Thursday, February 17, 2011

personal finance





Nine Common Mistakes to Avoid When Filing Your Tax Return [Wallet Pop] "Here's a rundown of nine mistakes to avoid when filing your tax return."

Why It's Worth Paying for a Tax Pro [Wall Street Journal] "Tax specialists can help ensure that business owners don't pay Uncle Sam too much or too little and help identify all the tax breaks they're eligible to receive."

9 Tips to Find a Tax Pro: But Do You Really Need One? [Money Talks News] "The majority of Americans use a professional to help them file their taxes. Here's how to find the best one for you. But are they really worth the money?"

5 Awesome Alternatives to Groupon [Wise Bread] "If glancing at one good buy a day is leaving you wanting for more, check out a few of the attention-worthy sites all destined to give the original a run for its money."

Tax Relief Act: Four retirement moves to make [Market Watch] "Here's a recap of what experts suggest you might do with your retirement accounts."

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Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

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Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...


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NYT&#39;s Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor « Talking Biz <b>News</b>

Talking Biz News. Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. « Why the FT and the Economist have been successful in America � No Comments. NYT's Fed reporter to become deputy op-ed editor. 2011 ...

Pilot <b>News</b>: Bello Takes on &#39;Prime Suspect,&#39; A &#39;Lostie&#39; Returns <b>...</b>

It's casting season in Hollywood and familiar names are being snatched up by studios. Maria Bello will play a famed detective, Christine Lahti will be a doctor (again), Michael Emerson will play a billionaire and James Van Der.

Fox <b>News</b> passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from <b>...</b>

Video has surfaced from Fox News's coverage of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll. ...















Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Women Making Money


Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association, delivered what appeared to be his stock speech, saying the media exploits grief produced by violence by making it about gun control. He read the names of a dozen Americans, all victims of mass shootings, shaming the media for making their killers famous while they are forgotten. His presentation took on the drama of America's Most Wanted as he played the 911 recording of an unarmed woman trying to resist an armed intruder. How safe, he asked women in the audience, do you feel in a dark parking lot? "And these clowns want to ban magazines? Are you kidding me?"


He left no ambiguity about where the NRA stands on congressional efforts to ban large-size magazine clips like the shooter in Tucson used. He patted himself and his organization on the back for maintaining a "respectful silence" in the face of calls for more of what he considers ineffective laws that penalize law-abiding gun owners. "As soon as you leave this hotel, your life is in jeopardy," he said, reciting a laundry list of alarming statistics on the number of Americans who would soon be murdered, maimed, robbed and forcibly raped. He showed a clip out of Cairo with a correspondent reporting on the breakdown in order, and how Egyptians were taking matters into their own hands.  "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun," he said.


There was a lot of talk at CPAC about American exceptionalism, and how the elites in Washington, Manhattan, and San Francisco don't believe in it, and how President Obama doesn't command respect in the world the way that, say, Ronald Reagan did. Every speaker paid homage to Reagan; on whatever the subject, and sometimes despite the facts, Reagan is the benchmark for success. But when you translate the American specialness conservatives cite into policy, the results can be disquieting. It apparently means more God, with one display inquiring, "Why are you a conservative?" The most succinct response, "Because God is." It means cracking down on immigration, conveniently forgetting that President Reagan signed an amnesty bill, and of course repealing Obama's health-care law, which Iowa Republican Steve King calls a cancer tumor that must be pulled out by its roots and eradicated before it metastasizes.


A panel on "political correctness" in the military assailed the recent overturning of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on gay soldiers. Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness claimed the survey of troops was faulty because it relied too heavily on respondents who said they knew and had worked with someone who was gay. That, she said, didn't mean they were ready to overturn DADT.


“As soon as you leave this hotel, your life is in jeopardy.”





Clockwise from left: The audience at CPAC. National Rifle Association Executive Vice President/CEO Wayne LaPierre, Center for Military Readiness President Elaine Donnelly, and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. (AP Photo)


Ilario Pantano, a former Marine and a fiery speaker, said that America is a Christian nation, and that's being denied because we have to be tolerant of everybody else's worldview. "It's time to start offending and start talking about God's truth," he declared, concluding to thunderous applause, "The ultimate founding document is the Bible."


A panel on immigration featured Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who wants the federal government to stop sending money to "sanctuary cities" like San Francisco that don't enforce immigration laws, and states that give tuition breaks to illegal immigrants. Another panelist deplored the notion of granting citizenship to illegal immigrants in exchange for military service, wondering how you can trust people to defend the country when they broke the law to get here.


The hearts of many CPAC activists seem to be with the social issues, and among the speakers, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the embodiment of those issues. Santorum, who is running for president, implored the CPAC audience to join with him in an army anyone can join, one in which they don't need a uniform. After his remarks a questioner asked, "We're all ready to fight, but how do we know when we've won?"


When we repeal Obamacare, reduce the size of government, and get the courts to stop attempting to redefine life and marriage, Santorum responded.


A panel in support of traditional marriage featured two of the very few African Americans attending this conference. Michael Faulkner got a big round of applause for having run against Democrat Charles Rangel in the last election. Bishop Harry Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Maryland implored the audience to seize the opportunity to bring blacks, Hispanics, and others into the conservative movement based on their shared conservative social values. "Don't throw us under the bus, don't push social issues over to the corner," he declared. "Stand with me and decide if this is a multicultural, multiracial movement. We can change America!"


• Howard Kurtz: Romney Tries MockeryHe brought the almost all-white crowd to their feet, and then a questioner brought everyone back to reality. Noting the shared commitment to traditional marriage and the antiabortion agenda that conservatives share with black Americans, she asked, "Where do we lose them?" Faulkner, who lives in Harlem, took a stab at answering. "It's not our values, it's our message.... It's a disconnect we need to work on."


Conservatives built their movement on a set of social issues and have regularly capitalized on them. These issues took a backseat during the 2010 elections, but their power to motivate these voters is undiminished.


Eleanor Clift is a contributing editor for Newsweek.


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Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:


Twitter's sky-high valuation. Is the microblogging start-up really worth $10 billion? The eye-popping figure is being bandied about in Silicon Valley, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that both Google and Facebook have engaged in "low-level talks" recently to snap up Twitter. Could such rich valuations—Facebook at $50 billion, Groupon at $6 billion and the Huffington Post at $315 million—lead to another tech bubble? A warning from Ethan Kurzweil of Bessemer Venture Partners: "Are these prices justifiable based on financial multiples? No."


Turning your site into a profit center. Ben Lerer, founder of Thrillist.com and Inc. TV veteran, knows a thing or two about making money off of digital content. After all, Thrillist has millions of subscribers, a devoted following, and, following the recent acquisition of JackThreads.com, a bona-fide commerce arm. In a recent post for OPEN Forum, Lerer discusses the need to monetize your site, even if that means going outside your traditional business model. "In the future, the smartest content companies are going to find ways to leverage their big audience to make money in commerce," Lerer writes. "What those guys would be well-served to think about is how best to otherwise monetize the audience they have, and I don't think selling content on the iPad is the answer." The same theory can be applied to commerce companies, that is, building legitimate content to keep audiences interested, Lerer says.

Unemployment reaches lowest levels in three years. Even with severe weather and snowstorms causing temporary layoffs over the last month, unemployment levels continue to steadily decrease. The New York Times reports unemployment applications sunk to their lowest point since July 2008. Unemployment applications currently stand at about 383,000, significantly lower than the recession's low point in March 2009, when applications peaked at 651,000. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment applications are a good barometer of companies' willingness to hire, but applications would need to sit consistently below 375,000 to indicate a significant decline in the unemployment rate. Nearly 14 million people remain out of work, and 9.4 million people continue to receive unemployment aid.


Maybe the clothes do make the business woman. Months ago, the media had a field day after Swiss Bank UBS AG crafted a detailed 43-page employee code instructing staff members on how to "dress to impress."  Now, Harvard Business Review reports that the Center for Work-Life Policy has produced new research showing that the Swiss bank wasn't too far off by suggesting a dress code for women.  After surveying over a thousand males and females working in corporate America, more than half of the women agreed that not only does a woman in a high position need to dress conservatively, but that clothing and success go hand-in-hand. The question is who's responsible for providing business women with "constructive feedback" on what to wear and how to wear it. Perhaps their male colleagues?  Yeah, right.


From penalty box to corporate suite. It's an unspoken truth: professional athlete entrepreneurs are usually just glorified spokespeople. But today's OPEN Forum has the story of Zenon Konopka, a center for the New York Islanders, who, according to the story, is as passionate about his two businesses, Prime Wine Products and Pure Press Oil, as he is about hockey.  As one colleague tells OPEN Forum, "He calls before his pregame naps to talk business, and he texts me at two in the morning with ideas. If he didn't put money in, I would have paid him to be a part of this." Konopka first learned about business as a kid growing up in Ontario, selling produce at a local market, and later, buying a local pub with his family. Now, Konopka is hoping to keep the tradition of running a family business alive. He tells OPEN Forum, "I want to build a business big enough and profitable enough that I have the luxury to have my friends and family involved in the business, working in the business, and able to grow with the business."


BBC's unnoffical archivist. In a effort save money, the BBC announced a couple of months ago that it has plans to cut 172 websites. But fear not. An anonymous good samaritan has taken the time to archive the doomed sites in a BitTorrent file for public access. The cost for copying, archiving, and redistributing the online content from all 172 websites? A mere $3.99. "The purpose of this project is to show how the entire 172 public facing websites that are earmarked for deletion have been copied, archived, distributed and republished online - independently - for the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee," according to the anonymous archivist.


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Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.


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Weekly Search &amp; Social <b>News</b>: 02/15/2011 | Search Engine Journal

Hello and welcome back to '7 Days of Search and Social'. Another week, another drama. While I've not looked historically to past years, one does have to wonder.

CBS <b>News</b> reporter Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt - From <b>...</b>

CBS says Logan was the victim of “a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating” while covering the events in Egypt last week.

Small Business <b>News</b>: Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!

Valentine's Day is here. Talk about a recognizable brand! But what can this day of love teach you about improving your business by building better customer.

















Friday, February 11, 2011

Being Right or Making Money

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Facebook CTO Says <b>News</b> Next In Social Revolution

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Last week, it was reported in Politico that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was leaning against running for president. On Thursday, Carl Cameron of Fox News reported that Thune is leaning against running for president.

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autosport.com - F1 <b>News</b>: Kubica vows to return this season

Robert Kubica is convinced he will return to the Formula 1 track a better driver once he has recovered for the injuries he picked up in last weekend's rally crash, as he insisted he 'must' get back this year.


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Last week, it was reported in Politico that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was leaning against running for president. On Thursday, Carl Cameron of Fox News reported that Thune is leaning against running for president.

autosport.com - F1 <b>News</b>: Kubica vows to return this season

Robert Kubica is convinced he will return to the Formula 1 track a better driver once he has recovered for the injuries he picked up in last weekend's rally crash, as he insisted he 'must' get back this year.


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Facebook CTO Says <b>News</b> Next In Social Revolution

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The <b>News</b> About John Thune Is That There&#39;s No <b>News</b> About John Thune

Last week, it was reported in Politico that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was leaning against running for president. On Thursday, Carl Cameron of Fox News reported that Thune is leaning against running for president.

autosport.com - F1 <b>News</b>: Kubica vows to return this season

Robert Kubica is convinced he will return to the Formula 1 track a better driver once he has recovered for the injuries he picked up in last weekend's rally crash, as he insisted he 'must' get back this year.


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Facebook CTO Says <b>News</b> Next In Social Revolution

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The <b>News</b> About John Thune Is That There&#39;s No <b>News</b> About John Thune

Last week, it was reported in Politico that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was leaning against running for president. On Thursday, Carl Cameron of Fox News reported that Thune is leaning against running for president.

autosport.com - F1 <b>News</b>: Kubica vows to return this season

Robert Kubica is convinced he will return to the Formula 1 track a better driver once he has recovered for the injuries he picked up in last weekend's rally crash, as he insisted he 'must' get back this year.


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I am sitting here on Nov 7, 2008, wondering what I should write about, I am always so wrapped up in writing for paying jobs that I just do not have time to write for my own pleasure. Writing is as much a part of me as my right arm. Writing sooths my soul and helps me to communicate with the world.

It is funny but my mind is drawing a blank, I don't really know what to write about. Normally I have a theme that I work on but for the life of me I do not have any burning issue that I want to discuss.

For those of you who have kept up with my writing of late, know that I have been writing quite a few medical articles. That is because I am a freelance writer and I have been working on a series for a doctor on pain management. So that is why you see a lot of cancer articles popping up. These articles are my main source of extra income.

I was very worried for a while as I had lost my temporary disability payments and was reduced to a welfare cheque. The welfare cheque covers my rent and nothing else.

Without the little extra from disability I would be evicted because there would be no way I could continue to manage without ever having money to pay the electricity, heating, telephone, and internet. Basically they are the only bills I have but I cannot manage them.

So I was worried about the disability, if I couldn't get it anymore, I would surely be evicted and to find a place to live in Montreal at a cheaper rent than I am paying is just not possible. I was worried that I would be living on a park bench.

The reason the disability was refused was because I had temporary status and the government explained to me that temporary was only for a one-year maximum period. I had exhausted that period. Yet I still was not well. I had no choice but to file an appeal and wait.

I filed the appeal on the September 23, and on October 23 they granted me a telephone interview. The offices are located in Quebec City, which is about 160 miles, or 257 KM away.

I was interviewed by a socio professional, which is a fancy word for a social worker, and a medical doctor. They asked me several questions such as, was I depressed, did I have friends I could talk to, was I suicidal, what medications I was taking, what doctors and tests did I see and have done, and of course what medical conditions did I have. They said I would have to wait another 15 days for the decision.

Everyone said to me, "surely they would grant it with everything wrong with you." The main condition I have is fibromyalgia and that is not accepted as a disability in Quebec and so that was the concern I had. My doctor had only asked for temporary disability in the first place because he said I would get the disability based on fibromyalgia as a temporary condition but it would never be accepted as a permanent one. So when I was interviewed I added a few extra conditions not indicated before, such as obesity, irritable bowel syndrome and osteoarthritis.

So I sat and waited and worried and started looking for a new place just in case, but of course I cannot find anything cheaper, I only hope that something will come up in the future.

I also worried about making money online as these medicals articles are great but they do not constitute full time work. Last year I had this online organization as well as a website, medhunters, where I made money on the purchase of my individual articles that you have seen written in my e-zine, Storytime Tapestry and on gather.com. Unfortunately, that well seems to have run dry, they haven't accepted anything I sent them in 2008.

In the meantime I continue to rack up points on www.gather.com for home depot cards because at least I can use home depot here in Canada. I cannot get the other gifts cards or money incentives at this time because they really are only for Americans.

I do spend some time on mylot where we get paid for making little discussions, it is really easy, you can either make a discussion or answer one or both and you will be paid, also if you bring in your own referrals you will get a quarter of what they make as well. Here is my referral link for anyone who is interested: http://www.mylot.com/?ref=winterose? Or email me and I will send you the link by email.

Lately I discovered a new place to write reviews from anything like appliances, cameras, beauty products, to movies and TV series. If you are interested please email me.

These places do not bring in a fortune but they can add up to some nice mad money in the middle of the month. You might even be like me and need that money to help pay your bills.

Also, besides being a freelance writer most of you know I am an author and my book Angels Watching Over Me is available online or in print form, don't forget to check it out:http://www.lulu.com/content/964306

So this is what I do to pay my bills, but if the appeal didn't go through even that would not be enough. To be honest it really isn't even enough with the disability to pay my monthly bills and believe me I do not spend a single cent on anything frivolous, I eat from food banks and people give me hand me down clothes etc.

Of course the worry about whether I would have enough money to pay my rent was making me sicker even though I tried with all my might not to worry and just take it as it comes, I truly did. Well I am happy to announce that my worries at least for the appeal results are over.

I got the letter in the mail. My disability has been accepted for an indefinite period of time (still not permanent status) on the grounds that my condition has seriously deteriorated and I am not able to work at this time.

Here is the list of conditions that I have

Diabetes

High blood pressure

High Cholesterol

Hypothyroidism

Irritable bowel condition

Obesity

Osteoarthritis

Inability to stand up for more than 5 minutes at a time,

Housebound all winter, Spring and Fall

Inability to do housework

I am still looking for a cheaper place to live as that will ease my financial burden and I am still looking for online writing gigs. My body may be finished but my spirit lives on.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

About Making Money







Yesterday, we witnessed awesomeness. Even though the World Heavyweight and WWE Championship matches were good, they weren't as good as I thought they could be. But that's okay, because the ending to both of those matches were both brilliant and exciting.


For the World Heavyweight Championship match, Edge beat Dolph Ziggler after hitting the "banned" spear on Ziggler while the referee and Vickie were down and out. Edge pulled an Eddie Guerrero, and well, he cheated. After hitting the spear, he acted as if he was unconscious and got up and hit the unprettier on Dolph Ziggler to get the victory by pin-fall.


Later that night, Alberto Del Rio eliminated Santino Marella to win his first ever Royal Rumble. This was definitely a great move by WWE because Del Rio has tremendous in ring and mic skills, and in my opinion, he was the most deserving in that Rumble match.


Anyways, rumour has it that Edge is going to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship on the grandest stage of them all, Wrestlemania.


This seems like a money match, but how about WWE makes it way more interesting. Why not have Christian in that match, too, and make it a triple-threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship?


Even though Vince McMahon doesn't see it, Christian's always been someone that the WWE Universe wants in the main event scene. He has charisma, in-ring talent and a huge fan following.



Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos






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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Yesterday, we witnessed awesomeness. Even though the World Heavyweight and WWE Championship matches were good, they weren't as good as I thought they could be. But that's okay, because the ending to both of those matches were both brilliant and exciting.


For the World Heavyweight Championship match, Edge beat Dolph Ziggler after hitting the "banned" spear on Ziggler while the referee and Vickie were down and out. Edge pulled an Eddie Guerrero, and well, he cheated. After hitting the spear, he acted as if he was unconscious and got up and hit the unprettier on Dolph Ziggler to get the victory by pin-fall.


Later that night, Alberto Del Rio eliminated Santino Marella to win his first ever Royal Rumble. This was definitely a great move by WWE because Del Rio has tremendous in ring and mic skills, and in my opinion, he was the most deserving in that Rumble match.


Anyways, rumour has it that Edge is going to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship on the grandest stage of them all, Wrestlemania.


This seems like a money match, but how about WWE makes it way more interesting. Why not have Christian in that match, too, and make it a triple-threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship?


Even though Vince McMahon doesn't see it, Christian's always been someone that the WWE Universe wants in the main event scene. He has charisma, in-ring talent and a huge fan following.



Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos






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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Squared by TerryJohnston


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Yesterday, we witnessed awesomeness. Even though the World Heavyweight and WWE Championship matches were good, they weren't as good as I thought they could be. But that's okay, because the ending to both of those matches were both brilliant and exciting.


For the World Heavyweight Championship match, Edge beat Dolph Ziggler after hitting the "banned" spear on Ziggler while the referee and Vickie were down and out. Edge pulled an Eddie Guerrero, and well, he cheated. After hitting the spear, he acted as if he was unconscious and got up and hit the unprettier on Dolph Ziggler to get the victory by pin-fall.


Later that night, Alberto Del Rio eliminated Santino Marella to win his first ever Royal Rumble. This was definitely a great move by WWE because Del Rio has tremendous in ring and mic skills, and in my opinion, he was the most deserving in that Rumble match.


Anyways, rumour has it that Edge is going to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship on the grandest stage of them all, Wrestlemania.


This seems like a money match, but how about WWE makes it way more interesting. Why not have Christian in that match, too, and make it a triple-threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship?


Even though Vince McMahon doesn't see it, Christian's always been someone that the WWE Universe wants in the main event scene. He has charisma, in-ring talent and a huge fan following.



Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos






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Squared by TerryJohnston


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Squared by TerryJohnston


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Olbermann to become “chief <b>news</b> officer” of Al Gore&#39;s cable <b>...</b>

First, Arianna Huffington gets $315 million from AOL for the HuffPo and winds up with editorial control of their entire content. Keith Olbermann gets … a nightly news show on an all-but-invisible cable channel and editorial control of ...

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010 <b>...</b>

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 children lost their lives in conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan in 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). ...

Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, Sean McManus Shuffled at CBS <b>News</b>: What <b>...</b>

In a surprise even to insiders, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager will lead the news division, along with Bloomberg's David Rhodes. Howard Kurtz on the back story—and what it spells for Katie Couric.


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Before starting in the office cleaning business, you should gather a good amount of information about what is involved within this business. There are sources that will help you gather information on making money through office cleaning but three basic steps are the same among all systems.

To make a good amount of money with office cleaning type work, the first step you need to consider is the arrangement of jobs for yourself. You can do this by attaching yourself with an existing cleaning business. By doing this, you don't have to look for jobs all by yourself, plan things or make a schedule for your self. It would be done automatically for you.

However, if you would like to have complete control over your office cleaning work and you don't have a problem making your own commercial office cleaning check list and spending time to get new customers, starting your own office cleaning business would be a better option for you.

The second step you need to consider in making money with office cleaning work is to know what needs to be done for each job. You need to make sure that you have the right tools and equipments to do the job properly. It may seem difficult to you at first but it's not hard to learn.

You will find that some of the customers will want you to use their cleaning products, obviously to save money, while others would like you to bring in your own cleaning products. So you need to know each of your customer preferences, fulfilling their desires and requirements to make them happy.

The final step is to be consistent with your customers. You have to be on time, fulfill commitments and be ready to do some extra work if needed. It may happen that the customer needs some extra cleaning in his office because some one special is going to visit. In this way you can satisfy the needs of the customer. It is also important that while dealing with the customer the billing is on time. Be professional while dealing with the customer and leave a good impression with them. This will help you increase your home cleaning business if you plan to create full time work.

It is important to make a decision before you start your office cleaning business. Decide whether you are going to do it as a full time business or just as a side business. If you are planning to start a full time office cleaning business, prepare your self to spend the required time, attention, hard work and money. And if you are doing it as a side business, you still cannot afford to ignore it.

You can find a lot of material on how to make money through office cleaning. If you work at it professionally you will most certainly increase your income and grow your business. When trying to make money through office cleaning, you need to remember the previous three basic steps. Following these three steps will lead to a successful business and your freedom from a job you don't like.





















































Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Free rental agreement forms now online


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Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


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Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


surface encounters

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


surface encounters

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


surface encounters

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


surface encounters

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

Yahoo is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing platform next week which will deliver personalized news content to mobile devices. The content will come from users' social ...

International <b>News</b> Channel Euronews to Generate its Own <b>News</b> <b>...</b>

Channel will shift from being client of news agencies to a competitor.


surface encounters

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: Digital <b>...</b>

Fujifilm announces commercial release of FinePix X100: CP+ 2011: Five months after first showcasing it at the 2010 Photokina trade show, Fujifilm has announced the commercial release of the X100, a large-sensor compact camera aimed at ...

Yahoo Prepping Personalized Mobile <b>News</b> Platform

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Making Money Through


Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos










A report to be released from Goldman Sachs today will not only disclose some details about how the secretive firm operates and plans to change their operations in the future — as required by the Business Standards Committee established by CEO Lloyd Blankfein in response to the SEC lawsuit against the them — it "will disclose more about how it makes money," according to Bloomberg News. Of course, it will likely contain only a little bit of information to this effect, seeing as it is only 63 pages, most of which will likely be self-justifying defenses of their existing business model, and because Goldman doesn't give anything away that easily, especially not to "mollify their critics," per the Journal. If you really want to find out how Goldman makes money, you're going to have to look closely.



First, you're going to have to identify and decipher the secret code hidden within the paper, which will lead you to a map located underneath the floorboards of an out-of-the-way cabin, which will lead you to a musty castle in the basement of which sits a nervous owl with a capsule on its foot. The capsule, if you are lucky enough to soothe the owl long enough to remove it, will contain a password to a trap door, which, will lead you to an old but powerful woman who will ask you a series of questions, such as: "If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?" After that, you must pass through an area of extreme heat, an area of extreme cold, and swim 40 lengths through a pool full of Mischievously Tickling Goldfish. Only then you will find the secret, which will be some variation of the fact that the company buys stuff cheap and sells it for more money.




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Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos










A report to be released from Goldman Sachs today will not only disclose some details about how the secretive firm operates and plans to change their operations in the future — as required by the Business Standards Committee established by CEO Lloyd Blankfein in response to the SEC lawsuit against the them — it "will disclose more about how it makes money," according to Bloomberg News. Of course, it will likely contain only a little bit of information to this effect, seeing as it is only 63 pages, most of which will likely be self-justifying defenses of their existing business model, and because Goldman doesn't give anything away that easily, especially not to "mollify their critics," per the Journal. If you really want to find out how Goldman makes money, you're going to have to look closely.



First, you're going to have to identify and decipher the secret code hidden within the paper, which will lead you to a map located underneath the floorboards of an out-of-the-way cabin, which will lead you to a musty castle in the basement of which sits a nervous owl with a capsule on its foot. The capsule, if you are lucky enough to soothe the owl long enough to remove it, will contain a password to a trap door, which, will lead you to an old but powerful woman who will ask you a series of questions, such as: "If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?" After that, you must pass through an area of extreme heat, an area of extreme cold, and swim 40 lengths through a pool full of Mischievously Tickling Goldfish. Only then you will find the secret, which will be some variation of the fact that the company buys stuff cheap and sells it for more money.




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Not making money as a YouTube partner? Here are some tips from YouTube itself


YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue.


Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube.


Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos. And following the first format of ads, YouTube brought Ad Sense ads, enabling smaller advertisers/customers to get on board, allowing YouTube to capture a broader range of advertisers.


Next came in-Stream Ads (mid and pre-roll ads), a format that was launched about two years ago. YouTube said this has been popular because advertisers will pay more for ads that are similar to the format on TV. At almost the same time, promoted ads were introduced and it was proven to drive traffic to videos that were featured using the ‘promoted video’ format.


A few months ago, a new ad format for partners called TrueView was rolled-out. This format lets users watching a video skip the ad after five seconds. An ad format that YouTube says is less interruptive and doesn’t risk annoying your audience because it gives them the chance to hit stop.


Phil asked the question “ What makes a movie a successful?” Using the movie industry as an analogy, he went on to explain that there are many factors that come into play that make up the overall picture; ticket prices, seats filled, distribution etc. It’s the same with YouTube as he pointed out. Partners shouldn’t look at one aspect such as RPM (revenue per thousand page views) or CPM (cost per thousand, as an example $1 or $5 per thousand views), they should look at everything including geography.


A few points to take away


Good partners focus on overall revenue and aren’t fixated on “ticket price”. They also work hard at building a strong audience as well as trying to increase views. Good partners look at geography, RPM and CPM.


Bad partners look at the wrong metrics and don’t build up their audience. Partners who only focus on RPM might think everything is fine however, it’s critical that users concentrate on CPM as well and continue to build audience loyalty.


YouTube says advertisers are creating content that competes with user content, and millions of users are watching advertisements on the site. Think about the popularity of Superbowl ads.


Keep experimenting! Compare ad formats by type and geography and play around with different scenarios. Try enabling ads after your loyal audience has seen them or try it in reverse. Play with different recipes and see what happens when ad formats are enabled/disabled. There is a wide variety of ways to make revenue.


Take a good look at revenue break downs and compare formats; True View, in-Stream, etc.


Better reporting for ad formats coming soon. YouTube admits that partners don’t have the best reporting feature right now.


YouTube will be adding an option for partners to opt-in to just TrueView Ads without needing to be signed up with other formats.


Ensure the metadata on videos have the correct information and enough words to help YouTube’s algorithm bring the best targeted ads to your videos










A report to be released from Goldman Sachs today will not only disclose some details about how the secretive firm operates and plans to change their operations in the future — as required by the Business Standards Committee established by CEO Lloyd Blankfein in response to the SEC lawsuit against the them — it "will disclose more about how it makes money," according to Bloomberg News. Of course, it will likely contain only a little bit of information to this effect, seeing as it is only 63 pages, most of which will likely be self-justifying defenses of their existing business model, and because Goldman doesn't give anything away that easily, especially not to "mollify their critics," per the Journal. If you really want to find out how Goldman makes money, you're going to have to look closely.



First, you're going to have to identify and decipher the secret code hidden within the paper, which will lead you to a map located underneath the floorboards of an out-of-the-way cabin, which will lead you to a musty castle in the basement of which sits a nervous owl with a capsule on its foot. The capsule, if you are lucky enough to soothe the owl long enough to remove it, will contain a password to a trap door, which, will lead you to an old but powerful woman who will ask you a series of questions, such as: "If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?" After that, you must pass through an area of extreme heat, an area of extreme cold, and swim 40 lengths through a pool full of Mischievously Tickling Goldfish. Only then you will find the secret, which will be some variation of the fact that the company buys stuff cheap and sells it for more money.




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Ever watch Gone with the Wind? Remember that scene early on when Scarlett's dad-before his mind with the wind-tried to sell Scarlett on the importance of land? He didn't call his estate Tara for nothing. Scarlett eventually came around and learned the lesson of the value of owning land. What lesson? Barring some unfortunate events, it's the only thing that will always be here.

You can still make money in real estate speculation. For all the talk of keeping immigrants out, and telling people who don't believe like the President does that they should leave it, America is still overwhelming undeveloped. With bans on abortion and abortion pills around the corner, even if we do manage to keep the immigrants down in Mexico, there's still going to be an increase in population. Those people need real estate on which to live and on which to sell you things you don't need.

So how can you go about making money in real estate speculation? Here are a few suggestions that have worked well in the past.

BUY UNDEVELOPED LAND
Although the most risky technique, this can also provide the biggest payoff. The risks range from the possibility of the land dropping in value to the fact that you can't get any tax benefits from it. And, of course, undeveloped land won't provide you the income that developed land can. On the other hand, who hasn't driven past a booming neighborhood and heard their grandparents say something along the lines of "I had the chance to buy that at two dollars an acre, but I just didn't have the money back then." If you live near a big city and can get any kind of a good deal on land adjacent to it, then by all means do it; there's no better gamble to take when it comes to real estate speculation. For that matter, this kind of speculation even makes sense in small towns; it wasn't too long ago that many overcrowded, over franchised suburban areas used to be relatively isolated small towns. Heck, some of the most expensive real estate in the Atlanta area, for instance, didn't even have a single Walmart as recently as twenty years ago. Now those same rural areas that used to be dominated by long expanses of literally nothing are indistinguishable from any area inside the actual city limits.

But real estate speculation of this type doesn't mean you can just drive out somewhere, stop your car and hit on a goldmine. Don't choose just any parcel of land. Do your homework. Look over the town, city or county planning and zoning records to determine where the infrastructure is headed. If plans are already in place to lay down a four-lane highway somewhere where's nothing now, that might be a good place to speculate on. Determine where commercial development and residential development will be the densest in ten to fifteen years and shop accordingly. If you're young enough and willing to wait it out, plan ahead for twenty, thirty or even forty years. What you think is ridiculously expensive for an overgrown piece of forest right now may one day look as cheap as that two dollars an acre your grandfather passed over fifty years ago. Undeveloped land is also a terrific investment gift to pass on to your children or grandchildren; real estate speculation doesn't have to focus on your own bank account. In that way, you can try looking longer into the future and significantly increase your chances of finding something really cheap.

INVESTING IN SEIZED PROPERTY
Property is often sold for the price of the delinquent taxes owed; or auctioned off to the highest bidder. This kind of real estate speculation can present a real opportunity for making money, but you have to be careful. You really have to do your homework before attending one of these public sales. The most painful pitfall may be finding out that the tax bill is greater than the actual value of the property. In addition, unless you've researched it, your dreams of becoming a real estate mogul ala Donald Trump may come wind up leaving you with nothing but blueprints inside your head unless you make sure the site has been zoned for business or residential construction first. In addition, it is wise to consult your particular state and local laws regarding the rights that a previous owner has to property that has been seized from him. In many cases, he may still have the right to reclaim his property which can result in all kinds of legal entanglements. When bidding at an auction, make sure you've kept your intentions on the property to yourself. Don't do anything to invite an unnecessary bidding war. Remember, real estate speculation is a big game for those with lots of money.

FOLLOW THE CLOWN
If you notice a McDonald's popping up in an unexpected place, take notice. McDonald's hasn't been able to sell billions and billions of hamburgers by building their restaurants where the kids ain't. Neither have the managed to make billons and billions of dollars in profit by buying the most expensive property in town. Same thing goes for any other huge and profitable brand name consumer company, whether they be Subway, Holiday Inn, or Target. Although it's probably too late to cash in on bargain prices by the time you actually see one of these companies' instantly identifiable building, if you spend a little time looking through the public records you may get lucky enough to come across evidence of their own brand of real estate speculation. If you can get even luckier and come across the record of a franchise investing in a relatively undeveloped area that is the equivalent of striking gold. Think about how often you've seen a Burger King or Pizza Hut in the middle of nowhere. Unless you're talking a strictly rural area, most often by the time the franchise goes up, there's already been some residential growth. Well, think about it: You don't make profit by buying land after it's already quadrupled in value, right? These big boys spend huge amounts of money conducting research into which underdeveloped areas are likely to grow and where they can find the best deal for land before the growth starts. What's more, you can also rest assured in the knowledge that they very rarely get their real estate speculation wrong. You want evidence: Franchises almost never sell off unused property at a loss. Take advantage of their resources and you may just find yourself benefiting by making money in real estate speculation.


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