Sunday, August 19, 2007

Find Your Soulmate through Personals

Studies have found that most people participate in interactive forums online to find friends, dating companions, and even life partners. The internet has spawned its own die-hard fans in chat forums, message boards and dating sites.

Dating sites are the preferred medium to make friends with the opposite sex online. It consists of a profile page on which the user can upload a photo and write a few lines about him/her. However, user has to be careful to write true facts and upload real pictures. This is because most people who upload pictures of movie stars and write glowingly about their own talents and bodies are soon found out.

The following are some of the leading personals websites:

Match.com

Match.com is a website that allows users to create a profile. Once the profile is approved – it usually takes a day – users can search their own preference of dates or mates and communicate with them. Users can send a “wink” to a person he/she likes or “send email” or save the profile to “favorites.” However, on clicking on these icons, user may find that he/she has to subscribe to contact the relevant profile.

Perfectmatch.com

This is another website that matches couples using a unique system called Duet. The Duet system is Perfectmatch’s exclusive Total Compatibility System designed by relationship authority Dr. Pepper Schwartz. This system, according to the website, is grounded in a serious exploration of the characteristics that lead to successful relationships.

Free-dating-service.info

This is a site that features links to a number of dating sites and has vast resources including tips and techniques to users of dating sites. It has sections including: Free Dating Service, Alternative Dating, Ethnic Dating, Regional Dating, Religious Dating, Specialty Dating, Speed Dating, and Search Dating Sites. The Speed Dating link offers various sites where users can register and get access to speed dating meetings where one can choose one’s partner. The service of this site is free; it’s for the user to check out the different dating sites that are listed.

Hurrydate.com

Hurrydate.com is the site for people who are just that, in a hurry to find a date. Here users can find someone online and invite them to meet you at a HurryDate party for a quick test date, and continue from there if they want. At such HurryDate parties, users can meet up to 25 dates in one night. On the home page they have a “Featured Hurrydaters” section where a selection of Hurrydaters is featured.

G2bux.com/personals

G2bux is a website for people who are serious about making money online. It has a personals module in which members can get paid a “contact fee” to be contacted by prospective partners. Since the profile of members on this site consists of individuals keen on making money, the frivolous or “for fun” crowd is automatically eliminated from the membership database, thereby assuring registrants of serious, like-minded partners. Moreover, the site offers free registration.

Chanceforlove.com

This is a Russian site meant for people interested in Russian women as life partners. There are several hundreds of profiles of beautiful Russian ladies in the site’s catalog. User can browse it, search by age, height, weight, children or navigate by ID directly. As a member, users can get up to 5 addresses of ladies free per month. If user wishes to obtain more than the fixed 5 addresses per month, they can pay for an extra pack of addresses.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Need an Answer to a Vexing Question?


Many leading online portals have an Answers section where users can get as well as provide answers to seemingly complex procedural questions. Apparently insurmountably problems such as filing of income tax returns, getting a passport, applying for a visa, etc., are simpler when a person who has gone through the routine is willing to help.

Following are some of the websites that provide answers to difficult questions that users may have:

Answers.com

Answers.com is a free answers web portal offering instant information on over 4 million topics. Though users can’t ask questions on this site, it delivers useful answers in within seconds. Users can look up any word or phrase for the best definition or explanation on the Web. It gives complete information that a user is looking for. Answers.com also has an in-house editorial team, and collaborates with community-contributed articles from Wikipedia to provide answers to user-generated questions. Because it compiles and unifies multiple sources for each topic on to a single page, users save time and get the information they need quickly.

answers.google.com

The Answers interface of Google is no longer active. However, it still maintains the answers it has already uploaded. Google Answers has a panel of experts who answer questions put by users. However, users can no longer ask questions as this functionality has been discontinued.

answers.yahoo.com

Yahoo answers have the policy of ask, answer and discover. Users can ask questions and anyone can answer. Questions run a wide gamut such as, “I have forgotten my password on this Compaq Desktop PC and I cannot do a thing!” to “How does astrology (horoscope) work?” Points are awarded to each answer and if the answer is judged as the best answer, the percentage of such answers is recorded on the member’s profile page.

linkedin.com/answers

LinkedIn is a network of more than 12 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. It also has an answers section where a user can ask questions and receive answers. Since LinkedIn consists mostly of professionals one can expect the quality of answers also to be of a certain level of professionalism. Also users can meet old colleagues and pick up new contacts and potential clients on linkedin.com.

G2bux.com/answers

G2bux.com’s answers module is different from many of the above mentioned answer websites. On G2bux, users will find motivated people who can offer accurate answers. Besides G2bux answers earn points that can be converted into cash. Also if it is a difficult or a question that needs some research, the asker can put a value on the answer and reward the answer he/she likes. User can choose the best answer depending on his/her own parameters. If none of the answers are satisfactory, a full refund can be requested from g2bux.com.

All these sites offer answers to some of the most difficult question users may have. Therefore if one site is not able to give an answer, try another one.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

G2bux's Business Cards

Business cards feature business information about a company or individual which are shared during formal introductions. An online business card is different in that it is stored online and not in a business card holder. It has its advantage in that it is accessible from anywhere in the world and gives unlimited storage facility.

A typical online business card includes the giver's name, company affiliation and contact information such as street addresses, telephone number(s), e-mail addresses and website.

There are many websites offering online storage of business card. In some of these sites a user can store his/her visiting cards and in exchange can get another visiting card for free. On some sites such as G2bux.com user can earn on visiting card information, in which instance the adder is paid a commission on the sale.

Business card websites provide marketing and sales people with ready made contacts thereby bypassing the usual research work involved in identifying the proper contact in an organization.


G2bux

G2bux is an online directory of about a hundred thousand business cards. It is a directory with difference since it pays members a commission on every visiting card that is sold. Each card on G2bux has an email address and phone number, allowing members to bypass the usual route and directly contact key decision makers and decision influencers. G2bux is the required resource for sales people, marketers, recruiters, and small business people.

G2bux's unique directory is built and maintained by over ten thousand members. Using a point system, members can put a price on the cards they have uploaded and trade business cards for money. Members can also challenge existing cards and if their information is found to be correct can get that business card in their account.

Jigsaw

Jigsaw was started by A veteran sales executive, Jim Fowler who has spent the last 12 years selling marketing and collaboration software.

Jigsaw's unique directory is built and maintained by over two hundred thousand members. Using a point system for credit, members trade business cards they have for business cards they need. Members also get point credits for updating incorrect contacts, and get point penalties for adding bad contacts.

Each time a user adds an address he/she receives 5 points and each time user requests details of a visiting cards 5 points are deducted on jigsaw.

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Sunday, August 5, 2007

How to Find a Job Online?

The Internet offers a range of information on job vacancies. All you have to do is post your resume on the job sites and sit back to get interview calls from employers. The biggest advantage is that you can actively search for jobs and apply with a single click.

It’s easy to find employment through the internet. This article explains how to find a job through Internet job sites. All you need to do is enter your job position keyword and your location and a wide range of jobs fitting your qualifications will pop up.

Job hunting can be tedious if you do it through the newspaper ad and written application route. The major job sites have the functionality in place to upload your detailed resume. When employers need a candidate for a job they visit and search these resumes. If they find that your resume fits their expectation they contact you by email.

In online resumes you have to fill out the following sections relating to your resume.

· Your academic qualifications

· Your profession-related qualifications

· Your work experience

· References and recommendations

Once you enter your resume in the site, all you need for applying for a job and make multiple submissions of resumes is a single click.

Here are some of the online job search engines:

SimplyHired.com

This job website searches thousands of job boards, classifieds, and company web sites. Advanced search options include job type, company type, keyword, location and the date the job was posted.

Indeed.com

This website includes job listings from thousands of web sites including major job bulletin boards, big newspapers, and hundreds of associations and company career pages. Advanced search options are also available, including searching by company name, job title, or maximum commuting distance.

Jobster

In this site you can perform search for jobs posted by location (city, state, zip), keyword, vicinity, and best job match. Advanced search alternatives include: state, city, radius from a city, date posted, and multiple keywords or a phrase.

JustPosted.com

This website also searches the web for job postings. Employment seekers can search by position title, city and state. Matching job leads are returned instantly via browser or email.

G2bux.com

This website has a unique functionality. It charges the recruiter a fee and passes on half of what it earns to the job seeker. It also has detailed search interface to choose the right candidate apart from the basic functionalities that most of the sites offer.

Monster.com

Monster is a multi-country job site. It has branches in almost all major countries in the world. So, if you are looking for employment in a country other than yours, this is the site for you.

Job-hunting on the Internet allows you the freedom to go beyond your local job search or graduate career options. All sorts of jobs from all over the world are posted here and are just a mouse click away.

You can also save time filling out paper applications and mailing your CV by snail mail. With online job sites, employers also have the choice of receiving multiple applications and calling a wide range of candidates for interviews.