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Funny Tweets About The TRAI 100 SMS Per Day Limit & New Regulations

What India is tweeting about the new TRAI 100 SMS-a-day Limit and the new telemarketing regulations. The tweets are arranged in no particular order. @vvpreetham : Sheesh, need to set alarm from tomorrow. Used to wake up on a FutureBazzar SMS, hit the gym on F&U, eat breakfast by Batra's SMS. @pantgovinda : thnx #TRAI  for making my life lonely.Now even dr batra,sauna belt makers,noida flat builders and futurebazaar wnt care for me. @iamnikhilmenon : Well you know what they say. If at first you don't succeed, #TRAI again. @nileshghai : SMS's mentioning 'I Love U', 'I Miss U' etc Are Promotional if sent to the GirlFriend, if sent to the Wife it is Transactional I guess. @fakingnews : Next step by #TRAI should be to automatically mark any forwarded SMS as spam. @Tanuj1089 :  Dr. Batra we had a thing goin, too bad it had to end this way. @snamboy : If SMSes were not restricted, I would have pulled off all my hair and wud've...

Does Google Checkout Accept Debit Cards?

Google Checkout is a faster, more secure way to buy from stores across the web using a single username and password. You can also track all your orders and shipping in one place. Does Google Checkout Accept Debit Cards? The answer to the question is an apparent YES . Google Checkout does accept debit cards issued by the Visa or MasterCard brand. However some users have complained of their debit cards (issued by certain banks) being rejected. According to the Google Checkout Help Resources, you can make purchases through Google Checkout using a credit, debit, or gift card with the following logos: American Express* Discover* MasterCard Visa Visa Electron** * Accepted only in the United States ** Accepted outside of the United States Note -  The types of cards accepted through Google Checkout are based on the seller's location.

Top 7 Everyday Myths Busted

Myth 1. The Great Wall of China is visible from space.   The Great Wall Of China Credit : Wikimedia Commons The Truth : Contrary to the popular belief, The Great Wall of China is not visible from space. Travel just 180 miles up into the earth's atmosphere and you find that the Great Wall is no longer visible. Myth 2. We use just 10% of our Brain. The Truth : Research has revealed that we use almost all of our brain over the course of the day. Myth 3. Dogs sweat by salivating through their tongue.  The Truth : Dogs do not sweat through their tongue. They have their own sweat glands. They sweat primarily through their footpads. Myth 4. Bulls are enraged by the colour red. The Truth : Bulls are not enraged by the colour red. If fact Bulls are colour-blind and its the cloth's movement and not its colour that enrages them. Myth 5. Humans evolved from chimpanzees. The truth : Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees. In fact they both sh...

Marketing Your Small Business on a Budget

During a recession, it seems that many small businesses do not have the extra money to spend on marketing. However, this is one of the most vital times to do a little extra marketing and self-promotion. Fortunately, it does not have to cost a lot of money to get your name a little farther out there. Try some of these free or budget-friendly ways to market your small business. Build a Professional Website While it may cost a small amount of money to pay for a domain name, a website is an invaluable tool for small businesses. Today, when someone wants to find a local business, they turn to the Internet. If they cannot find you online, they likely will not find your location offline. Consider putting a small investment into hiring a web designer to achieve a professional-looking website. Make sure to send links to other people within the industry, friends, and family so they can share it with people they know. Utilize Free Advertising Tools The Internet is a wonderful p...

4 Tips for Delegating Successfully as a Manager

One of the responsibilities a manager is entrusted with is the power to delegate to his or her team. Delegating successfully as a manager, however, doesn’t just happen. Here are 4 tips that will help you in delegating successfully as a manager.  1. You must trust the team member you are delegating responsibility too. Giving someone responsibility when you aren’t sure they can handle it is just plain silly. When you are contemplating which tasks to delegate to which team members, consider each of their strengths and weakness.  Can they handle stress? Do they show up to work on time? Do they have organizational skill? Will you have to constantly hold their hand? Ask yourself these, and similar questions, answer them truthfully, and you will have less problems when delegating responsibility to your team.  2. Don’t hand over all of the responsibility to the team. While it may be tempting to hand over the entire reins to your team, this is never a wise move...

Blogging: A New Form of Journalism

It's no wonder why so many people today are addicted to the Internet. It has all that an exploring mind needs: research, cooking, shopping, chatting, and of course, playing games. In addition to all this, there is a sharing of one's own life or opinions with others in the form of a journal, otherwise known as a blog. The word blog is simply a shortened form of the term "weblog," or a medium of the new generation for the writing of essays, articles and the like. Blogging is all about the sharing of one's experiences or opinions with others. A blog is an up-to-date sequence of events and an exhibit of style and creativity. It is the ultimate outlet for personal expression. A blog is generally composed of text, but it can also contain pictures and other multimedia features. No matter how you choose to blog, technical skills are not necessary. All that is required is that you have a desire to share your ideas, your story and your knowledge with the res...

Effective Methods of Conflict Management

Managing Conflict Only in a perfect world does everyone always get along with others. Unfortunately, we do not live in such a perfect world—and certainly not in a perfect working world. Conflicts will arise. Count on it, despite best efforts to the contrary. What matters to an employer, supervisors or even peers isn't avoiding conflict at all cost but how you handle conflict when it arises. Elements  Contributing t o Conflict The first step in effectively dealing with conflict is understanding its causes. People's lives, jobs, career paths, finances, self-worth and self-confidence, ego, and sense of purpose, as well as many others factors, can give birth to conflict. Not all work related conflict has a basis in the work environment. Arguments with children, spouse or friends can cause stress, which can lead to conflict in the workplace. There's little you can do about personal conflicts that occasionally bleed into the work environment, except be supporti...

10 Facts To Make Your Afternoon More Interesting

Here are 10 interesting facts for you to read this afternoon. 1. The word millionaire was first used by Benjamin Disraeli in his 1826 novel "Vivian Grey". 2. To make one kilo of honey, bees have to visit 4 million flowers, travelling a distance equal to 4 times the circumference of the earth. 3. A single bee will collect enough nectar to make about 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. 4. The world's largest industry is tourism affecting 240 million lives. 5. Tobacco is a $200 billion industry, producing six trillion cigarettes a year which is about 1000 cigarettes for every person on earth. 6. Americans and Europeans spend over $17 billion each year on pet food. 7. In September 1999 Dusty Philips of the Us set a Guinness World Record by drinking a 400 ml (14-oz) bottle of tomato sauce through a straw in 33 seconds. Wonder where he went next?? 8. In 1913, the Russian Airline became the first to introduce a toilet on board. But how did t...

The Top Five Greatest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of excellent video games have come and gone over time, but today we’re going to review five of the greatest video games ever made. So, without further ado, here are the greatest video games ever made. 5. Strike Commander - Chris Roberts, Electronic Arts, 1993. A ‘ futuristic’ mercenary pilot simulator set in the future – 2011. Intriguingly enough that’s the year right now. Robert’s team foresaw a world with various regional conflicts in the future. Interestingly they chose not to develop new aircraft technology, and the battles are fought with F-16, F-22 and F-23 aircraft, those which existed in 1993 when the game was made. Historical accuracy aside the game combined brilliant 3D graphics at the time with a great storyline, full speech and great animation. Another notable Chris Roberts game, as a space fighting mercenary, called ”Privateer” deserves an honourable mention here. Interestingly enough, there’s been almost zero good modern jet dog-fighting and bom...

How To Choose The Right Niche For Your Blog

Your blog's Niche can be defined as the central content idea behind your blog - the range of topics that generally make up your blog.  Choosing a niche is the first step towards creating a blog and every thing starting from the choice of your blog's URL; to the 'content' it will host and the target audience it will serve would revolve around your chosen niche idea. This article tries to identify some of the ways in which you can choose the right niche for your blog. 1.   Your choice of your blog's niche should be based on your Interests.   Before creating your first blog, delve deep inside you and ask yourself the question - Where does my interest truly lie? Remember to be entirely honest with yourself for the success or failure of your blogging endeavours would depend entirely upon this question. For example if you are passionate about cars, an auto blog might be the best choice for you. When you blog about something for which you have a deep passio...

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