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31st December
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Online insights from Bill Tancer.

Tropical Storms and the Katrina Effect
by Bill Tancer
9 Sep 2008 at 9:05am
If you were to roll time back to the days before Hurricane Katrina, it would be a truly rare occurrence to see any “tropical storm” search terms in the top 1,000 overall search terms. Since Katrina’s tragic devastation, search term…

Palin Most-Searched-For Political Figure
by Bill Tancer
3 Sep 2008 at 8:06am
John McCain’s decision to add Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has resulted in unprecedented media coverage for the first female Republican VP nominee, but just how interested is the American public in the governor from Alaska? Search-term volume is…

Luxury Retail Heading for a Slump?
by Bill Tancer
28 Aug 2008 at 8:19am
As reported here, luxury retailer stocks have been holding steady despite troubling economic news. Website visit data may provide us with some insight into what the future may hold for those same stocks. The chart below details year-over-year visits of…

Obama Antichrist: The Weird World of Political Searches
by Bill Tancer
19 Aug 2008 at 9:24am
Having analyzed Internet search patterns for over five years now, I find that it’s rare that I’m surprised by what we search for on our favorite search engine. This morning, I decided to check in on the top search terms…

McCain v. Obama: Searching for Our Next President
by Bill Tancer
13 Aug 2008 at 12:09pm
What can search terms tell us about the current state of the presidential race? Unfortunately, due to confounding reasons or “search missions” (i.e., a candidate search may be a sign of support or a mission to find negative information) are…

Back-to-School: Online Holds Steady
by Bill Tancer
11 Aug 2008 at 2:17pm
Despite reports from retailers of expected declines in the back-to-school retail season, online data reveals that visits to office supply and school supply sites is holding steady when compared to previous year’s visits. The chart below provides a three-year perspective…

Obama v. McCain: The Demographics
by Bill Tancer
6 Aug 2008 at 8:45am
We have a new tool at Hitwise that allows us to take the demographics and psychographics of visitors to a website and then, based on the segmentation of visitors to that site across basic demographics (gender, age, income, region) and…

Post Tour - Dwindling U.S. Interest in Cycling
by Bill Tancer
4 Aug 2008 at 12:26pm
On the road this weekend grinding out my weekly 35 mile ride, I was reminiscing with one of my cycling buddies about the dwindling effect that the Tour de France has had on new bikes and cyclists hitting the road…

Where is _____? The Internet Lost and Found
by Bill Tancer
31 Jul 2008 at 8:37am
Along with finding lost Web sites, misplaced factoids and other pieces of forgotten information, some of us turn to search engines to discover where things are. From the Hitwise sample of 10 million Internet users, here are some of the…

Housing Market - Have We Reached Bottom?
by Bill Tancer
29 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Last week’s report on existing home sales by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), revealing a 2.6 percent decline from May, added to the pile of sobering news about the housing market and the economy. Here at Hitwise, we have…


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31st December
2008
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It’s hard enough making the decision to start an business working from home as well as figuring out what to get into. Have you been in this situation? Probably the chances are strong that you have.

The high failure rate in home business comes about through a variety of things. One that is not spoken about too much is the fact that people get drawn into an opportunity because of the ability of the marketer to sell them on the dream. However, when it’s time to get down to the “nitty gritty” of building the business the how to is suddenly missing so people either figure it out for themselves or they drop out.

Does this sound like a familiar story? Has it happened to you? The opportunities out there are a dime a dozen but they are not all created equal. The problem is deciphering which ones are legitimate and which ones are simply hype. And this is an almost impossible task for the new home business seekers among us.

Work From Home Business

The problem with someone fresh on the scene for the first time is trying to figure out if an opportunity presented to them is all it’s being promoted as. Here’s the point we want to make in this article.

1. You need to distinguish between those opportunities which just sell the dream and those which sell both the dream and the how to. Think about this for a moment.

2. If you are drawn into an opportunity because you were taken with what it can give you that’s great. But one of the first things you want to check before signing on is will there be a blueprint or how to for you to follow which will show you how to achieve your dream.

3. If you sign on and have a ton of information shoved at you and are then left to figure it out for yourself then look for something else. It’s one of the big problems with those selling information for profit online today. Many believe the majority know how to sell a dream but fall down badly when it comes to showing people how to get there.

4. There’s even a suggestion that this suits information sellers because it gives them the opportunity to sell another piece of the puzzle a little later down the track and then again and again and again.

In an inter network marketing business you want to be making sure that you have a system to plug into and this should include lots of training on how to both build web properties and market them.

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31st December
2008
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If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play piano, you are in good company. Many people list “Learn to play the piano” on their New Year’s Resolution lists, or have it as a goal for their future. However, not many people take the steps necessary to learn how to play.

Before we discuss on what you can learn on piano lessons online, you must first know some of the reasons why many musicians get stuck in their learning. These are known as the “school of hard knock”. Some these are:

1. Figuring things out on their own by sitting down for hours poking at the piano.

2. Peeking over someone else’s shoulder and watch carefully what they do.

3. Paying for piano lessons at an institute

Most hungry musicians do these, especially those who want to be the best at what they do. What if you can skip learning the hard way and master the art of playing the piano by learning piano lessons online? The internet revolution has made it possible for you to learn the techniques, concepts, tricks, and principles by just a few clicks! Impossible? Believe me; it is possible through piano lessons online!
Does Learning Piano Lessons Online Provide Results?
You can propel to the next level of your musical career by learning these piano lessons online. Just imagine yourself being able to play like the great musicians you know-does that sound wonderful? You do not need to go far away to learn flavor and “outside-the-box” piano arrangements, chords, and progressions. They are all just a click away when you get your piano lessons online.

What you will learn from getting piano lessons online could not be taught by a conventional piano teacher. Why waste time paying for a $30-$40 fee, when you can learn all that you want from piano lessons online? All the training articles that you can find on the site are provided by no other than the founder of Hear And Play, Jermaine Griggs. He has been playing the piano ever since he was 7 years old! Now, this master musician will be sharing all that he learned over the span of 17 years through piano lessons online.

The website started in 2002 and is now serving more than 203,750 online members, plus 1,500,000 visitors! That is way over 1.5 million people all over the world learning piano lessons online. By just visiting their website at http://www.hearandplay.com, you can instantly get access to over hundreds upon hundreds of piano lessons online, newsletters, and so much more! Be one of the many people from over 102 countries who learn piano lessons online and work your way to being a versatile piano musician in just a matter of time!

While this may seem like a fairly simple explanation, it is. Music was never meant to be complicated but used as a way of expressing sentiment, emotional and happiness. Over complicating music just takes the fun out of it. So, the next time you decide to learn piano, find yourself some lessons that help you understand music from the inside out. Playing notes from a page will only take you so far. Understanding music will take you the rest of the way.Learn Piano Fast

31st December
2008
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You decide that you are not physically strong enough to defend yourself from an assailant . You need some kind of weapon or product to protect yourself and feel safe when walking home alone at night. Read on to find out more about self defense products and how they work and find the one that meets your need.

I will cover the two most popular self defense tools : They are stun guns and pepper spray .

Pepper Spray

The active ingredient in pepper sprays is oleoresin capsicum, commonly known as OC. Sometimes this is also called pepper thus, giving the name pepper spray. It is a natural compound that has an oily texture . Once OC spray is used on an individual , it will cause the eyes to swell shut and create an intense burning feeling on the face and eyes . If you attacker breaths in it will cause the air track to become inflamed and make it difficult for that person to breath .

Stun Guns

Stun guns are very effective because they interfere with the bodies nervous system . This is done by emitting electricity to an attacker’s body. A stun gun does not harm a person permanently; it only temporarily disrupts the way one’s body functions. The shock that is created by the unit is high in voltage but low in amperage therefore, it does no cause long term damage to a person or attacker. The voltage range in a stun gun is between 30,000 volts all way up to 1.2 million volts along with that the amp range is usually between 3-4 milliamps .

One other self defense tool is a personal alarm . This is not common in countries in which it is legal to bring firearms, pepper sprays and stun guns. Personal alarms are a passive way to practice self-defense. They a small electronic unit that is normally carried on your keys that produce and extremely loud alarm up to 130db to scare off you attack and alert others that there is something going on .

Many people brush off personal alarms but they can be very effective. If an attacker hears the sound from that they are probably take off in the other direction. When they are trying to commit a crime they do not want anyone to know what is going on. Most people are sure to notice when something that loud goes off in their area .

If you are thinking about getting a self defense tool to keep you safe you are probably not exactly sure which on you want to get . Simple, in some countries, pepper sprays and stun guns are illegal; in that case one of your only choices is going with a personal alarm . If you want protection that has a lot of knock down power than you should get a stun gun . If you want cheap but effective protection than getting yourself some mace pepper spray is the best choice . Pepper Spray is legal in almost every state in the United States and you can find a huge amount of places to buy it from .

31st December
2008
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Guitar string damping is a technique you are going to have to learn sooner or later.

Guitar damping is when you deaden the strings either before or while you are playing them. The sound a muted string makes when played is nearly percussive and damping is a great way of giving your songs rhythm and drive.

If you’re really advanced try combining damping with pinch harmonics for maximum effect.

There are 2 types of damping – right hand damping and left hand damping. Whether you’re a lead guitarist or a rhythm player you’re going to have to get your head around damping sooner rather than later.

Right Hand Guitar Damping Technique

Right hand damping is a great technique especially for acoustic guitarists. The hollow body of the acoustic guitar lets the notes sound fully, albeit with a muted tone.

Personally I use the edge of my hand to damp the strings but it is common for guitarists to use the heal of their hands as well.

Left Hand Guitar Damping Technique

Left hand damping is slightly more complex than the right hand kind. It’s a matter of precision and using the fingertips or edges to damp and mute some strings while others sound cleanly.

A useful, great sounding and very easy version of left hand damping can be played using barre chords. Simply lift your barre finger slightly while strumming so it mutes the strings.

With just a little effort guitar string damping can become second nature. In fact most guitarists never even learn about guitar damping – they simply pick it up as they go along.

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31st December
2008
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With the New Year comes the time to ponder one’s career choice. Are you happy in your current job or career? If not you do have time to do something about it, even if you have been working for decades. Why not change careers and enjoy doing something you like for the remainder of your working life instead of staying put in something you do not enjoy. People are returning to college and trade schools in record numbers with many of them being older then the traditional college student.

In today’s society it does not matter if you are old or young, anyone can return to school to complete their education or start on a new career path. With the aging population many people have decided to enter the medical or health care field. While not everyone wants to spend 6 or more years in college to become a high paid nurse or doctor, there are many options for much less educational requirements to learn the skills needed for a professional and decent paying allied health care related job.

Remember a person is never too old to return back to school. Sometimes you even see on the news about how people who are 80+ return to college to earn that degree they always wanted. That is really exciting and motivational which should help inspire those who think they are too old to go after their career dreams. And with the health care industry in need of workers now is a great time to explore your options.

One of the more common ones is that of a medical assistant. There are many medical assisting schools located across the county that offer programs ranging from several month, but under a year, to those lasting longer then one year. Depending on your goals and circumstances one of those programs may be calling your name if you have an interest in healthcare.

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30th December
2008
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Online insights from Bill Tancer.

Tropical Storms and the Katrina Effect
by Bill Tancer
9 Sep 2008 at 9:05am
If you were to roll time back to the days before Hurricane Katrina, it would be a truly rare occurrence to see any “tropical storm” search terms in the top 1,000 overall search terms. Since Katrina’s tragic devastation, search term…

Palin Most-Searched-For Political Figure
by Bill Tancer
3 Sep 2008 at 8:06am
John McCain’s decision to add Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has resulted in unprecedented media coverage for the first female Republican VP nominee, but just how interested is the American public in the governor from Alaska? Search-term volume is…

Luxury Retail Heading for a Slump?
by Bill Tancer
28 Aug 2008 at 8:19am
As reported here, luxury retailer stocks have been holding steady despite troubling economic news. Website visit data may provide us with some insight into what the future may hold for those same stocks. The chart below details year-over-year visits of…

Obama Antichrist: The Weird World of Political Searches
by Bill Tancer
19 Aug 2008 at 9:24am
Having analyzed Internet search patterns for over five years now, I find that it’s rare that I’m surprised by what we search for on our favorite search engine. This morning, I decided to check in on the top search terms…

McCain v. Obama: Searching for Our Next President
by Bill Tancer
13 Aug 2008 at 12:09pm
What can search terms tell us about the current state of the presidential race? Unfortunately, due to confounding reasons or “search missions” (i.e., a candidate search may be a sign of support or a mission to find negative information) are…

Back-to-School: Online Holds Steady
by Bill Tancer
11 Aug 2008 at 2:17pm
Despite reports from retailers of expected declines in the back-to-school retail season, online data reveals that visits to office supply and school supply sites is holding steady when compared to previous year’s visits. The chart below provides a three-year perspective…

Obama v. McCain: The Demographics
by Bill Tancer
6 Aug 2008 at 8:45am
We have a new tool at Hitwise that allows us to take the demographics and psychographics of visitors to a website and then, based on the segmentation of visitors to that site across basic demographics (gender, age, income, region) and…

Post Tour - Dwindling U.S. Interest in Cycling
by Bill Tancer
4 Aug 2008 at 12:26pm
On the road this weekend grinding out my weekly 35 mile ride, I was reminiscing with one of my cycling buddies about the dwindling effect that the Tour de France has had on new bikes and cyclists hitting the road…

Where is _____? The Internet Lost and Found
by Bill Tancer
31 Jul 2008 at 8:37am
Along with finding lost Web sites, misplaced factoids and other pieces of forgotten information, some of us turn to search engines to discover where things are. From the Hitwise sample of 10 million Internet users, here are some of the…

Housing Market - Have We Reached Bottom?
by Bill Tancer
29 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Last week’s report on existing home sales by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), revealing a 2.6 percent decline from May, added to the pile of sobering news about the housing market and the economy. Here at Hitwise, we have…


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30th December
2008
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Applying hypnosis to fibromyalgia treatment is still being debated. Briefly, fibromyalgia described as the illness in which people who are affected will suffer pain in varied parts of the body that can emerge from several months to years. The stiff muscles and stiff bones are the causes of almost pain. This article provides you knowledge of fibromyalgia treatment using hypnosis.

Due to fibromyalgia psin is really agonizing, it is very required that a patient gets direct fibromyalgia treatment. Nevertheless, diagnosing this problem is pretty difficult. It is even more important that the patient consult their condition to a doctor right away he or she detects symptoms. So, proper fibromyalgia treatment can commence as soon as it can be.

Natural or Medicinal Means

Yes, you can pick whether you wish to have fibromyalgia treatment that is natural by nature, or you prefer to be treated with the help of medications. One of the better and more effective fibromyalgia treatment methods that effective in all instances of is that of hypnosis. Actually, hypnosis is a fibromyalgia treatment method that is said to have in so far as an eighty percent possibility of effective.

You should first of all give a try to use hypnosis if you have not already started out on any other fibromyalgia treatment. Hypnosis is proficient in cleanse the body of the weakening pain that fibromyalgia causes. The most benefit of using this fibromyalgia treatment technique is that no need to use a medical process and nor do you need to take any medicines.

The power of hypnosis is that it helps to empower the patient’s subconscious mind and provides a means to overcome the pain. What’s more, you can also help yourself regardless of which fibromyalgia treatment method you use, and if you learn to relax, you will be able to take your mind away from the pain that you must be feeling and by learning different hypnosis techniques. You can control your subconscious mind and thus find relief from fibromyalgia pain.

Obviously, it must be every fibromyalgia patient’s zealous hope and prayer that they can get some effective fibromyalgia treatment technique by which to get relief from the pain and anxiety. It is to answer such needs that hypnosis can be used because it helps you direct your brain to not feel any pain. Moreover, regardless of using this fibromyalgia treatment method, you can still continue with your normal life and there are also no costly doctor’s bills to pay.

To sum up, hypnosis could be said as the best option in fibromyalgia treatment. Interested? You can obtain many methods in internet, CDs and MP3s that you can use to good result.

Want to know further about fibromyalgia treatment? Let’s explore more on the links here and you will get much more about it.

30th December
2008
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LayoutPrince on of the leading website on the internet who is providing top quality layouts for its users for the last many years. You can use our latest and hot layouts for you myspace account. Not only this LayoutPrince first time offering dynamic Layouts for Myspace users. If you are a MySpace user, you have learned what an easy to read and fun profile looks like. The only problem is, you may not know how to create or find out. Most of the time when you see an awful MySpace layout, it’s because its sloppy, hard to read, or has annoying links you didn’t even see. That is because since MySpace has been growing so much, so have the layout sites. In fact, MySpace layout sites have been generating tons of revenue through advertising. This advertising can even be through hidden spam in your own profile.

Once you start seeing all the nice profiles on MySpace, you instantly hit Google and start searching away for a great free MySpace layout site. What you don’t realize that the ones you are going to find the easiest will most likely have the most spam. As a website publisher myself, I understand why this spam is there, and what it accomplishes. But as a MySpace user, these hidden links can get annoying. So you have to know what you are looking for in a layout.

MySpace layout designers will put hidden backlinks to their site in all of their layouts. What this does for them is 2 things. 1. It creates free advertising for them and possible hits from all over the MySpace world. 2. These backlinks help their page rank in Google. The more links to their site, the more important their site looks to Google, therefore the higher up it will rank when MySpace layouts are searched for. The site MySpace Trends goes into great detail about this, and how web marketers use this.

Now all hope is not lost when looking for a good layout. These backlinks that MySpace layout designers use is not all bad. In fact, it does help keep your favorite MySpace layout site in business. But knowing what you are looking for is important.

Try and stay away from the layouts that have lots of links and menu bar modifications. I have found that most of the back links will come from modifying the menu bars. The good MySpace layout sites you will find are the ones that let you “hack” your MySpace profile. This will let you edit one aspect at a time instead of just throwing a new layout on your profile all at once. This will also let you control any unwanted layout designs, and you will also become familiar with the coding.

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30th December
2008
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Searching for retirement party invitations? Someone special must have got to the retirement stage and it’s now time to celebrate. What an accomplishment! For anyone who has worked so hard and so long to get to the retirement age and stage truly needs a celebration. Don’t let a milestone like this go by without a great deal of attention.

You know obtaining and sending retirement party invitations doesn’t have to be tedious or hard. You don’t have to search store to store to find the perfect ones. You can do it yourself, online, and for free. Simply go to the Events Listed website and create your own, personalized retirement party invitations.

Then send them out electronically, get responses back electronically, and manage your guest list all online. Very simple, very cool.
If you are contemplating what theme to use for the party, here are a few suggestions:

Retirement Party Invitations Theme Ideas Directly Related to Leaving a Job:

1. Getting out of the Rat Race

You can have toy race cars of different sizes all around to represent speeding away from the rat race and speeding into a life of freedom

2. Take this Job and Shove it

Allow for an area of dirt in the back yard (already dug up and soft to use) and let the retiree take a shovel and shovel the dirt away to represent shoving their job away

3. Things that Don’t Work Anymore

Place things all around that no longer work such as a broken watch or clock, a can opener that no longer works, a broken toy, etc., and have a large picture of the retiree right in the middle of all it

Retirement Party Invitations Theme Ideas About Enjoying Retirement

4. Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Play the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” board game to represent wanting to retire wealthy

5. The Sound of Retirement is Music to the Ears

Play some soft soothing music to represent the rest and relaxation time ahead for the retiree who worked so hard to get there

Have them put their feet up on a cushion, sit back on the couch, and listen to the sound of retirement under a soft fan while being served wine and nice food

6. Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

Now that this person is retired, they may be on a tight budget. Make a money tree and have guest add some cash to it to give as a present to the retiree

Whatever you decide on as your retirement party invitation theme, go the easy and fun route with the invitations by creating and posting them using web 2.0 applications at Events Listed. Manage your guest list, announce changes, and anything else you need to do, all right there online.

Have a great, fun party and well wishes to the retiree. They deserve not only the party, but the actual retirement. Remember how hard they worked to get there and make their day as special as possible.

About the Author:

Simon Ford is an Internet Entrepreneur who specializes in Event Launch Marketing applying social media and internet marketing strategies. “he initially started writing to attract traffic to his websites and has since become hooked”. If the content of this article interests you, you may be interested to visit his website learn more about the latest strategies for designing retirement party invitations and publishing multi media rich pages for events, strategies you can adopt to make any event like 50th birthday party more memorable.

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