Archive for April, 2011
10 Most Influential Twitter Users You Don’t Know
Posted by admin on 04/26/2011 | 0 Comments
Having a lot of followers and being an influential tweeter are not necessarily synonymous. In addition, you can be extremely influential on some topics and not on others. Recognizing this, pulseofthetweeters.com has begun ranking the ‘most influential’ tweeters on various high trending topics. They use the following criteria for establishing their rankings:
- Highly ranked tweeters should be followed by multiple users.
- Highly ranked tweeters should express sufficient interest in the trend.
- The persons following a highly-ranked user should also be interested in the trend.
Topsy is another site that provides tweet rankings by influence. When you eliminate news sources, you might be surprised to find out who the ‘influencers’ truly are on some of the trending topics.
- @doritos- Cheetos, Doritos, or Lays? none of them, I’m a Pringles girl! says McCainBlogette ranked number one influential tweeter on the subject. Looks like Doritos needs to find a way to fit into a nice neat snack to transfer her influence from negative to positive.
- @toy story 3 – leeunkrich You know him right? Actually there’s good reason why he should be the top influencer when it comes to this topic, he was the director this popular animation film.
- @hawaii – So why shouldn’t an actress be one of the most influential tweeters in regards to Hawaii? Alyssa_Milano is actually a very influential tweeter in many areas via her Twitter account.
- @baking – zackrabbit This Tweeter bills himself as “the first stuffed rabbit to require therapy for Tweeter-Addiction” With over 12,000 posts to his credits, why not have baking as one of his areas of influence?
- @broadway – His Twitter ID demonstrates that this is his highest topic of interest, steveonbroadway When it comes to live theatre, on or off Broadway, this gentleman is a big influencer on the Twitter crowd.
- @homeschool – Rated highly influential under this Twitter topic is circlereader, a curious, Christian parent from Wisconsin. He has over 13,000 posts to his credit.
- @poetry – Samuel Peralta from Toronto, tweeting as semiphore, is one the most influential is tweeters in this category. I wonder if that had anything to do with his being voted his poetry being voted #1 Worldwide on Twitter?
- @libya – Andy Carvin, Senior Strategist for NPR hits the high mark with this tag. He tweets under acarvin and has posted over 39,000 times.
- @internet- Perhaps not as hot a topic as you might think, but deepdex from Bangalore, India has made it one of his primary tags and raising himself to the level of a high influencer in this category.
- @religion – sagesweetwater, lesbian novelist is a high poster under this tag with less than 4,000 posts. Somewhat surprising for one of the more controversial tag words.
Tweet and retweet consistently on any subject and you could find yourself listed as a ‘Highly Influential’ Tweeter in no time. Just pick your topic and show your level of interest. The next thing you know, you’ll be seen as an expert.
10 Odd Categories of Items on eBay
Posted by admin on 04/19/2011 | 0 Comments
eBay is known to consumers all over the world as a place to buy anything you could ever possible want. From cars, furniture, collectables and antiques, it is a one stop shopping extravaganza of the usual and unusual. People sell items they don’t want, and for customers looking for “normal” items they may be surprised to find items that are odd and strange but sell surprisingly well. Old bags of chips have sold for hundreds of dollars, a man trying to sell off his current wife was posted a short time (before being removed), and others attempting to sell their fish and other truly bizarre items have in the past and currently prove to sell for thousands of dollars! Take some time to browse eBay’s many categories and you will witness many odd and fascinating items to purchase for your very own.
Vintage Farm Booklets
Who wants a vintage farm booklet? Anyone? How about the many people across the globe that are willing to pay a high price for farm booklets to add to their collection! For the farmers of the world that are looking for a better way to raise chickens, cows and sheep, vintage farm booklets are a popular collectable – yet odd category in eBay.
Rocks and Fossils
For geologists or anyone else interested in sprucing up their fossil collection, eBay has an impressive assortment of those wanting to sell off their sometimes strange rocks that will truly amaze customers. Items such as dragonflies trapped in large pieces of amber to crystal balls for the psychic who needs to replace theirs, you can find anything you need in eBay’s rock category.
Advice
As one of the oddest eBay categories, many people offer strange services such as advice giving (but it will cost ya!) From advice such as guaranteed sports betting to a Skype lesson for guitar playing starting at just $0.99, users can find anything they are looking for in this odd eBay category.
Fish
EBay is about offering services so no matter what you want and without ever having to leave your house. This includes fish! While most people would think of going to their neighborhood pet store to buy a goldfish to add to their aquarium, eBay allows the fish to come to your door! Buy or sell fish, aquarium equipment or even fake fish to add to your home. In the fish category, find all things fish related, including fish bikinis, designer handbags with fish embroidery and even fish oil.
Video Games Guides and Manuals
eBay knows its audience and considering how big the video game market is, they have adapted a huge video game category to please this demand. What is strange are not the video games themselves but how many video game guides they sell. Do that many people lose their manuals and want to pay a high price for another one? You wouldn’t necessary think so but they do. As odd as it is, people all over the world are willing to pay good money for video game manuals. Perhaps people forget to buy them, stop playing, and try to look it up after they lose print.
Weird Stuff
From items such as succulent dryer lint, empty rolo wrappers and video instruction on how to spruce up your love life, eBay redefines what one man’s trash is another man’s treasure truly means.
Egg Collectables
Who knew eggs were making such a comeback? For the collectables connoisseur, ceramic eggs of all designs, shapes and colors are available on eBay. Starting at $1.00, viewers can sort through hundreds of eggs, and purchase ones such as wooden eggs for the Ukraine, sequined designed eggs from China or colorful hand designed eggs from the USA.
Coupons
Coupons are not only found in your mailbox but on eBay as a popular category! If you’re hesitant about purchasing forged or expired coupons, consider buying them from a top seller on eBay. You can purchase Listerine coupons in bulk, packages of Huggies diapers for a reduced rate or books on how to be a coupon expert.
Fraternal Collectables
If you’re nostalgic about your Boy Scout days or want to replace your Fraternal pin you lost years ago, eBay’s fraternal category will be just the place to find this kind of memorabilia.
Totally Bizarre
You can’t find anything stranger (and more random by the way) at the Totally Bizarre category on eBay. From items including how to write love letters to your mistress to real life vampire bats, customers can find everything they’ve always want, or perhaps never before knew they wanted!
10 Sites to Follow Current Fashion Trends
Posted by admin on 04/13/2011 | 0 Comments
Whether you’re a born fashionista or just discovering your inner desire to be in tune with the latest fashion trends, there are many sources where you can explore the latest and hottest fashion styles of 2011. Are you up to date on the wide leg pant phenomenon to take hold of Paris, Milan and New York? Do you know what popular men’s haircut is being seen by celebrities, heirs and fashion leaders’ sons and son-in-laws all over the world? To stay in the know, here are the top fashion trend websites so that you’re never without the latest and greatest makeup tips, dresses and fashionable hairstyles of the season.
- www.style.com Style.com is an easy to navigate fashion website that is a great starting point for beginners learning about fashion to true fashion-followers! It offers up to the minute fashion trends for men, women, celebrities and children. It also has updates on the upcoming fashion week. Best of all, it’s loaded with images and pictures of the best fashion of the time.
- www.shoppingthetrend.com This fashion based website has everything you could want to know about fashion trends and tips in one site. From celebrity trends, fashion trends to daily fashion tips, there is something for everyone here, and an update of the most sophisticated fashion for current and future seasons.
- www.dailyfashion.com Dailyfashion.com is about relaying information about the latest trends in a fun and flirtatious way to women of all sizes and shapes. There are tips, ideas and stories about fashion that are both serious and entertaining.
- www.askmen.com This website is geared for men but has fashion news and updates that either gender can benefit from. Whether you are looking for the latest men’s fashion tips or recent celebrity or runway styles, askmen.com has the most up to date information no matter what your fashion style is. Topics include latest trends, dieting, runway fashions, men’s fashion hits, things men should know about fashion and style and others.
- www.fashion.net Fashion.net is a one stop fashion lovers paradise with the latest styles, designer information and trends. Categories include designers, fashion blogs and labels and provide a plethora of information that is easy to navigate through. Whatever fashion trend calls to you, there is bound to be a lot of reliable and helpful fashion advice for you here.
- www.inpassarella.com Inpassarella.com is a great resource for all people interested in fashion and showcases many online fashion magazines. It offers information on runway fashions, latest celebrity trends and the upcoming fashion styles from Milan, Paris and New York so you’re always in the loop.
- www.fashionising.com Fashionising.com is all about upcoming fashion trends, worthwhile fashion blogs to follow and the latest information on runway fashion, makeup, hair, men’s fashion and shoes. There are fashion forums, blogs and future fashion trends available to view, along with plenty of images to accompany them.
- www.vogue.com Vogue always makes the mark as a reliable source for the fashion world. When you need access to the magazine but don’t have it in print, go to their website which provides features such as beauty guides, fashion tips, 10 Best Dressed, collections for the upcoming season worth paying attention to and the fashion and art culture.
- www.handbag.com Handbag.com is an easy to read through website designed to inform any reader about the latest fashion trends. It includes fashion news, fashion tips, beauty and fashion guides, hairstyle guides, makeup, runway fashion and celebrity fashion.
- www.polyvore.com Ployvore may not be a name that’s recognizable to some, but it offers fashion trends and fashion tips to anyone and everyone in an easily accessible way. They offer features like mixing and matching products from your favorite stores, informs readers of trends from brands they love that are making a distinct comeback in stores and trends for upcoming seasons.
Fashion is about expressing who you are. It doesn’t always have to be an expensive endeavor, but anything that makes you feel confident, sexy and authentic. These websites listed above can give you an idea of the style of 2011, but only you know what the best on you. Wear what you feel comfortable in, what accentuates your body type and what you feel like your best self in and you’ll be sure to shine, no matter what you wear.
10 Ways to Protect Your Kids on FaceBook
Posted by admin on 04/06/2011 | 0 Comments
Facebook turned 7 years old this month. Hard to believe that a college student and his buddies invented it and now it has spread so quickly that more than 40% of the U.S. population has a Facebook account. Talk about going viral. While this social network phenomenon started out as a tool for college kids, it has rapidly grown to include a younger and younger audience. Facebook rules state that a user must be 13 years or older to have a Facebook account. However, there is no way to verify this so there are many kids that are younger than that with their own accounts. How do you protect your kids from the questionable material on Facebook?
- Don’t let them get an account. Now, this may sound obvious, but it’s the truth. The best way to protect your kids is to make sure they don’t have an account before they are old enough.
- Make sure your child friends you. You need to watch what your child is posting on their friends’ walls and what kind of stuff is being posted on their wall.
- Make sure your child only friends people they know in real life. Anyone can send you a friend request if you are a friend of a friend etc. This can be an open invitation for predators.
- Discuss boundaries with your child. Your child needs to know that he/she should not post any personal information online. No reference to their full name, name of their school, their address or their birthday.
- Limit your child’s access to the computer. Computers are a way of life, but as a parent you want to be able to monitor what your child is doing on the computer. Make sure the computer is in a central location like the living room or office.
- Invest in parental control software that monitors your child’s computer activity. You can’t always be with your child. If you have software like PC Pandora you can see exactly what your child is doing on the computer and on Facebook accounts even if you aren’t home.
- Do not allow your kids to post pictures. Pictures lead to online bullying and sometimes too much information. What if your child posts a picture from his soccer game? Seems innocent enough, but this gives out personal information that may put children at risk from a predator.
- Allow your child to use your Facebook account. This may sound funny, but if they aren’t posting under their own name they may be more conscientious. Plus, you will indeed have access to see everything they have posted.
- Make sure you have their passwords. There is no such thing as privacy in your house. You should have their e-mail password as well as their Facebook password.
- Make sure you set the privacy settings on Facebook. Facebook will show your phone number and other personal information if you don’t turn it off. Make sure you are there to help your child set up their account.
