Saturday, November 27, 2010

A Lady Gaga Social Profile

Decided to do a quick post on Lady Gaga's social profile. Why, you might ask, well, take a look at all the numbers in terms of views on YouTube, number of people who like her FB page and her followers on Twitter and things will start to add up. Her Facebook page says "23,831,380 People Like This", her Twitter profile shows 7,194,258 followers and her YouTube official channel has 43,509,864 views. Her song 'Bad Romance' was the highest viewed YouTube video until Justin Bieber came along with 'Baby', Bad Romance has about 311,429,534 views, that is three hundred and eleven million views. Her song 'Alejandro' has now reached the top 20 slot of all time most viewed videos on YouTube. 


She is also known as 'Mother Monster' by her fans who are known as little monsters. 


Her Facebook update before Thanksgiving. "I'm so thankful for the blessing of my fans. My family+I are thankful for u. For those lonely today, we set an extra place at our table. ♥"


You might also like to visit her official site here. Oh and before we forget be sure to check out Lady Gaga on MySpace



Friday, November 26, 2010

Here comes the sun on Apple iTunes

The Beatles have arrived on Apple iTunes, since the launch of their music on iTunes 'Abbey Road' is the best selling Beatles album with 'Here comes the sun' the best selling individual track. Beatles music went on sale on Nov 16th and has been a huge success. Beatles Mania will never be lost not even in the digital age. The Beatles sold more than two million individual songs and more than 450,000 albums worldwide in their first week of release on Apple's iTunes store, Apple said this week. The picture below is the one Apple is using, a classic black-and-white photo, taken by Bruce McBroom, of the "Abbey Road"-era Beatles. A simple classic and beautiful 60's photo of the fab four.

Apple's Black Friday hottest shopping deals in the U.S.

Apple's black friday shopping event is underway in the U.S. The iMac is cheaper by $ 101, the MacBook Pro by $ 101, the 13 inch MacBook air by $ 101. The iPod Nano is now cheaper by $21, the iPad by $41 and the iPod Touch by $ 41. Sure is good and the event is currently underway and available only for a day. The discounts are hovering around a 10% margin and the deals are good. 


The 11 inch MacBook Air is available for only $999 today. 


Visit the Apple online store now.

Mafia Wars Event Stuff The Bird

Mafia Wars secret event Stuff The Bird is the second Thanksgiving theme based event. For this you will need three friends: an inside man, an enforcer and a hacker. If you choose to accept this event you will be given less than three days to complete it. So choose your companions wisely. If complete successfully you will be rewarded with items like the 66 Attack, 42 Defense Spy and the bloody knife with 39 Attack and 63 Defense, Tetanus. From this you see that the rewards are not great so the most you can expect is to have a good time with your mafia pals.

How to create a career tree from your Linkedin profile

Well if you ever wondered how your carrier would look not as a graph but as a visual tree there is a new App out from Newsweek that let's you do just that. The purpose would be to see how you career spans out over time and how well balanced it looks. Great App to use and easy to share if you want your Linkedin connections to view your career tree. Take a look at the career tree of Barak Obama.






Pretty interesting, if you want to check your career tree head over to Newsweek now. 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Scary Prank iPhone App

Scary Prank the App created by Yizhan Ye, is an App for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. The App pretends to be a game and when you start playing you get the scare of your life. Download the App and give it to someone you like to scare. A bit of advice would be to change the name before you give it to the person you want to scare. That way there's more fun. Users reviews for this App are also really good with many of the people flinging the iPhone or iPod across the room. So you need to be careful if you don't want to end up with a broken screen.


The game starts out as a skills test and while users try to navigate the field, out pops out a really scary face.


You can get the App here at iTunes.



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FarmVille Turkey Roost

Lexilicious FarmVille community manager has written the official guide for FarmVille's newest feature "Turkey Roost". This guide is comprehensive and has everything you need to know about Turkey Roost. Don't forget to share this on Facebook as everyone needs this info.


It’s Turkey time in FarmVille! We’ve introduced a whole new limited edition building to house your Turkeys: the Turkey Roost! Now you can store (after expansion) up to 40 turkeys in one building, share new Baby Turkeys with your neighbors, and collect Fruit Cake for use in the near future.



Building your Roost

You’ll get the frame for the Turkey Roost for free the first time you play FarmVille after the update, and you will immediately be entered into Placement Mode. You can place the Turkey Roost frame on your farm now, or you can choose to place it in your Gift Box for use later. You’ll need to be level 5 in order to place and use the Turkey Roost.

The Turkey Roost is a constructable building, so you’ll need a grand total of 30 parts (10 bricks, 10 nails and 10 wooden boards) to finish it:


Like other constructable buildings, you can acquire these parts by:
  • Asking your neighbors for these parts by posting a help request to your feed (click on the “Ask For More” button for each type of part).
  • Give parts to your neighbors via the Free Gifts page or the “Send Gifts” button.
  • Acquire individual parts by spending Farm Cash (click on the “Buy” button for that particular part). Each part is 1 Farm Cash.
  • Acquire all needed parts for the building by spending Farm Cash (click on the “Complete Now” button to purchase parts for the rest of the building). The Cost is X Farm Cash, where X is the amount of parts left needed to finish the building.
  • Parts awarded through Special Delivery Boxes.
  • Using individual parts available in your Gift Box.

The look of the Turkey Roost changes as you build it:


You can only have one Turkey roost on your farm at any one time. If you happen to sell your Turkey Roost, you can buy a new frame in the Market under the Buildings tab before the end of the promotion (at the end of the month). The cost is 5,000 coins.

Using Your Roost

Turkey Roosts basically need turkeys in order to work—they don’t do much sitting empty by themselves. Click on your completed Roost—you’ll see an option to “Ask For Turkeys”, which will make a post to your feed asking your neighbors for turkeys, and to “Look Inside”. Looking inside right now will show you this:


As you put various turkeys into your Roost, they’ll show up inside. You can acquire turkeys by:
  • Posting in your feed asking for turkeys (see above)
  • Buying turkeys in the market (like the Wild Turkey)
  • Grabbing a Baby Turkey from a neighbor’s Turkey Roost feed (see below)
  • Through in-game events (like the Lonely Turkey, or as a flash gift, or maybe even the Animal Feed Trough).

You can put turkeys in the Turkey Roost simply by placing them directly in your Roost if you buy them or are placing through the Gift Box or Storage Cellar. If the turkeys are already on your farm you can just use Move and click on the Turkey Roost to move them in.

The Turkey Roost is harvestable once every 24 hours. When it’s at 100% ready (move the mouse cursor over the Roost to check on it), click on the Turkey Roost to harvest. You will get:
  • The total amount of coins you can get for harvesting all of the turkeys in the Roost at once.
  • The possibility of getting some Fruit Cake.
  • The possibility of being able to give your FarmVille neighbors a Baby Turkey.

The Fruit Cake is a special item that you will need in the near future (so be on the lookout). Note that you do not get a Baby Turkey yourself, but just the possibility of giving one to your neighbors by posting a notice to your feed. The higher the number of turkeys in your Roost, the better the chance of getting the Fruit Cake/Baby Turkey rewards. 

Also note that Baby Turkeys do not grow up while in the Turkey Roost.

Expanding Your Roost

A standard Turkey Roost can hold up to twenty (20) turkeys and may look like this when you click “Look Inside”:


However you may expand your Roost if you wish by clicking on “Expand Roost”. You can expand your Roost twice, and each expansion will allow you to hold ten (10) more turkeys. The first expansion will cost a total of forty-five (45) building parts, while the second expansion will cost sixty (60) building parts. You can acquire, purchase, and ask for more building parts in the exact same way when you were building the Turkey Roost.

End of Event Notes

After the end of this limited edition event (December 1, 2010) you will not be able to purchase a new Turkey Roost frame in the Market, nor will you be able to acquire Fruit Cakes from harvesting your Turkey Roost. You’ll still be able to complete a Turkey Roost still in construction, expand it, receive Baby Turkeys from neighbors, and ask for turkeys in your feed.


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Facebook page Boycott Amazon.com for Selling How Guide for pedophile

Yes Amazon.com seems to have gotten itself into a controversy. The story so far is this - Amazon is selling a book that is a how to guide for pedophilia. The story was hotly debated on Anderson Copper and is making headlines around the globe. Amazon users noticed that the company was selling this book and raised an alarm. A Facebook page was also created  alerting everyone else. Amazon.com has a policy about porn and will not sell anything related to it on their site but they have this how to book up for sale. The controversy is that if the company refuses material that they consider offensive to the customers how come there is a book on this subject available.

If you visit the Facebook page which asks people to boycott amazon.com you will find there this whole thing is being hotly debated. There are people out there who says that they believe in free speech and others who says no. There is a line that needs to be drawn and Amazon should not take profit for something that is so offensive and wrong to citizens living in a normal society.

The latest update visible on the Facebook page is that Amazon has not removed the book listing but the link to buy has been broken.

Here the description from the Facebook page.


Description:
IT"S NOT OVER,

contact Kim D. or Audrey H. :
momswhotakeastand@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter: @MomsWhoCare

BE HEARD. SHOW AMAZON THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS THE RIGHT TO WRITE GARBAGE, DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO SELL IT.

WE MUST BOYCOTT AND NOT SHOP WITH AMAZON. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE HEARD, MONEY TALKS UNFORTUNATELY.

CONTACT AMAZON AND DON'T STOP UNTIL THEY PULL THE PEDOPHILE GUIDE OFF THEIR SITE!

Corporate Offices, Seattle
(206) 622-2335
Fax (free from within the UK): 0800 279 6630

Fax (outside the UK): +44 20 8636 9401
An Aussie who contacted me verified the number above but for Aussies you need to dial it this way: 0011 1 206 266-2992.

Amazon.com Headquarters
Address: 1200 12th Ave., Ste. 1200
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 266-1000
Fax: (206) 622-2405

View the Facebook page here

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

#nicknamesinmyphone Twitter trend

#nicknamesinmyphone is now trending at the No. 1 spot on twitter right now and this trend is very interesting as people are tweeting nick names saved on their phones instead of their contacts real name. 

Very funny names are being twitter like DNA - no not answer, the momma bear and boyfriend # 2. There are many more and you need to follow the trend to have a good laugh. There are definitely a lot of people sitting in their offices and homes having a good laugh. 

DNA seems to be the most common retweet happening right now. Seems most of teen crowd have at least one number listed as do not answer.

What are some of the nick names you have saved on your phone, let us know.

 

How to view your Facebook profile as others see it

Well many people like to know how their Facebook public profile would look. How does your Facebook profile appear to others and what is it that is visible when someone searches from you on Google or Yahoo or Bing. Firstly it is safe to say that only options that you have chosen to be visible on your Facebook public profile will be shown on your profile. So, once you check your public profile and would not want some information to be visible on your public profile. it would be good for you to go back and change your privacy settings.

So to see how your Facebook profile appears to others you can open Google and type your name as it appears in your Facebook profile and after your name type Facebook. This will bring up your public profile and probably a few others who have the same name.

You can then click on your name to see how your Facebook profile appears on the internet. You can repeat the same thing on other search engines if you are curious enough.


If there are things you see that you do not want to appear on your public Facebook profile you can always go back to privacy settings and adjust accordingly.


Alernately you can also type www.Facebook.com/yourfacebookusername to see how your profile appears to others when they search and find you online.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Mafia Wars Rendezvous at the Pentagon

Mafia Wars has launched the limited time onlu mission "Rendezvous at the Pentagon ". You can master levels by collecting militiary unifroms and be rewarded with special mastery rewards. Once completed you'll get Goverment Secrets which comes with 103 attack and 132 defence. The second level has been unlocked and you can now head over to your free gifts page and send some navy uniforms to your mafia friends who may be needing them badly. The good thing about this challenge is that you can get multiple mastery rewards from all wings of the forces, army, navy and the airforce.

Grand prize: Government Secrets



Number of gifts required to master each level are:
· Bronze-3 Gifts
· Silver-6 Gifts
· Gold-12 Gifts
(Total per uniform = 21)


Players who master all the military uniforms during the Rendezvous at the Pentagon event will earn the grand prize Government Secrets armor mastery item. The Grand Prize will only be given to players who master all three levels of all three gifts. For the first time, players will have the incentive to repeat the event after achieving the Gold Mastery Items, so that they can accumulate multiples of items.


Collecting 100 military uniform gifts will award a special achievement
Army Uniform Mastery Item: Ranger Kukri


Bronze Mastery Weapon 58/40


Silver Mastery Weapon 70/36


Gold Mastery Weapon 75/39






Navy Uniform Mastey Item: Patrol Dolphin


Bronze Mastery Animal 41/59


Silver Mastery Animal 35/69


Gold Mastery Animal 44/77






Airforce Uniform Mastery Item: Angel's Grace


Bronze Mastery Vehicle 42/61


Silver Mastery Vehicle 35/71


Gold Mastery Vehicle 43/78






Grand Prize: Government Secrets


Armor Mastery Item: 103/132




Q: Why isn't there a uniform for the Marines ("Oorah!")?


A: We only had three available spots, and by civilian leadership, the Marine Corps is a component of the US Department of the Navy.


Q: When does this event end?
A: A deadline hasn't been set yet.


Q: How many multiples can I get?


A: Once you've earned the Grand Prize item, your ability to collect multiples of the 3 Mastery items will unlock.


The current best strategy is to collect just enough uniforms to accomplish the first Gold Mastery item for each uniform and then wait until you've collected the Grand Prize. Then you can resume collecting other uniforms. It is possible to have multiple Gold Mastery Patrol Dolphins, but only 1 either Bronze or Silver Mastery Patrol Dolphin are allowed to exist at a time. Once you have a second set of Gold Mastery items, you will receive a second Grand Prize item.




Q: How many uniforms can be claimed from feeds per day?


A: Max number of uniforms you can claim from feeds is 3 per day. There is no limit on the number you can receive through gift requests.


At the moment (Thursday evening/Friday morning) we have a bug in which unsuccessful claims ('already claimed') counts against that limit of 3. We apologize and will get that fixed as soon as possible.


Q: When will the Navy / Air Force uniforms become available?
A: This is still to be determined depending on how the first day or so of this event goes.


Q: When will the 100 Uniform achievement become available and how can I track my progress?


A: The 100 Uniform achievement will become available once the Grand Prize is available. Until then, only 21 of each uniform can count towards your total.

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

How to add a YouTube subscription button to your website or blog

YouTube has got loads of channels that users can subscribe to. In fact YouTube has just crossed the 1 billionth channel subscriptions mark. To celebrate this there is a new widget that's been released. All you need to do is copy the small piece of code that we have added below and you have a subscribe button you can place anywhere on your website or blog. If you are a YouTube creator and people visit your website or blog, they can subscribe right from there without having to leave your site. This way you don't lose out on anything. Your visitors can subscribe right from your website or blog and since they have subscribed to your channel, they will get the newest videos you upload right on their homepage.  Please find the HTML code below.






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Friday, November 5, 2010

#blackgirlsrock trending on Twitter

The tag #blackgirlsrock is a tribute to and celebration of the brilliance of black women. On Twitter people are talking about all the attributes of black women and praising their unique attributes. 


RT @mrtoolegit: #blackgirlsrock because they are the only human beings I know who can go through so much and still be grateful 4 being black


We stay strong no matter what. Know how to survive &ndd make it work. Have our issues but are loving &ndd truly care


And for those familiar with Twitter some users will definitely turn the tag around to make it something disrespectful and degrading. That's the way things are on Twitter but on the whole this trending topic is picking up a lot of fire and people are having fun. Follow this trending topic as it is really funny to follow people's tweets. 


#blackgirlsrock cause we know how to SURVIVE!! eveen when we give up!



1 day left to showtime Black Girls Rock on BET Nov 7th 8/7c hosted by Nia Long. Those of you following can also enter the contest being held and the first 500 entrants win a free Black Girls Rock t-shirt besides all the other fabulous prizes. Find out more here

Chit Chat as Facebook Chat download

Chit Chat for Facebook has been built to function as a Desktop Facebook IM. As such if you like to use IM as a primary method to chat with friends, then Chit Chat is for you. With Chit Chat IM for Facebook you can talk to all your FB friends and comes with all features available to IM clients. You can start a conversation from where you last left off with friends. Features include chat history, text formatting and emoticons. Download chat chat to chat with your Facebook friends without the need to open Facebook. As with all other desktop IM you can minimize your App and still get notified when you receive a new message. The all important feature that many users cannot get while chatting using the chat provided by Facebook.com, starting old conversations from where you left off. It also has a swift and fast tabbed chat interface allowing you to talk with many Facebook friends at once. So download Chit Chat now to try it out. Downloading it is quick and easy. Helps you stay connected and chat with all your Facebook friends without having to login to Facebook with your browser. Works only with Windows.