April 2nd, 2012
Sustainable Socialism
Our world today is in the midst of a crisis.
Capitalist corporations plunder the natural resources of our world. They bleed our world to death. They pollute the air. Burn the forests. Smash the mountains. All these they do in the name of greed.
Meanwhile, these greedy capitalists exploit their fellow humans too.
Workers are given meager wages for hours of hard labor. Farmers are deprived of the very land that they
March 6th, 2012
Spirituality in the Age of Facebook
Isn’t it amazing how people change when given the anonymity of the Internet? Thanks to the faceless nature of social networking sites, forums and messaging boards, someone who would normally be religious and mild mannered in person can suddenly develop a wicked streak behind the shield of a computer screen.
For example:
I have seen some preachers bully other lay people on Facebook and religious forums, just b
February 22nd, 2012
My Brother Who Never Was
A heartfelt entry that shows sincerity and elicits sympathy from readers is always one of the more popular posts in a blog. This facet of the human emotion can be useful to social media marketers and SEO specialists.
Below is one such entry posted in my personal blog, which garnered the most views and received the most comments.
Eighteen years ago to the day, my Dad took my Mom to the hospital. It already was a cha
February 10th, 2012
Laws in the Age of Social Media
In an age increasingly dominated by social media, social networking laws, and tweets about what we ate for breakfast (complete with Instagram pictures), do we really need laws?
This question depends on how we understand a world without laws. How is the state of nature when a regulatory framework to guide mankind towards the achievement of its goals is absent? Conversely, what if the law itself is restricting the ri
January 24th, 2012
Kittens: A Sure-fire Way of Attracting Traffic
Victorina, my female cat, was small when I took her in after I spotted her cavorting all over my backyard with Tabs, my orange tabby in the middle of a New England winter. I even locked them up in the dirty kitchen so they could get it over with. Yes, I know: it’s a lot like your rich and powerful guy who arranged for his son’s (first among many) marriage(s) at best and at worst covering up any sort of
January 16th, 2012
How a Tech Consortium Beat Google to Nortel’s 4.5-billion Patents
How much are critical technology patents worth? According to a consortium composed of Apple, Research In Motion, Microsoft, Ericsson, Sony and EMC, the price is $4.5 billion.
That was the amount that the aforementioned group, consisting of some tech industry giants and electronics manufacturers, paid for the 6,000 patents of the defunct company Nortel. At New Social Wave, it’s a literal case of several Goliat
December 6th, 2011
Effective use of Social Media for Your Business
The rise of social networking sites gave rise to another medium that business owners are now using to promote their products and services. Like other tools, there are good and bad things about it. There are some things you need to know in order to maximize their potential and avoid the risks that might cause you some trouble in the future.
Cost-effective
Setting up a fan page on Facebook or an official account on
November 9th, 2011
Promoting a Content-Laden Site
Some sites have a lot of flash animation or free games, hoping to keep users on the site long enough for them to notice some potentially obtrusive advertising. Others keep people hooked through the power of conversation and interaction, generating traffic by having people come back to participate in discussions or sharing ideas. Others, like http://mahifx.com are more focused on the content that their site provide
September 21st, 2011
Attracting Natural Traffic on your Social Media Accounts
A lot of companies pay for SEO and link building services to create artificial rankings and push up their websites. In an age of increasing net competition, this is a worthwhile recourse, but it shouldn’t be the only one.
When it comes to social media, there is still no substitute to attracting traffic the old-fashioned way, meaning you bring a lot of users to your site, instead of inflating your rankings. That s
September 14th, 2011
Your Guide to Putting Up a Small Business
Some people are just too hesitant to put up their own businesses. It’s either they are afraid to take the risk, or they simply worry about where to get the money to cover the startup costs. Don’t worry because there are a number of lending companies that you can go to. Among them are shorttermloans.org.uk, ActiveFinance4U, Paydaddy, Wageday Advance, and a lot more.
Coming up with an idea about what you want to