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A recent study by The Nielsen Company involved 1,000 Singaporeans aged 15 and above, found that 52% of the Singapore population are participating in at least one social networking website, with the most popular being Facebook — at 42 per cent.

1. Facebook – 42 %
2. YouTube – 35%
3. Friendster – only 1 in 10 locals use it.

95% of the 15—19 age group are using some form of social networking media, while 89% of those in their 20s form the next biggest users.

The survey also found that many users in Singapore are not bothered by the security risks associated with social networking sites. Among those who did express some form of anxiety, loss of privacy from sharing personal information emerged as a top concern. Two other concerns raised by respondents were the risk of accounts being hacked into — at 8% — and getting messages or requests from strangers — at 5%.

3 main factors that motivates Singaporeans to get onto social networking sites:
1. 39% to keep their friends updated on happenings in their life
2. 33% interested to be updated on happenings in their friends’ lives
3. 22% use social networking sites to make new friends and network

Reasons for those who do not currently use social networking sites:
1. 43% attributed computer—illiteracy
2. 25% lack of interest
3. 22% lack of time

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YouTube announced in their official YouTube Blog that Warner Music Group (WMG)’s artists are returning home to YouTube. This means, YouTubers will be able to discover, watch and share Warner music on the site.

Now artists and record labels can make money from their videos and the YouTube community, like me gets to enjoy them at no cost!

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Now you can post to Twitter from the Firefox’s browser address bar with the TwitterBar 2.6.1 add-on available at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4664. TwitterBar allows you to post tweets and you can also post by typing “–post” at the end of your tweet. A small Twitter icon sits to the right of your address bar; clicking on it will post your tweet, and you can hover your mouse over it to see how many characters you have left.

In addition, you can also search Twitter or click the Twitter icon to send a tweet containing the URL of the webpage you’re currently viewing.

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Twitter's New Front Page

Today Twitter launches a redesigned front page for folks who are new to Twitter.com. If you’re a regular around these parts, then you won’t notice the new look unless you sign out of your account.

Twitter began as a rudimentary social tool based on the concept of status messages but together with those who use it every day, the service has taught us what it wants to be. Twitter has moved from simple social networking into a new kind of communication and a valuable source of timely information.

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Don't Get Twitter Slapped Ebook

Twitter folks are beginning to abuse the service by posting thousands of tweets per month, and developing hundreds of twitter sites with thousands of followers each. While there is some merit to passing along marketing on Twitter, it can be done responsibly, and sensibly.

You wouldn’t want to see your Twitter account to be replaced with a nasty suspended message and your viewers are greeted by one of Twitter’s sentinels.. “Who goes there ?” asks the Twitter owl. With “Don’t Get twitter Slapped” ebook, you can get a good idea what to look out for, and avoid being banned by the suddenly infamous Twitter Slap as it is packed with information gathered from super-Tweeters who have learned the hard way and been shut down by Twitter.

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How to prevent people copying images from your website to their own? It’s not possible by any technical means (as far as I know) to absolutely stop people copying images from your website. If anyone know the image source (e.g. http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv114/xxx/xxx.jpg) and type to see in their web browser, then they can copy and save it. In this digital world, you have no control over what software the person might have on his/her computer, and once they know the image source and save it on their computer, you’ve lost control over what they might or can do to it. However, you can make it more difficult for people to help themselves to your images on your website by preventing people to right click on your web pages, simply doing “Save Picture As…” to “steal” your images. Just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> var message= "Please respect starzlet copyright"; function clickIE() {if (document.all) {alert(message);return false;}} function clickNS(e) {if (document.layers||(document.getElementById&&!document.all)) { if (e.which==2||e.which==3) {alert(message);return false;}}} if (document.layers) {document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document.onmousedown=clickNS;} else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontextmenu=clickIE;} document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false") </script>

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What is Twitter? Twitter is an online service for anyone to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of 140 characters.

Here are the steps to create a Twitter account:

Step 1 : Click Twitter here. Click the “Get Started – Join!” button at the bottom of the page or here.

Create Twitter Account - Step 1

Step 2 : Enter the information and click “Create my account” button.

Create Twitter Account - Step 2

Step 3 : Add your friends to your Twitter account or click “Skip this step” to add it later.

Create Twitter Account - Step 3

Step 4 : You can start follow some of these famous Twitter users or click the “Finish” button” / “Skip this step” to finish the account creation process.

Create Twitter Account - Step 4

Step 5 : Now you are at the main panel of your Twitter account and you can start by typing some text in the text box.

Create Twitter Account - Step 5

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I was helping my friend to submit her blog (http://smallandqueen.blogspot.com/) to various search engines and here are the steps you can follow:

Step 1 : Go to http://www.pingomatic.com/
Step 2 : Click the “Check All” link under “Common Services”. Leave “Specialized Services” uncheck unless it suit the nature of your business.

Pingomatic - Step 1

Step 3 : Click on “Send Pings >>” button at the bottom of the page.

This is what you’d see after clicking:

Pingomatic - Results

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Here’s a list of free sharing and storage hosting websites:

http://www.adrive.com
http://www.blazeload.com
http://www.box.net
http://upload.divshare.com
http://www.dropboks.com/
http://www.dropsend.com
http://www.fileden.com
http://www.filesavr.com
http://www.fileqube.com
http://www.fileshaker.com
http://www.freeuploadshare.com
https://www.getdropbox.com
http://www.mediafire.com
http://www.megaupload.com
http://www.rapidshare.com
http://sharesend.com
http://www.upmyfiles.com
http://www.upload-drive.com
http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive
http://www.xdrive.com
http://www.yousendit.com

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If you want to click a link to open a new browser window in HTML, copy this code <a href=”http://www.starzlet.com/Blog” target=”_blank”>Link To Me</a> and it will look like this Link To Me

If you want to open a new window in Javascript, just copy and paste this Javascript code into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> function openWindow(theURL,winName,features) { var features = 'width=100,height=100,top=0,left=0,scrollbars=yes'; window.open(theURL,winName,features); } </script>

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How to link an image in a blog or website? This a common question being asked by newbies, and now I’m showing you how to link an image to a website or how can you get people to link to you.

Just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

Link to me by copying & pasting the below html code in your own blog or website.

<a href="http://www.starzlet.com/Blog" target="_blank"><img alt="Starzlet's Help & Tips" width="85" src="http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/starzlet_logo.jpg" height="20" title="How To Link A Picture?" /></a>

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Why I register for Amazon Associates program? The reason is simple – it’s free and easy to become an Amazon Associate as the program allows affiliate marketers to get access to the latest features and tools for website monetization. You can have links, banners and widgets like this example :

Step 1 : Sign up for a free Amazon Associates program here.

Step 2 : Click “Join now for FREE!” button on the left hand side of the page.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 1

Step 3 : Enter your email address and select “I am a new customer”. Next, click “Sign in using our secure server” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 2

Step 4 : Enter your name, email address and password. Click the “Continue” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 3

Step 5 : Enter your contact information and click the “Finish” button.

Create Amazon Associates Account - Step 4

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Here’s a list of free website hosting:

http://www.bravenet.com/

http://www.piczo.com

http://sites.google.com

http://homepagenow.com/

http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/

http://www.freehostia.com/

http://www.sitesled.com/

http://www.blinkz.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://50megs.com

http://www.sqweebs.com/

http://www.terapad.com/

http://www.freewebsitesdirect.com/

http://www.fortunecity.com/

http://www.draac.com/

http://www.weebly.com/

http://www.freewebspace.com/

http://free.prohosting.com/

http://www.webstarts.com/

http://www.webs.com/

http://www.free-webhosts.com/

http://www.moonfruit.com/

http://www.thefreecountry.com/webhosting

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Web Hosting Plans

Above is a comparison of web hosting plans which some of them I had experience using before. However, I recommend using HostGator web hosting as it provides Shared, Reseller and Dedicated hosting solutions.

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How to hide an email address using Javascript from spammers? If your email address is xxx@starzlet.com, you will probably use <a href=”mailto:xxx@starzlet.com”>xxx@starzlet.com</a> as what I shown in the previous article. This simple code easily attracts spambots and you’d receive floods of spam emails like my case. *sigh*

Either you use a new email address (if possible but unlikely for my case) and just copy and paste this Javascript into your blog or website :

<script type="text/javascript"> var name = "yourname"; var domain = "yourdomain.com"; document.write('<a href=\"mailto:' + name + '@' + domain + '\">'); document.write(name + '@' + domain + '</a>'); </script>

Using “xxx@starzlet.com” as an example, replace “yourname” to “xxx” and “yourdomain.com” to “starzlet.com”.

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You can either use the contact form or add an email link in your blog or website for visitors to contact you.

So how to link to email? There are a few ways to go about doing it.
Option 1 : Indicate the email address like this e.g. xxx@starzlet.com on your blog or website. However, you are exposing to spammers if you show your email address (as shown) on your website since the email address is easily searchable via search engines.

Option 2 : Create a clickable text link using this code Email me now!

Option 3 : Create a clickable image link if you want the visitor to email you by clicking on an image like this

You have to upload your image to your website or sites like Flickr or Photobucket. After you uploaded the image, you should have an absolute link that looks like this e.g. http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif or http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv114/xxx/email_icon.gif (if you upload to Photobucket)

Once you have the absolute link of your uploaded image http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif and your email address xxx@starzlet.com.

Copy this code <a href=”mailto:xxx@starzlet.com”><img src=”http://www.starzlet.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/email_icon.gif” width=”17″ height=”15″ border=”0″ alt=”Email me now!” /></a>

Using option 2 and 3 will hide your email address and the visitor has to click on it to contact you.

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Creating a successful Internet presence involves much more than designing a great web site or having the “perfect” product. Listing your web site with the Search Engines is your first step; however, you must not solely rely on the Search Engines to bring you traffic. If you’re launching a new web site, your first step will be to submit your site to the Search Engines and Directories.

Although there are many auto-submission software programs available on the Internet, make sure you manually submit your site to the main Search Engines and Directories:

You can submit your site or blog for free:
1. Suggest your site for inclusion in Yahoo! Search at http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit

2. Add your URL to Google at http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

3. Add your URL to AltaVista at http://www.altavista.com/addurl

4. Add your URL to the Open Directory Project at http://dmoz.org/add.html

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You can create a Paypal account for your website – this is another way to allow people to pay for the items they purchased from you if you do not wish to use internet bank transfer or credit card.

When you sign up for Paypal, you can start accepting credit card payments instantly. As the world’s number one online payment service, PayPal is the fastest way to open your doors to over 150 million member accounts worldwide.

Best of all, it’s completely free to sign up! To sign up or learn more, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Click Paypal here.
Step 2 : Click the “Sign Up Today!” button at the bottom of the page.

Create Paypal Account - Step 1

Step 3 : Select “Your country or region” and preferred language.
Step 4 : Click “Premier – For individuals who buy and sell online” (which I’m currently using).

Create Paypal Account - Step 2

Step 5 : Enter your information.

Create Paypal Account - Step 3

Step 6 : Click the “Agree and Create Account” button.

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1. Publish a picture of yourself in your ad. This will show people that you’re not hiding behind your web site and you’re not afraid to backup your product.
2. List how many famous or respected people have purchased your product in your ad. These people should be fairly known by your target audience.
3. Publish the results of any tests your product has passed in your ad. Your product may have passed a durability test, safety test, quality test, etc.
4. Publish the results of any positive surveys you’ve taken from your customers in your ad. Just survey your current customers and list the results.
5. List any publications that have written about your business in your ad. It could be a product review, on a top ten list, an article, etc.
6. List any related books that you’ve written in your ad. When you list a book(s) you’ve wrote, it gives you credibility because it shows you’re an expert.
7. Have a professional looking web site to publish your ad on. When people visit your site and it looks unprofessional, they’ll relate that to your product.
8. Publish any endorsements from famous people in your ad. Some people will think if a famous person, enjoys your product, so will they.
9. Use a money back guarantee in your ad. This will remove the risk from your potential customers and show them that you stand behind your product.
10. Provide testimonials from satisfied customers in your ad. The testimonials should include specific and believable results you customers have received.

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1. Start your own internet radio station. It could be related to the theme of your web site and you could advertise your products over the station.

2. Turn your banner ad into a trivia question. Post the question on the banner and tell readers they can win a prize if they answer the question at your site.

3. Motivate people to buy your product. Tell them a lot of positive things like “You can now reach your goals and change your life if you buy our product”.

4. Get your sales letters and web site evaluated for free. Visit business discussion boards and ask other discussion participants to evaluated them.

5. Get your products or services evaluated for free. You can give your product for free in exchange for evaluations and even testimonials.

6. Keep your loyal customers happy because they are your future profits. Give them discounts and free gifts as often as possible.

7. Clone your advertisements all over the internet by allowing your visitors to give your online freebies away. Just include your ad somewhere inside it.

8. Make it easy for your affiliates to make sales. Give them proven ads to use, make it easy for prospects to order and provide helpful affiliate stats.

9. Persuade e-zine publishers or webmasters to run your ad for free. Just allow them to join your affiliate program and earn commission on the sales.

10. Make your products sell quickly by adding a ton of bonuses. You could get the free bonuses for little or no cost buy joint venturing with other businesses.

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