It has been reported that Facebook India is currently holding a promotion offering free talktime credit of 50 INR for signing up via mobile phone. The social networking giant is also offering the same credit to the referrer under which a new user is being sign up. Once a user signs up in this manner , the free talktime will be credited within three days of sign up. If by chance , the talktime is not credited the same user can email them at talktime@fb.com . . This sounds great for some, although the news has not been official confirmed.
In order to avail this opportunity the new user has to sign via mobile phone with the mobile number mandatory as registration details. Only the mobile number which has not been registered before, will get this benefit . Signing up to Facebook with your mobile is so simple that you don't even need to provide email id. Once you submit the registration detail , you will get instant confirmation code via sms to your inbox. Signing up via mobile is not always necessary if you don't have a gprs enabled handset . Just go to this link using your PC or laptop and you are ready for sign up. *Make sure you type the URL as http://m.facebook.com/tt .
This promotion seems to excite quite a number of new users and even the existing user as signing would benefit them with free credit. Well, also on the other hand it is not that the company are not concern about arising fake profiles out of this promotion. They knew it, though it is all about marketing strategies.. It can be noted that Facebook has already crossed 1 billion active users.
Why would they offer such promotion? Well there are valid reasons and they knew it very well what they are doing. First of all this is one of their masterminding Marketing strategy . They look each and every corner to market and expand their business. During recent analysis Facebook rose on reports of Mobile-advertising gains . Nearly 20% new Facebook fans come from mobile users alone . At present mobile users in India rose to 929.37 million subscribers. Besides ,Facebook users in India is still quite low as compare to some other parts of the world. This could be the good way of expanding their number .
Now-a-days , as Facebook has become an immensely popular social networking site , I suppose almost 80% of the world population must be using Facebook(pardon me if I am too much) particularly among the youngsters. Facebook can be access from almost any mobile with basic gprs facility. At the same time Mobile phone is also another thing which young people cannot stay a sec without it. People become so indebted with social networking sites that they cannot stay without login it every minute, every hour. It becomes indispensable , thus making a part of life.
Facebook makes it easy registration even from a "basic gprs enabled handset" with few registration details along with a mobile number . It gives a hassle-free to sign up even without an email ID. Thus most people used this way of signing up to Facebook(Particularly youngsters) .
And even if one would have sign up providing email IDs, there is a chance that they surely add their mobile number in their profile information... In this or the other way , you made your mobile number associated with your profile. Yes ,privacy can be set up so that only you or your friends can access your contact details. This is all about within Facebook.
However, say you want to find out someone's mobile number with whose Facebook profile is associated with. Then , no worry here's the way ,as Indian security researcher Suriya Prakash discovered recently. This could be boon in some way for telemarketers, hackers or spammers. Or you can used it in your own benefited way.
*Prakash found that this was true for the desktop version of Facebook, but not the mobile one.
Here is how you do .
1. Log into Facebook on a desktop browser. 2. copy this URL and paste it into the address bar:
http://m.facebook.com/search/?query=1234567890
3. Then substitute the number string 1234567890 with the desired mobile number and hit "Enter."
(Be sure to include the country code prefix — "1" for the U.S. and Canada, "91" for India, "44" for Britain, "33" France and so on..)
If your Facebook friend's number or a particular mobile number has listed on their Facebook profile, or if he's got a Facebook app on his smartphone, it'll show right up. In many cases, it works for "friends of friends" and for total strangers. See the below snap
Why? As Prakash found, the default Facebook privacy setting for "Who can look you up using the email address or phone number you provided?" is "Everyone."
(To see it yourself, click on the downward facing arrow next to the "Home" button in the upper-right corner of your Facebook page, then click "Edit Settings" next to "How You Connect.")
As contacted by TechNewsDaily, a Facebook representative said this was a feature, not a flaw.
"The ability to search for a person by phone number is intentional behavior and not a bug in Facebook," the representative wrote in an email.
In this article , you 'll learn (realized) how to drive maximum traffics to your blog; and how to stand on first of first page of the search engine , by applying few simple tricks.
Today, after a long gap I am feeding this blog again to avoid being starved. And I am sharing this delicious food with you, my friends. These tips are especially for blogger blog. I hope you like it. I had not even heard or knew "what is SEO" in the beginning when I joined blogger. As time pass I learn many things about the virtual world, particularly in blogging, their importance, how they earn money, how they connect with people, client , customers, how they market, what techniques they developed and so on.. There is a saying, "Content is King". That's right. So, maintaining quality content is the first and utmost priority before you proceed anything . Well , forgetting this and coming to our topic let's see the following few points.
Always use <h> tag for post heading and sub-heading. You can use h2 tag (if not h1)for post heading ,i.e post title.
Always write the post title with appropriate keywords and expression. Write it in the way someone has to type it in the search query.
Do not write unnecessary introduction, especially at the beginning of your story. The first two to three lines should be relevant to the topic. And this 2-3 lines should describe the meaning of the post title. Why? Because search results shows only the post title and the first few lines of the content. Some readers,if not all, always read the first few description that is displayed below the post title. If the description doesn't seem relevant to the info he/she is searching for, he may just skip away. If so what's the point standing on the first page of the search engine. For instance, among the below(pic) search result, i'll simply skip the rest and click the third one.
Switch your default blogger profile with toGoogle+ Profile. Doing so you can have better sharing of your articles on Google+ with friends , followers and even public as a whole. Posting/sharing your articles on Google+ will also enhance better search returned on Google search engine.
Not only this benefit, but also your profile photo will display along with the post title, on search result. Seeing the author photo along with the post title, the reader believed the originality and relevant info to what he is searching for.
Connect your blog with yourGoogle+ Page. Connecting your blog with Google+ Page will prompt automatic post every time you published a new post. What is more interesting in this that you can also simply check a checkbox to auto email the post to all your friends on your Google+ Circle. Thus delivering your post right to their inbox, even who have not subscribe to your blog.
Enable automatic post totwitterevery time you published a new post. To do this , you need to go to your feedburner account and add your twitter username. To see the detailed steps please refer this link . Thus another way of bringing traffic from twitter users.
*Once you have set up this operation take a 2 min again to connect your twitter account with facebook profile(Point no.7 below) .Doing this will automatically post your blog post right from your blog(as you hit published) to twitter and from twitter to facebook(all automatic).
Connect your Facebook Page with twitter. Doing this will perform automatic share(tweet) to tweeter, of whatever you share on Facebook Page.
Also connect your Facebook profile with your twitter account. Doing this will perform automatic post to twitter of whatever you shared on Facebook and vice-versa. All your friends and followers may not be on the same platform, Facebook or twitter..However, by now after you have connected your accounts, there is no more a problem for that and you don't have to do the hassle work any more logging each account.
Join blogging forums likeBloggers.com . You will meet hundreds and thousands of bloggers having similar taste and interest with you, who are always ready to share, help and connect with you. Not only the friends you'll get , but also surely you'll get tremendous traffic from these forums.
You don't need to have good technical knowledge on SEO . Standing on the first page of the search engine comes natural if you follow these eight points.
You can also submit your blog url to site directories like Bing, Google webmaster, Yahoo, etc.
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Why would I recommend on Google plus, and leave Facebook ? reason :
My dear fellow , after careful examination and researched from the web and personal experienced, today let me discuss with you "why do I have to recommend on using google plus over Facebook" by discussing some uses and disadvantages. Most of you must have already known the differences and how it works. But there are still many of my friends who are unaware or much bothered about. Google is an internet giant, multi-platform based on search engine.While Facebook serves only as a social networking site (although a popular one). Google currently stands out to be most important internet resource for everyone in every field, in this internet world at present time. I would boldly say life without Google will be like life without air or oxygen. According Alexa, Google ranks 2 worldwide, next to Facebook. Google has indeed change our life and lifestyle. The team has been working and thriving constantly to stay ahead of all other internet resources. Facebook , as you know, it has only two strategies-1) Of course to connect people around. 2) Marketing is also another strategy. Well that sounds great!.
Now , coming to it's (Facebook) real disadvantages please analyse the following few points.
1. Intrusion: There's no surprised that facebook is vulnerable to attacks with viruses and malwares. Several hackers are actively trolling over people's profile information on daily basis. There are certain examples of this and many of you might have noticed changed in your profile information or some dirty dirty pictures posted without your knowledge.
2. Scamsand spams: Have you ever came across a fake website? Many hackers create similar websites like facebook. They also send emails like notification to people asking to check out new photos/ videos being uploaded by their friends in facebook.Thus when the user opens the link, the site exactly looks like facebook ,then he entered his username and password, not knowing that his account details is being stolen by the hacker. This tricks not only applies on facebook but also in other websites like banks and govt website.*So be careful while doing an online transaction.Make sure you type the correct URL,prefixed by https:// followed by site url.
3. Waste of time : I admit being a user, Facebook is very very addictive and one can become addictive very easily. I have few friends who used to spend on Facebook to almost 20 hours/day. It's just that once we are connected with friends, you realized how frequently you login your account, viewing others pictures , commenting and all stuff. But, in the end what did you really get from it. You only realised you have spend a good time sitting in front of your PC.
4. Personal privacy/insecurity: .Everyone wants to remained privacy from brothers, sisters, parents, some friends , boss or colleagues . We do not want to exposed personal information to some friends and particular group of people.In Facebook every individual updates and activities gets notified to everyone you are conected with. Of course, privacy settings can be maintain, but this seems quite complicated in Facebook. And so most people shrug off.
5. Ruining professional life: Well everyone has professional life, and ofcourse a facebook account(90%) . Often employers search their employees social networking profiles and their activities on the site. If you are applying for a new job, your chance of getting the job may reduced. May be you have put some naughty or humorous pictures on your profile, or might have put some wrong informations. The employers will be shocked to see all that stuff. Thus you'll be downgraded.
6.Jealousy : People say Facebook makes partner jealous. I don't how far is it true. But in my opinion, there are chances of developing jealousy among young partners. Lovers often get suspicious when their partners get hooked to the site. This are some common drawbacks. There are many more you must be knowing. I will not discuss the merits of Facebook now. Because in my opinion everything is good if it is use in its proper way.
Uses and the advantages of Google+ Over other social networks; and the reason being why I recommend.
In the summer of 2011, Google launched Google+ and has been making Facebook competition . But what exactly are the advantages of Google+ ? Why should we take a closer look at this new social network?
1.Google behind: Google+ is the latest social network that promises to take over the world with new interface, simplicity and total Google integration. Google plus has google behind it oviously , which makes communication integration simpler. All the contacts from Gmail, including our friends , colleagues and clients etc are already there and can be easily added to Google plus. There is also option to send your "wall updates and sharing" as email by simply checking the checkbox.
2. Faster and productive : Google plus is a lot faster. Facebook is now taking several seconds to load a page, each message and each photo. Business with Facebook just got slower by day . Everyone started getting rid of Facebook by passing days. Google plus is loading everything faster, and if the trends continue, all Google products gets faster by time, unlike Facebook.
3. Tough and strong: Google plus is tougher on abuse than facebook and you are more likely to get useful information and conversations on Google plus than Facebook.
4.Better spam control : Google plus has less harmful applications, spam not working. There are less fake profiles as well.
5. Circles : This is one of the best feature Google plus provides. Google plus users appreciate the Circle feature very much. Friends can be put into groups by just Checking/Unchecking on mouse hover; and the information being shared is targeted to the appropriate party. Grouping feature is also provided by Facebook, but creating such groups is much more complicated(works like a Page), which is the disadvantages for Facebook.
6.Better Privacy: Privacy is always becoming more important to social media users. Therefore users want to be able to share certain information with certain selected group of friends. Handling with these problems is very simple with Google plus. The particular of friends can excluded while sharing/ updating something.
7. Mail and Blogger(blogspot) : Another benefit is the networking of individual Google services. For example Google mail account or Blogger; the user has the ability to access the same and everything equally using Google plus.
8. Chat and Video : In comparision to facebook, chatting is even more easier and convenient. Google plus provides possibility for multiple users to communicate simultaneoudly with the so-called Hangout. This tool is much fascinated by youtube fans. During chat, a youtube video can be played and visible to all via this amazing tool. Google Hangout: Facebook has recently rolled out a video chat feature, which everyone loves it. However, at this time Hangout seems to be the better option since this tool makes it possible to have a video call with upto 10 people at the same time. Youtube is the largest video community in the internet world. It gives free access to everyone who has gmail account. And everyone can view and play it.
9. Picassa Album: Picassa is a free web album provided by Google .Presently it gives upto 1GB free of data storage, which is quite enough I should say. This very album can be connected via Google plus account and can be share the photos among G+ friends easily. Not only can you connect with the G+ , but also your album can be integrated to your website or blog as slide show or as gallery. This is cool isn't it?
10. Sparks :Another mind blowing feature is that Google plus offers a free subscription service fro delected articles using sparks. The user can choose which topics are interesting and accordingly Google plus adds relevant articles. These can then be shared with circles and discussed about it. This function is not only reserved for Google plus users , contact outside the network can also join the comversation. There are many more services provided by Google which I did not mentioned. All these are equally and easily accessible through Google plus.
Oh! one more, the +1 button which many say mimics the like button. But the fact is , it is more than what so-called "facebook like". Voting up a link or article on google +1 will meant that you are sharing the article with all your followers and it will displayed publicly on your profile, allowing it to be voted up by your followers again and the possibility of going viral through consequent votes. This enhance the search results in google search for that particular topic, which automatically give a boost to the traffic for the website.
People are misstating the question "Will G+ beat Facebook?". It's not about one site taking over another. Google+ has a better and greater role. The reason why Google calls it Google plus is that Google+ will become the central point of Google's whole identity. So what do think you my friends? I'm lonely in G+ . Why don't you come and join me? Add me below. Hover your mouse over Add to circle.
The above line is a "Famous Book" that has beg a national best seller, recently published, and authored by Varun Agarwal, the co-founder of Almamater. His company is based in Bangalore. He is busy running his other two companies too. The said book, is all about his encouraging personal life story that led to the journey of his successful entrepreneurship.
And here , the below, is what he has to say to the young enthusiasts. Please go through...
Don't be an entrepreneur just for the heck of it. There's no point in getting into a business that everyone else is already doing. Like the the guy who wanted to get into the soft drink business but then he invented the straw.
Don't just start a company. Start a whole new industry. Remember Post-Its.
Never give up. The guy who started Victora's Secret sold his company and jumped off a bridge before it became Victoria's secret.
Don't be afraid. Ron Wayne was so afraid of starting a new company that he backed out of his partnership contract. He is now living on his pension. Oh I forgot to mention, the contract was for Apple Inc.
Good artists copy, great artist steal. The entire Macintosh idea was stolen from Xerox. and then Microsoft copied it from Apple.
Sell yourself shamelessly. Branson is probably more popular than his own company - Virgin.
Be creative . Very creative. There's this guy who took a circle, put a price tag on it , patented it and made billions. It was called the hoolahoop.
Dont wait. Jobs, Zuckeberg, Gates we're all billionaires before they were 25. You dont wanna wait to be 35, with a wife and 2 kids and then start a company.
Improvise and move along with the times. Nokia started as a rubber product company. Apple now makes phones. And Microsoft, err, they'll probably be getting into home appliances soon.
Print your business card with a dummy company name and CEO written below. Distribute this among all your friends. After 6 months you better start your company or you'll be the laughing stock of the entire town. Micheal Dell did this when he was 16. One of you reading this must be probably working for him.
I don't know what you would think about this pretty advices, but as to me, it really encourages me. Thank you Varun. Keep shining . And I wish you a better and more achievements in your corporate career.
Varun Agarwal is 25 years old, a first-generation entrepreneur, film maker and author, and has 3 companies to his credit: Alma Mater, a memorabilia company for schools and colleges in India; Reticular, a Social Media Marketing Agency that has worked with some of India’s top brands, and Last Minute Films, an independent production company founded in 2008.
This article was submitted by Jason at ArticleDashboard and I thought I have to share it with my people.
One of the most important activities of Road Policing occurs when there is a fatal or life-threatening road traffic collision on the network. In such instances, the Police are required to investigate the circumstances to the highest possible standard: a thorough investigation process is necessary to ensure that all the legal obligations are met, and that every last piece of evidence is efficiently gathered for any due criminal process that might follow. Generally the Police will have a limited time-frame in which to gather all the necessary evidence, as it is important to re-open the road network as soon as possible: however, there is a fine line to be drawn between re-opening carriageways for the convenience of the motorists, and ensuring that no piece of evidence is overlooked.
The Police use incident scene surveying equipment during collision investigations to collect comprehensive surveys of the scene, which can then be effectively used in all legal hearings, from Coroners and Criminal Courts to Civil Litigation Hearings. This equipment measures the angles between points using GPS and speed sensors: this data is then downloaded and converted into a scene diagram. GPS enabled equipment is especially useful as it is both quick to use and extremely accurate, thus avoiding the need for extensive road closures. Research has shown that the use of GPS and speed sensors at collision investigations can speed up survey times by as much as 5.6%.
GPS technology is constantly evolving: each innovation only serves to make crash and collision scene investigation ever more accurate. The latest range of GPS-enabled instruments to be adopted by Police Forces makes collision investigation simpler and quicker. These instruments are used for measuring and recording speed, deceleration, co-efficient-of-friction and Skid-to-Stop testing. A total of 18 of the Police Forces in England, Wales and Ireland now use these state-of-the-art instruments and more will no doubt follow.
The latest instruments offer several advantages over more traditional skid testers and decelerometers that have previously been used by Police Collision Investigators (PCIs). Because the next generation speed sensors with advanced GPS technology have Dual and Tri-axis accelerometers built-in, they are able to measure not just the vehicle Skid-to Stop and Road Friction co-efficient, but also vehicle accelerations to set speeds, between set speeds and also over-time and over-distances which are set by the user. The very latest technology incorporates many additional functions like forward and lateral acceleration measurement, instant viewing of the test results and a large data memory.
In addition to the standard braking and acceleration testing, some Police Forces are also using data acquisition models to undertake more complex testing functions, such as Air and Hydraulic Brake pressure recording on HGVs and LGVs to determine the effectiveness of the braking system. Up to 12 additional speed sensors may be connected to the latest models to allow data to be recorded simultaneously with the braking parameters.
Another important feature of the latest speed sensor technology is the Run Duration Protocol (RDP) function. Many deceleration testers measure the deceleration from a typical minus 0.2G falling trigger point, through to a rising minus 0.2G stop point. Unfortunately this will not give wholly accurate test results as the measurement should stop when the vehicle speed is zero, not the minus 0.2G rising point. This can leave a considerable room for error in the calculation of deceleration, speed and distance, because the data used was inaccurate. By using the RDP function, Police Collision Investigators can be confident that their test data is completely accurate, which is vitally important, should the case proceed to court.
It has been reported that Facebook India is currently holding a promotion offering free talktime credit of 50 INR for signing up via mobile phone. The social networking giant is also offering the same credit to the referrer under which a new user is being sign up. Once a user signs up in this manner , the free talktime will be credited within three days of sign up. If by chance , the talktime is not credited the same user can email them at talktime@fb.com . . This sounds great for some, although the news has not been official confirmed.
