Is the BlackBerry Storm too “consumer” ??

If the Storm were just another phone, I think my reaction (and likely, the reaction of many other reviewers) would have been totally different. It’s a terrific phone, it has a very good camera, it’s solid at recording video, its battery life puts the iPhone 3G to shame, and even music and video playback is pretty good.

And while trying to email on it isn’t truly horrendous, it’s just that it’s really poor in comparison to any other BlackBerry on the market (and especially compared to the Bold, which isn’t just a great Blackberry, it’s one of the best phones around).

If battery life is a major concern, then patch or no patch, the iPhone 3G is simply not an ideal option – while getting through a work day without a recharge is nice, it’s far from ideal. With the Storm, you can actually go away on a two- or maybe even three-day trip without worrying about running out of juice. Otherwise, unless you’re a camera phone freak, or you just really, really need to shoot video on your phone, the Storm doesn’t really come out on top in many other places.

Ultimate chaos for this magic gadget!

Cheers!

Apeksha

As many of you can deduce, the Storm is positioned to straddle the line between iPhone-favoring consumers and traditional BlackBerry-favoring business customers.

A dream Research On my Dream City – L.O.N.D.O.N

A city of infinite colour and variety, London is both richly historic, tracing its roots back over 2000 years, and unceasingly modern, at the forefront of fashion, music and the arts…

Welcome to London!!

Be prepared for all weathers, and be sure to bring a waterproof jacket and umbrella, even in summer. In winter, you will need a warm coat and sweater. Formal dress is rarely obligatory, but people do dress up for the opera as well as for some theatrical shows and smart restaurants. If you are coming in summer bring sunscreen as London sun can be strong.

London is home to some of the world’s best-known monuments, buildings, museums, galleries, sports clubs, restaurants, clubs, shopping and theatres, and Westminster’s students are ideally placed to explore the city’s many dimensions. The three central London campuses of Marylebone, Regent and Cavendish are located in the heart in London’s famous ‘West End’, whilst the Harrow campus offers a more peaceful environment that is still only a short tube journey away from the centre.

Opened in 1887, this is one of the oldest shops in Soho. It exudes a wonderful aroma of the many kinds of coffee it sells. Speciality teas and herbal infusions can also be bought here.

The home of the Duke of Wellington, Apsley House is still partly occupied by the family. Designed by Robert Adam in the 1770s, the mansion is given over to paintings, and memorabilia of the great military leader. Paintings include several fine works by Diego Velázquez, includingThe Waterseller of Seville . Antonio Canova’s nude statue of Napoleon has special poignancy.

Built on either side of the river, the Embankments were among the great engineering works of the Victorians. They were designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette to contain a vast new sewage system to take waste to pumping stations outside London.

London also celebrates its cultural diversity through its many multicultural festivals, including Sunfest, the Multicultural Winter Festival and Panorama Cultural Festival.

How could you miss one of the capital’s most iconic areas? Come and marvel at Nelson’s Column and the four huge lion statues. Feeding the pigeons is now discouraged (due to the spread of diseases) so please don’t bring them any treats.

On the north side of the square you can visit the National Gallery and just around the corner on St. Martin’s Lane is the National Portrait Gallery. Both have both permanent displays and special exhibitions so check what’s on before you go.

London is known for its business and research. It has a strong research and technology focus, and Western plays a vital role in that reputation.

London enjoys four seasons, with a short spring, long warm summers, crisp sunny falls, and winters with an average snowfall of 213 cm, less than Ottawa, but more than Toronto.

Wanna know more???

………………Keep Visiting…………..

Content Differentiation Helps You Survive & Succeed in a Crowded Space

Content is a subjective factor because it is irrevocably tied to the creator’s knowledge and experience levels. You might think that your article on viral marketing is superb but someone more experienced and knowledgeable will find it simplistic.

On the other hand, complete beginners with little to no background knowledge will not understand your article and hence, will fail to appreciate its value. Your content is only as good as the degree to which the reader finds it useful/entertaining.

This subjectivity of content consumption is one of the main reasons why I think that content dissemination and distribution channels are sometimes more important than the actual content quality. The more visitors you can get to view your articles, the more they will begin to resonate with the right people and spread on their own.

But one thing remains constant: whatever content you produce will be benchmarked against other content in the same niche. If you are writing about making money online, your content will compared with other blogs which produce the same content. This naturally arises because of attention scarcity on the part of readers.

Differentiating your content from others ensures your website remains necessary, well branded and distinct from the rest of the crowd. When you are the only hot dog vendor stationed at a busy road junction, you automatically capture a market.

6 Things To Know about EVERY Prospect

#1: Their History. Where are they coming from? How did they get here? What do they know about your and your firm?

#2: Frames of Reference. What ideologies and situations might affect their decision-making? Do they have a certain way of viewing your offering? How do they feel about their own firm?

#3: Needs and Desires. Where do they want to go? How do they expect to feel when they get there? How do they think they’re going to get there? What do they think will prevent it?

#4: Likely Objections. What is going to cause them to balk? How fervently do the believe in that objection? How real is it? Might it block the deal, no matter what you say or do?

#5: Capacity to Act. Are you communicating with decision-makers or seat-warmers? If decision-makers, what decision do you want them to make? If not, why are you talking to them?

6: Decision-making Style. If they’re decision-makers, how do they make decisions? Are they all about facts and figures? Or do they decide according to a gut feeling?

Do We Really Need Recruitment Agencies?

What benefits do recruitment agencies provide? With the advent of online job-sites can’t you do the job yourself and save a fortune on agency commissions.

How about reducing your Recruitment Cost by 60%!

In globally competitive businesses, the war for market share is a war for talent. Ventive help you to realize great cost-benefits whereby increasing the ROWI (Return On Workforce Investment), by hiring the ‘Best’ of the industry talent.

VENTIVE -ERA helps you to do just that!

Ventive provides a single platform to define, implement, and monitor the enterprise wide talent acquisition processes.

Manage your end-to-end business process of hiring, by reducing the expenses through streamlined processes and modules of Ventive.

Some unmatched key profits:

 Empower recruitment through reduced cost-per-hire and time-to-hire

 Make timely decisions

 Tracking the critical HR information

 Strengthen employee relationships by gaining 360 degree employee view

 Expedite recruitment to track the performance accurately

 Improve productivity with workflow

With Ventive, Value is perceived ‘Cost-effectively’.

For further information, feel free to get back on abobde@ubicsindia.com

Its all about Back-links!

As an Internet Marketer you want to collect as many links as you can to your website so that it appears to be an authority on the subject for the search engines. Anyone that finds you through a search engine is really a free visitor! And if they buy from you, then that means they are free money too!

With the continual changes in search engine technology it is very difficult to keep up to date with them and to keep your site optimized and ranking high.

Articles – submit articles to the article directory and the resource box will contain a link to your website – a free backlink!

Directory entries – every niche will have at least several hundred directories of sites that are relevant to that niche. Get yourself listed in all of these, and you have lots of free backlinks!

Blogs – putting comments on blogs is another way to get backlinks. However, be aware that if you are not adding value with your comment it may well be considered spam and then deleted and blacklisted. So don’t just post “great entry”, writing something that is useful and appropriate.

Backlinks are surprisingly easy for you to acquire with a little bit of work. If you don’t want to do the work yourself then you can very easily hire someone who will do it on your behalf, though make sure they will be ethical about it!

With backlinks you can boost your search engine rankings and get yourself free traffic, which means free money when they buy your product!

Seller Negotiations During Recession

1. Recession selling success has a lot to do with the method that you are using. You need to make sure that you invest a lot of time into this process. Jumping the gun could work out. But at the same time, it could be just the beginning of the look out process. Chances are that no matter where you live that there is a large number of agents who are willing to work with you.

2. Put together a recession selling game plan that will allow you to achieve success. Many sellers make ridiculous goals for themselves, and end up regretting it in the end. The most common mistake in this area is pricing your product too high.

3. A recession selling game plan is made to be broke. Even if you think that you have done everything right from day one, chances are that you may need to make a change to your game plan. Instead of fighting changes, you should instead make them as soon as possible. This will give you the chance to right the ship before you have made too many mistakes.

And during a recession, less stress is exactly what sellers, as well as everybody in the industry is hoping for. Do your part in the transaction, and learn as much as you can about how to negotiate the best possible deal.

Viral Marketing

“Online viral marketing” is no more just another internet cliché for marketeers!
Online viral marketing is the hottest new marketing strategy that is generating tons of cheap publicity and targeted traffic for e-commerce ventures of all sizes and industries.
Online viral marketing involves taking the age old concept of word-of-mouth publicity, and revolutionizing it to suit the modern social networking and web 2.0 era.
Owning a website or an e-business, Viral Marketing is consider as a serious promotional tool. Online viral marketing costs merely a fraction of conventional advertising channels, but is equally effective, if not more.
The emergence of clicktivism as an online version of activism is also a case in point. Through the clicktivism method, users are encouraged to donate, write a letter, forward a mail or sign a petition, online. Forwarded mails are increasingly taking the place of actual black flag marches. In the Indian context, the presence of clicktivism was apparent during the recent anti-reservation strike and when strong e-mail ‘appeals’ reached a lot of people.

But even after being bestowed with such a vast power of crawling into the vision of web-targets…Is it really the most effective substitite for a Cost Reduction Marketing campaign?