blog traffic where all the required information is available.

Obesity Is Back in the News

A new study released by the UN has made Nauru in the South Pacific at the top of the list of countries where obesity is high. According to the study 94.5% of the adult population, the above 15+s are overweight. The World Health Organization (WHO) study has revealed the next five countries are from the same region whose population is 90% overweight. The U.S. had come in with an impressive rank of No. 9 where 74.1% of the adult population is overweight and according to the release since the U.S. has 20,000 times more population than the others that ranked high, it is a serious problem.

The cause of the problem had been blamed on urbanization and people have started to be, more and more, dependant on Western style fast food since the South Pacific countries have a close link with the U.S. and New Zealand and because of that processed food could find its way into the nations easily. Other developing countries that are undergoing economical change are also victimized because since they are coming out of malnutrition they will find it easy to fill up with fast foods that do not have much nutritional value, but could be high in calorie. The problem with obesity is it is a source of debilitating disease such as diabetics, where, for example, 34% of Nauru’s population is suffering from it. The U.S. has 19.2 million diabetics, whereas China has 39.8 million, and India has 40.9 million.

FreePodcast

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The source of making money for hardworking individuals is on the rise and the genre is also on the rise as you would find out by simply visiting www.mypodcast.com and what they offer is free podcasting where anyone could register and upload their podcast. The podcast could be about anything and anyone who knows the existence of the podcast can listen to it anytime they want by simply downloading it. It should also be possible to find the various podcasts through the search engines. All this does not cost anything for those who are uploading their podcast because Free Podcast will avail the state of the art technology where it is possible to record and publish the podcast and make it available for subscribers and the site will do the promotion. The other interesting aspect is podcasters can make money when their podcast is heard by others where the earning will start slowly and gradually it is possible to make good money.

Where does the money come from? There are advertisers that will be solicited and they are the designated sponsors of the whole arrangement. The site shares what it gets from its advertisers with podcasters. The podcasters do their own talking, the advertisers do their advertising, and that is made possible by the system Free Podcast has made available. It is needless to say it is very interesting as well as entreating and podcasters could use any language they want. The same goes with advertisers who want what they are doing to reach a big number of people by simply advertising with the site their ads could reach a big number of individuals. Conclusion, everyone is invited to take advantage of the unlimited storage, bandwidth, free podcast templates, and of course help and free membership.

Microsoft’s Wrangling with a Soviet Citizen

A school principle who bought computers with bootlegged Windows software was taken to court by the district persecutor and the judge has dismissed it as trivial. The case has attracted the former Soviet leader Michael Gorbachev who intervened on behalf of the accused asking Microsoft not to file criminal charges, but Microsoft said that it was not that is filing the criminal charges. The principle was charged for buying 12 computers that were equipped with the bootlegged version of Windows and Office, being fully aware of what was taking place and he was asked to pay $110 instead of serving a five year term. The president of the Russia Valdimir Putin stated that it is the manufacturers that should be targeted not the consumers and called the whole wrangling nonsense, yet Russia is said to be next to China in bootlegging.

Inphonic

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When it is time to buy a first cell phone if that is the case or when it is time to upgrade, or most of all, when it is time to buy accessories the best site to visit is http://accessories.inphonic.com because the site has everything that has to do with cell phones at a very low price that is not offered anywhere else. The first key feature on the site is where it is possible to buy a cell phone by manufacturer, cellular carriers, or by phone model number and the rest is easy, because every information a buyer wants to know about the particular cell phone will be there where comparing prices is also possible since the site has cell phones from all the major manufacturers. Once spotting the particular cell phone that meets the buyer’s requirements, it is possible to make payment online with the major credit cards and the shipment cost is just $2.95.

The second important feature cell phone buyers will encounter when they visit InPhonic is where accessories of all sort are offered with a discounted very low price that beats any offer, from car chargers of different makes, to phone batteries, case &holsters, Bluetooth, ac chargers, and the list goes on. What this means is for anyone who already owns a cell phone or who wants to buy their first cell phone or are in need of upgrading, the best site to get what complements cell phones is InPhonic. This is short of being too technical because the site has exhaustive technical coverage for each item it sells that is very educational and helps anyone to know what they should buy to have an effective use of their cell phone. Therefore, everyone should make their first stop at Wirefly website and there will not be any need to go elsewhere because everything is offered with a price tag everyone would be happy with.

Children Disadvantaged in the US and UK

According to a recent release from UNICEF that compared the level of children’s wellbeing in the 21 economically advanced countries the US and the UK hold the last two places according to the report. The report was harsh in highlighting the fact that the children in these two countries, “are poorer, get on worse with their parent, and take more risks.” However, what is demonstrated is being rich is not a remedy from falling behind in children’s wellbeing as a mild performing nation like Czech Republic has outranked rich countries such the U.S., Japan, and Germany. The six factors used to measure the well-being of the children according to the report were material well-being, behavior and risks, self-perceived subjective well-being, healthy and safety, and education. The finding concluded no one nation met all the six requirements although there were areas they were better than others. The report has portrayed the UK in a bad light more than any other nation saying the end result is the children are most likely to use drugs, drink alcohol or be sexually active than elsewhere.

The British however have said the finding is based on outdated statistics whereas now a lot improvements have been made. The area where the U.S. fall behind most was health and safety, that was reflected by high rate of infant mortality, low birth weight, immunization, and death from accidents according the UNICIF report. Germany scored 11 to the dismay of those who are responsible for social policy. The areas that was highlighted in the case of Germany was the children are ahead of everyone in the world when it comes to smoking and at least 40% of the children said that their parent do not have time for them. The conclusion is being born in the richest countries is not a guarantee that the children will get proper upbringing.

AimPromote

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Aimpromote avails a capability to track every lead, campaign, and revenue dollar with their system they claim to be the best in the industry. The features the Aimpormote system avails at www.aimpromote.com are numerous to talk about here in detail, however one of the things they are out to accomplish is to enable businesses not to waste their valuable leads because of lack of time and what they call Lead Attention Meter could come to the rescue enabling any business to close the next sale that could have been forgotten by serving as reminders. The other area they are claiming to make a difference is in tracking how each advertising campaign is faring and how each company sales representative is performing. That is very helpful to those who are making decision that would enable them to know easily which section needs revamping.

The other point they want to bring across to their would be clients is their product is more affordable than their competitors and has more features. According to what they have at lead tracking software they claim that their system enables any business in any industry to tailor their needs according to their priority and they give example. They also have what they call Automotive Finance Lead Management and Automotive Sales Lead management, one of the main features of the system that could be setup according to the needs of each business. As far as the price is concerned, there are three features with different prices and capabilities. The first one the basic Aimpromote costs $33.00, the Leads360 costs $50.00, and the LeadROI costs $35.00. The Aimpromote does not have setup cost while the other two have a $500.00 setup cost. To see what kind of features the system is offering visiting lead tracking software is a must because they claim to avail a big number of capabilities

Valentine’s Day for Singles

It involves both sexes where the idea originated from some businesses that started advertising for singles. The idea behind it is not everyone has the significant other in their life and the statistics has it, half of females more than the age of 15 that number 58 million had never been married. Some says it is a bit unnerving for singles when they see all the couples on Valentine’s day. Yet that is not the main reason why singles have started giving themselves a gift where each one of them has their own reason. Some say they do not have anyone to give a gift to, which means buying something good for themselves for the holiday might brighten up things for them. One individual who is planning to give himself a Rolex watch said he is not dating anyone for the moment and when such is the case he said he will always have extra money, so why not buy himself a gift. There are single females too who were attracted by the various promotions, went out, and gave themselves expensive gifts. Even if it is a new idea it is going to open another untapped market that had been always there for the various businesses and some are seeing a good result.

OnlineFlorist

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The days that individuals had to deliver all their flower presents in person is gone due to what www.digitalflowers.com has availed online and anyone who has the need to send flower to someone can simply do it online. It is not only locally, but it is possible to send flowers nationally and internationally. It is difficult to imagine how the online flower delivery manages to accomplish such a feat, but the possibility is it could have contact with the best florists around the world and when someone wants to send flower to a given address if it is done at the right time, the flower could be delivered the same day. That beats any delivery system and there is no need to order in advance since the flower that will be delivered originates from the neighbourhood florist, but the order could originate across the globe. There is no need to be at a given location in person at certain occasions such as birthday or wedding, since it is possible to send fresh-cut flowers on the day of the occasion with all the trimmings.

The price they charge is reasonable and there is a display of the flower list the company is delivering online, making selecting the right present easy without being there in person, and the company assures its customers that the recipients will get a fresh-cut flower. The service is very useful for the major holidays too when everyone’s schedule is hectic and it is possible to send flower without leaving one’s home or office knowing exactly when it will reach the recipients. They also deliver flower at funerals with all the message and the source written exactly as it is communicated by the sender. What this means is if anyone wants to send flower to any location in the world, all that is required is to visit online flower delivery to see what exactly is offered and with the next few minutes the order will be processed and it will be on its way to arrive at the destination the same day. That used to be a feat that could only be accomplished in person and cannot be done nationally or globally. In addition, other gifts such as chocolate, candies, themed baskets could be send from the same site 24 hours a day.

Global Warming

Recently, because of the obvious environmental change felt around the globe, everyone is talking about global warming and its source. Close to 90% of the source of the warming is said to be human activity, while what are contributing to the green house effect are fossil fuels that include gas, coal, natural gas. From what is taking place around, fossil fuels have direct relation with the economic well being and growth of many nations, developed or developing and not using fossil oil would mean bringing every economical activity to a halt, which is not possible. Therefore, the reason why it is taking so long to come up with a solution is there is a lot at stake. Either there has to be a way to use fossil fuels without the damage they are causing on the environment or they have to be replaced. Some progress is being made on both directions, but still no one knows which one will don the required solution. Until then, things will have to continue as they are now and all the worry and concern might expedite the coming up of a solution that will not leave anyone out in the cold.

Wal-Mart has Joined the Movie Downloading Companies

What buyers will get out of the new introduction might not be that much, although there is some price gain, for example, it is possible to download films from Apple between $12.99 and $14.99 depending when the film is ordered, whereas Wal-Mart will start a little lower at $12.88 but goes up as far as $19.88. The other downside with Apple film downloading system is the film it carries are only from two studios, Walt Disney and Viacom, however, Wal-Mart covers more studios for the close 3000 films that it is making available for download, yet it will not avail movies from ABC, CBC, and NBC. At the same time older movies would start from $7.50 at Wal-Mart whereas iTunes charges $9.99. The studios are favoring the pricing method Wal-Mart is using which they call variable pricing compared to the fixed pricing of Apple. If there are more downsides with what Wal-Mart will be offering, it does not rent films online. It is possible to play the movies on a PC or it can be transferred to portable media players that are compatible with Windows Media, and the movies cannot be played on iPods. Similarly, movies bought from Wal-Mart cannot be burned onto DVDs currently, but that could change in the future. All in all, it will enable it to get a good bite out of the annual revenue that is estimated to make it to $4 billion in five years. However, the DVD rental and sales already generates an estimated $27 billion annually.

TimeManagement

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Those who need to manage their time to accomplish and prioritize their workload in a given day, week, month etc. they used to have paper and pencil at their disposal and when the technology evolved, PDAs took over what used to be done by hand. Eventually PDAs have made it to a very high level of sophistication to the point where buying them only for time management might not make sense, while at the same time they are not part of a PC or a laptop people are using to accomplish their task on a daily basis. The answer for this is to install a personal time management software on a PC or a laptop and allow it to do the job. One such software on the market is Achieve Planner that requires visiting www.effexis.com/achieve/planner.htm to really see what it is capable of accomplishing. Here it might suffice to mention only that it costs $49 to buy Achieve Planner standard and $79 to buy the pro one. From all the testimonial there is on the site it seems that it is worth buying the software and it could easily be downloaded to a PC or a laptop.

The whole idea is to accomplish a task on time and to prioritize tasks that are valuable, the idea being falling behind with any of them could be costly even if a price tag is not earmarked to them. There are phone calls and appointments that are important. One quick example that you will encounter when you visit personal time management software is how to prioritize what has to be done using alphabets from A to D, and those that are top priority tasks will fall under A and they can also be given sub priority among them such as A1, A2 etc. What this means is mixing them is possible when it comes to allocating time. It is possible to say you have to do so many A items in a day without neglecting those that fall under B or C. It is more complicated than this and the software makes things more interesting since it could be possible to access a particular priority category by simply inputting the alphabet. Hence, visit personal time management software and decide for yourself if you need this affordable software or not.

A Small Guy versus a Big Guy Thing

There is no easy comparison between Microsoft and Apple except that Apple is responsible for personal computers that could be reasonably performing well, and it is not only that, Apple manufactures its own computers, whereas Microsoft is only supplying the world with a highly sophisticated operating system that is used close to 90% by computers users around the world, so it is difficult to compare the two. Because if manufacturers had not seen the advantage of whatever Microsoft is coming up with in a regular interval they are not under any obligation that they have to use it. Which means if whatever OS Apple comes up with is better, capitalism is at work in most places where who will get the lion’s share of the business should have been the Apple OS, but it is not. What is funny is there are geeks out there calling themselves Apple loyalists and they are a bit vociferous even if it is good because lions also need to be kept on their toes so that they will not fall asleep and their enemies could overtake them if there are any out there worse than Apple. What this means is the noise the apple geeks are making is even irking for Bill Gate to the point where it might make him uncomfortable to be compared with Apple or even to Steve Jobs, not because he is a bad guy, but achievement wise he might have some distance to cover. Conclusion, there is no proof Apple is stealing Microsoft’s market share and to make things worse, the company came up with Vista which might not compared with any OS on the planet, even if the smart Apple could have stolen some features and had run around with it.

LoanConsolidation

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Loan consolidation comes to the rescue of individuals from all walks of life; from students, to credit card users, to those who have difficulty to pay their car loans to a lender, those that have problem paying their property tax, mortgage loans, and the list could go on. What loan consolidation according to www.secureloanconsolidation.com and other similar loan consolidating companies is a means made available by lenders who are willing to pay all outstanding loans on behalf clients who are willing to sign with them and avail them one loan with a monthly payment and a favorable interest rate that is tailor made according to the income and ability of the borrower to pay. What this means is when individuals find it difficult to meet their payment obligation to a number of lenders, these agencies will offer a relief that the borrowers can live with. The other advantage is interest rates could go up and down in most cases, even for student loans, but with the consolidating companies the interest will not only be locked but the payment period could be stretched to allow the borrower the minimum possible monthly payment. Such lending is not a good practice however, because it will be expensive at the end, but the advantage is it will give the borrower room to breathe and whenever there is extra money the borrower is allowed to make extra payments with no restriction.

Such an arrangement avails a very helpful remedy for those that are finding it difficult to meet their loan obligation simply because it has spiraled out of control and the number of the lenders has also become high, each one of requiring payment that cannot easily be met on a monthly basis. In addition to loan consolidation Loan Consolidation offers a means to obtain a mortgage refinancing, a payday loan if there is the need, home equity loan, advice to tax problems, and as well a lot information on the various types of loans and how they can be managed through loan consolidation in case some problem develops. What this means is anyone who has a loan payment problem will get an immediate help from Loan Consolidation where it is possible to access lenders across the country.

Organic Food Craze not Abating

It is only possible to avoid pesticides, food dyes, preservatives, and other additives that are mostly used to add the shelf life of foods when buying organic foods where most of them are processed. But when it comes to calories there is no easy way of getting away by packing a smaller quantity, because the food makers that are coming up with various organic foods are not aiming at reducing calories for the most part, they just want to provide consumers with healthier alternatives. The organic food industry is no longer uncooked beans and vegetables flanked by fruits; it has become a $13 billion industry making up to 2.5 percent of the total U.S. industry. For all the devotion, what people get might be a little bit less sodium here and there. Otherwise, according to the industry’s spokespersons, people do not buy food if it does not taste good, and more than health and watching their diet they want more food item to add on their list. This means it is enough for them if they eliminate what they think are unhealthy additives from their food.