Whether you’re a national name or local start-up, it’s important to keep your brand on the tips of consumer’s tongues–or at least on the tip of their cursor. Reinforcing your name and your product is relevant in every stage of the business cycle, and a cornerstone of smart internet marketing. After all, brand recognition drives [...]
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Use Gmail for Free Phone Calls to US and Canada
August 27th, 2010 
Diana Now you can use Gmail for free phone calls to US and Canada. Earlier you could use the Gmail voice and video chat feature but that required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Now you can call any phone right from Gmail! Then… and now… Gmail Phone [...]
Free Phone Calls, Voicemails On Blogs with GrandCentral
August 27th, 2010 Diana Do you know that you can receive phone calls and post voicemails right on your blog. GrandCentral, a Google service, will let you add these communication options on your blog for free! Blogger Buzz says that though GrandCentral is currently in a private beta test, bloggers can skip the wait and get a free account [...]
If I were a Millionaire
August 26th, 2010 Diana If I were a millionaire, I will surely invest in gold bullion, which is a good hedge against inflation compared to currencies. But, alas, I am no millionaire nor million hair. Just a normal working executive working in her home office for a sports surfacing company while moonlighting in writing articles and blogging. My goal [...]
Allianz overweight on China property stocks
August 26th, 2010 Diana Allianz has gone overweight Chinese property stocks, betting that higher sales volumes even at lower prices will boost profits at real estate companies. China’s real estate market has cooled in recent months under the weight of a package of government policies to rein in soaring prices, though latest figures show that prices have yet to [...]
Liu Wei, the Armless Pianist – China’s Got Talent (English Annotations)
August 26th, 2010 Diana Liu Wei, despite his disability, is able to play a beautiful rendition on the piano with his toes. He lost his arms in an accident and the whole world turned upside down for him. But with his mother’s encouragement, he pick up and learnt to play the piano with his toes to give the audience [...]
Gold Bullion as an Investment
August 26th, 2010 Diana Rich people like my uncle in Singapore will probably choose gold bullion as an investment. But for less wealthy people like me, will probably choose a gold ring or bracelet. Some small items of gold that I can keep away safely at home without going to the bank. I have other forms of investment like [...]
Axis-REIT proposes to buy Tesco JB complex for RM75.6mil
August 26th, 2010 Diana KUALA LUMPUR: Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Axis-REIT) has proposed to acquire the Tesco JB hypermarket complex for a total lump-sum cash consideration of RM75.6mil from Bukit Indah (Johor) Sdn Bhd. The latest acquisition would increase the assets under management to over RM1.2bil, Axis-REIT said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday. Axis-REIT trustee, OSK [...]
IJM Land to launch properties worth RM1bil
August 26th, 2010 Diana SUBANG: IJM Land Bhd expects to launch new properties with a total gross development value (GDV) of RM1bil to RM1.2bil in the financial year ending March 31 (FY11), said chief executive officer and managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choon. “With the outlook of the property market looking more positive this year, we expect to launch [...]
House on Auction
August 24th, 2010 Diana I was looking through the newspapers and came across a terrace house on auction near my home. For the price offered and the locality, I am not attracted to buy it up since people are still staying in. There might be problems to evict the previous owner and it might become messy. So, no, I [...]
