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An online pal sent me an invitation link to join StumbleUpon, a place where you can discover new sites based on your interests. After clicking on the link, decided to check it out. There are a few features; you can channel surf the internet for great websites, videos, pictures, games and more. To begin, I entered the necessary details and then it led me to a page to download the free StumbleUpon toolbar. After downloading the exe file, I ran it on my PC and it was automatically installed on my IE browser but I could not use the tool. Later, I recalled reading that it will operate on Firefox browsers.

Anyway, here’s what you get when you used it on your Firefox browsers. By choosing personalized recommendations according to your interests, you get to rate, review and share what you find; you can also keep an online history of the things you’ve Stumbled and more importantly, there is no adware or spyware secretly installed with this toolbar.

The requirement is that you must be at least 14 years old to join and Stumbling is personalized for you. By telling them your interests, they can bring great websites to you. You may select popular topics out of the over 500 that they have. And if you’d like a few more now, you can click Show More, or you can always make changes later. Do not fret as your information is safe and protected. They have a privacy policy linked up.

If you are familiar with YouTube, an online video sharing and its recent bought over by Google for $1.65B in stock, then you may be interested to know that Lycos also offers video where you can watch and connect with friends. While choosing a movie, you can invite friends to watch and chat with them. There are a wide repertoire of genres such as genres such as action & adventure, comedy, documentary, drama, foreign, how to, kids & family to mystery, romance, sci-fi & fantasy and thriller. You can also browse the catalog and and create a new screening room.

Lycos, well known as another search engine, has followed Google to offer new video sharing features and hence attract massive traffic or organic traffic which means traffic from search engines. If you are a movie buff just like me, then there is no harm to check out this site for the online entertainment. By the way, I am waiting for the screening of Spiderman in the cinemas.

Still in its beta format, you may find Lycos Cinema relatively new with not many videos compare to its established counterpart, YouTube. But what is interesting is that Lycos Cinema has a function which displays the movies that are currently being played here while showing the progess time. To view the videos, first of all, you need to sign up for your login id, password and other details.

Basically, if you wish to keep up with what’s happening in your world, you may watch videos with friends online, launch a blog or two, build a website, showcase your photos, get free email, listen to music, play online games, read the latest headlines, meet with friends, create a Planet, share your ideas at Lycos…and it’s 100% free.

Wetpaint is the canvas for everyone while combining the best of wikis, blogs, and forums. From personal expression to collaboration, Wetpaint empowers you to connect with others on whatever you’re passionate about. Why choose Wetpaint? Simply because it offers you everything you need to start your site and grow it quickly. Wetpaint works by getting the technology out of the way. Creating a site, contributing content and connecting is fast and familiar — you don’t have to learn anything you don’t already know how to do.

In three easy steps, you can start Wetpaint which is free, name your site and choose from a gallery of styles. This is the functionality that many users find attractive. To add content, just click, type and add as many pages, photos and videos as you wish. There is a feature to track new contributions with site reports and keep visitors coming for more with email notifications, RSS feeds and also to invite your friends. It is a great way to network.

You may also choose your domain (http://www.yourchoice.wetpaint.com) and decide who can contribute to your site. Being user-friendly, you can also customize your profile page with stories and photos. The websites created are actually wikis. All content you create can be shared and edited as you like, even for non-registered users. But one of the prominent features of Wetpaint is the version control that is automatically built-in. It is great for clubs, hobbies, groups, causes, reunions, parties, fan sites - or anything that you’re passionate about.

Apple UK has released a new ‘Get A Mac’ ad titled “Office Posse”. The ad basically portrays the fact that the Mac can run Microsoft Office as well (which it can but not very well on Intel Macs until Office 2007 for Mac is released). Check the video below.

Samsung will be the first to mass produce 16Gb NAND flash memory. The tech specs from Samsung state the memory support 30MB/s transfer rates and 4-bit error correcting code. Like most of you, I’m not really thinking about the RAM tech specs. It is more about 16Gb iPod nanos and iPhones. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, said it will fabricate the devices in 51 nanometers (nm), the finest process technology to be used in memory mass production to date.

With support technology in place, demand for 16Gb NAND flash memory is expected to grow rapidly, pushing this new chip into the mainstream market beginning late this year. Aggregate global sales through 2010 are estimated to be US$21 billion

Aaapka Video is a Bollywood YouTube style leading Indian Video sharing site. Videos of interest include user generated content, cricket, bollywood, music videos, places of interest and more. Aapka now has promotions including a free iPod for most popular videos uploaded every month. Newer enhancements include mobile support. Check out this Bollywood style YouTube video and see the functions for yourself.

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There is a Los Angeles IT Consulting firm that assists small businesses in Information Technology consulting, computer network support and IT outsourcing. Array Systems provides both project and maintenance level outsourcing services tailored and priced to meet the unique business requirements of each client. They specialize in Los Angeles and Orange County small businesses. Check out the site above if you are sourcing for an IT firm for your software and computer requirements.

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If you need money or loan, check out Start Finance from Australia. Be it for your student loan, college loan, car loan, mortgage loan and more, you can be rest assured of lowest interest rates that allows you to pursue the dreams of your life. Like myself, I got a bursery or student loan to finance my tertiary education and then when I got my first job, I started paying back the loan monthly for 3 years.

Currently I am taking a bank loan to finance my new car but paid for on a monthly basis by the company that I am working for. With the small new car, I am able to drive around and no longer have to depend on my family to transport me around.

Check out the amateur home made video below for more information to get your student loan if you are staying in Australia. This video is in response to a funny tv ad below.

Nowadays, even schooling teenagers own a cell phone and it is rather common to see youngsters talking or smsing on the cell phones. In Malaysian, teenagers use their cell phones as a social gadget to keep in touch with their friends while the business men use them to secure projects and liaise with clients. The ubiquitous cell phone is something you should not leave behind whenever you go out.

By the way, cell phone personalization features have just been taken to new, cool heights by U-DOO by Wirefly. With U-DOO, users can custom-build some fun talking Avatars, download them to their cell phone or email them to their friends, and have them appear and speak their cheeky messages as custom ring tones. U-DOO by Wirefly is an application that adds a great deal of custom fun to most of today’s cell phone models. It allows users to build custom Avatars, select a message for the characters to speak and send the finished products to a cell phone, to a friend via email or to a MySpace account. The talking characters can then be set to function as custom ring tones.

The first step is to choose an avatar character from among 20 options. Facial features, hair color, clothing, hat, accessories and background can be modified and personalized at the click of a mouse. Avatar characters range from common face and hair types to more outrageously fun ones such as Manga to sumo-wrestlers.

In five brilliant colors and just US$79, the 1GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs1 on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it as a badge of musical devotion. You know what they say about good things and small packages. But when something 1.62 inches long and about half an ounce holds up to 240 songs, “good” and “small” don’t cut it. Especially when you can listen to your music for up to 12 continuous hours. In fact, iPod shuffle just may be the biggest thing in small.