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As the popularity of social networking has skyrocketed over the last couple of years, the Internet of five years ago has indeed come and gone. Web 2.0 is now the talk of major Internet players and venture capitalists across the globe. What is Web 2.0? It is the next generation of Internet interactivity and utility platforms. In a nutshell, Web 2.0 involves the facilitation of enhanced web user activities and experiences via systems that allow users to more easily interact, communicate, share information, learn and collaborate with one another. Witness the huge success of Wikipedia, a free multi-lingual encyclopedia. Formed in January of 2001, Wikipedia has quickly become one of the most visited websites in the world with more than six million articles in 250 languages currently hosted. The premise of the founders of Wikipedia was simple: create a place where users from all over the world can write and edit articles and entries according to their area of expertise. In turn, conten...

Law or Rules of Real Estat The Statute of Frauds is a really old law that originated in England in 1677. It requires that certain transactions must be in writing, signed by the party to be charged, basically the person being sued. Real estate purchases are one of the transactions covered by the statute of frauds. In real estate transactions, the SOF further requires that the writing contain a description of the property, a description of the parties, the price, and any agreed to conditions of price or payment. There are a few exceptions to this rule. Part Performance is when someone has paid all or part of the purchase price, taken possession, and/or made substantial improvements to the land. For example, if Bob made an oral contract with Sue to buy property, paid her a down payment of 25% of the agreed purchase price, and built a house on the land, then even though the SOF would invalidate the oral contract, Sue could argue that Bob's partial performance proves the existe...

Shopping for a new or used car? The auto market offers you variety of vehicles to choose from. You will find yourself drawn to cars that look great to drive be a smart consumer by evaluating the car for the safety features it offers. Here are some features to look for to ensure the safety of your passengers and your safety as the driver. Safety belts - the single most important safety feature that has to be installed in a car. Seat belts keep passengers safe in their seats so that impact to dashboard, steering wheel or other things in the car will be avoided. Try to sit in the car and put on the seat belt to test it. Air bags - designed to protect the driver and passengers, these bags are usually hidden in the steering wheel, dashboard, sides, and even in rear seats. Frontal air bags inflate to prevent you from hitting the dashboard, windshield and/or steering wheel. Side air bags will protect car occupants to hit the door or other objects that will crash through it. Air bag sy...

As a responsible driver and the owner of a vehicle you should regularly check your tyres. This is your legal responsibility and the implications if you do not do so are massive! The least of your problems could be being pulled over be the police. This means that you could receive a fine of up to £2,500 and three points on your licence per tyre! Whilst this not good for your bank balance initially, the penalty points would also increase your insurance premium and potentially result in you losing your licence. A penalty is the least of your worries as driving on bald or defective tyres could lead to something far worse such as an accident, or as they are often referred to now, an incident. As an accident suggests that it was not someone or something's fault. Incidents however are always someone's fault, and it is the police's job to work out who or what was to blame. If your car tyres are illegal and that was the cause of the accident there is also the risk that your insu...

Many of us may fail to realize the important role that electronics play in our daily lives. In fact, the invention of such electronic gadgets has somehow made our lives easier. It is just that with us being very busy going through the day with a lot of things on our mind and with work to take care of, we often fail to take notice and appreciate how convenient everything has become because of these consumer electronic goods. Electronic gadgets are now very essential to our society today. We need electronic gadgets to do business, to have some recreation and help us get through our daily lives. They have made life a lot easier for businessmen, corporate executives and entrepreneurs as they can monitor their business and work while they are away. In order to know the latest on the world of technology, it is very easy to stay updated and well informed these days with the help of web browsing. There are so many types of USB flash drives available in the market which are generally not ...

When you start a small business you will need to have insurance. You would be wise to shop around. Triple A rated carriers like Farmers Insurance, State Farm and All State are definitely places to get quotes from, but also be sure to check out your local independent insurance agents as well. When shopping for a quote there is some things you will need to know. For instance you SIC code and business category. If you are involved in more than one, it pays to look at both SIC codes to see which category is preferred by the agents underwriters. Some SIC codes many insurance companies will not even touch. For instance Car Washes, Amusement Parks, Aviation Businesses and security companies. But there are insurance companies who specialize in these areas. Perhaps you might wish to thumb through a recent trade journal to see which insurance companies are actively seeking clients in those categories. You will be glad you did; also do not forget to check online as well. You will also need...

NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS! Let's say that is true. Does that mean this is the best time to start your own business? Well, given this is such a monumentous decision the real answer is: It depends on your state of mind at this point in time. But what have you got to lose, right? You don't have to quit your job. You don't have to take a second mortgage to finance the venture and you don't have to sell your soul. Why not go for it? Couple this risk free environment with the Internet and there is almost no reason why you shouldn't take the plunge. As you may already know, the Internet has so much free information on starting a business that it would seem like the antithesis to not start your own business. Put almost any type of entry into a search engine, and you will find some site dealing with the search request. In fact, if you had no other tool, search engines could dish up enough information to meet the research requirements for a ...

Training your pet does not necessarily has to involve a pet trainer. There are simpler ways of pet training. These include showing the pet what you want it to do. Pointing at an object is the best way of pet training. An example is pointing at its cage when you want it to go to sleep or rest. If you want it to eat, you should point at its feeding bowl. While pointing at the object you want the pet to use, you should say the name of the action or object clearly, so that the pet hears the name. After a number of days repeating the same routine, you can test if the pest has learned the routine by saying the name without pointing. If the pet responds correctly, then you know that your pet training has worked. Other conversational signals are easy for pet training. Shaking your head or your palm sideways is a refusal signal. At first you should do it and then hold the pet and make it do whatever you want it to do. When you repeat the signal a number of times, the pet realiz...

This article was written to answer many of the most often asked questions on this topic. I hope you find all of this information helpful. When making plans for a home decorating project, it is important to sit down and write down your ideas and goals. Without a plan the experience may become confusing and frustrating. There are many details to work out when planning to decorate your home such as theme, materials and intentions for the space being decorated. It is pointless to get up one morning thinking I'll decorate my dining room today. It would be a nice thought but without previous planning, doubtfully the project would amount to much. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Home decorating tips such as this are helpful. After jotting down ideas and goals for your home decorating project, the next phase might be to consider your budget, how much can you afford to spend on redecorating. Materials and accessories could be costly depending on what your decorating pl...

If you want to build up your muscles, get stronger and get healthy, doing body building regularly is a great way to do that. Lots of people who want to get healthy and strong do body building. There are lots of different ways to exercise and work out your body. Body building is one of the most popular methods of doing this, especially amongst younger men. You need to remember that the main purpose of body building is not to build your muscles up to obscene proportions but to get healthy. While the huge muscles might be a future goal, when you start out you should focus on safety and health. Here are some methods of pushing past the body building stereotypes that are out there. Once a week is the minimum that you should work on your muscles. When you are starting out, it is a good idea to plan your workouts in advance. You need to do this to ensure that your muscles are given the proper amount of attention. As you get better you can switch your workout routines around....

Eating fruits give a person so much vitamins, minerals, as well as the amazing antioxidant phytochemicals which help fight diseases such as cancer, heart disease, high blood, among many other things. All this can be had just by eating fruits. Also, fruits have a lot of fiber, both insoluble and the soluble kind. Fiber is the best defense against bad bowel movement such constipation that is also related to colon cancer. The soluble fiber is also great to lower bad cholesterol in one's blood. Here's a question for you: have you ever been to the grocery and suddenly found yourself allured by the aroma of one particular fruit? This is a phenomenon where your body is making you aware that you need a certain fruit right now in order to complete your diet. Banana Bananas are some of the most widely eaten fruits in the world, as well as some of the most readily recognized due to their distinctive shape and bright colors which, added to the health benefits of b...